About The Series 66 Exam |
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About This Book |
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About The Test Bank |
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About The Securities Institute Of America |
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Chapter 1 Definition Of Terms |
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Investment Adviser Registration Database (IARD) |
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Investment Adviser Representative |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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Private Investment Company |
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Offer/Offer to Sell/Offer to Buy |
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12 | (1) |
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Federally Covered Exemption |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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Stop Orders/Stop Loss Orders |
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Chapter 2 Securities Industry Rules And Regulations |
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The Securities Act of 1933 |
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The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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Public Utilities Holding Company Act of 1935 |
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) |
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The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 |
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Investment Advisers Act of 1940 |
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Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Retail Communications/Communications with the Public |
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FINRA Rule 2210 Communications with the Public |
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Misleading Communications |
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Securities Investor Protection Corporation Act of 1970 (SIPC) |
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The Securities Acts Amendments of 1975 |
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The Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988 |
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38 | (1) |
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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 |
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National Securities Market Improvement Act of 1996 |
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40 | (1) |
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The Uniform Securities Act |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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FINRA Rules on Financial Exploitation of Seniors |
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Chapter 3 Economic Fundamentals |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (1) |
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Schools of Economic Thought |
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Tools of the Federal Reserve Board |
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56 | (1) |
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Changing the Discount Rate |
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Federal Open Market Committee |
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International Monetary Considerations |
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London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) |
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62 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Customer Recommendations, Professional Conduct, And Taxation |
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Professional Conduct by Investment Advisers |
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The Uniform Prudent Investors Act of 1994 |
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70 | (1) |
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Fair Dealings with Clients |
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71 | (4) |
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75 | (1) |
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Disclosure of Client Information |
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76 | (1) |
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Borrowing and Lending Money |
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Developing the Client Profile |
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Predicting Portfolio Income |
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92 | (3) |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (1) |
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Calculating Gains and Losses |
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Cost Base of Multiple Purchases |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (1) |
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Taxation of Interest Income |
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100 | (1) |
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Inherited and Gifted Securities |
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Donating Securities to Charity |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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Corporate Dividend Exclusion |
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102 | (1) |
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Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) |
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103 | (1) |
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Taxes on Foreign Securities |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (4) |
Chapter 5 Variable Annuities, Retirement Plans, And Life Insurance |
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109 | (40) |
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109 | (3) |
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112 | (1) |
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Recommending Variable Annuities |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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Factors Affecting the Size of the Annuity Payment |
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The Assumed Interest Rate (AIR) |
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117 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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Variable Annuity vs. Mutual Fund |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) |
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119 | (3) |
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122 | (1) |
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Local Government Investment Pools (LGIPs) |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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It Is Unwise to Put a Municipal Bond in an IRA |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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Tax-Sheltered Annuities/Tax-Deferred Account |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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Tax Treatment of Distributions |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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Non-Qualified Corporate Retirement Plans |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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Deferred Compensation Plans |
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130 | (1) |
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Rolling Over a Pension Plan |
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132 | (1) |
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (1) |
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The Department of Labor Fiduciary Rules |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (2) |
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Premiums and Death Benefits |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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Tax Implications of Life Insurance |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (4) |
Chapter 6 Registration Of Broker Dealers, Investment Advisers, And Agents |
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Registration of Broker Dealers |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (1) |
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Resignation of a Registered Representative |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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Changes in an Agent's Employment |
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156 | (1) |
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Mergers and Acquisitions of Firms |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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Canadian Firms and Agents |
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156 | (1) |
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Investment Adviser State Registration |
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157 | (1) |
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The National Securities Market Improvement Act of 1996 (The Coordination Act) |
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157 | (1) |
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Investment Adviser Representative |
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158 | (1) |
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State Investment Adviser Registration |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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Advertising and Sales Literature |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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The Role of the Investment Adviser |
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163 | (1) |
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Additional Compensation for an Investment Adviser |
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163 | (1) |
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Agency Cross Transactions |
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163 | (1) |
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Disclosures by an Investment Adviser |
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163 | (2) |
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Investment Adviser Contracts |
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165 | (1) |
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Additional Roles of Investment Advisers |
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166 | (1) |
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Private Investment Companies/Hedge Funds |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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Chapter 7 Securities Registration, Exempt Securities, And Exempt Transactions |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (3) |
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Exempt Securities/Federally Covered Exemptions |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (7) |
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187 | (6) |
Chapter 8 State Securities Administrator: The Uniform Securities Act |
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Actions by the State Securities Administrator |
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Actions Against an Issuer of Securities |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (2) |
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198 | (1) |
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Civil and Criminal Penalties |
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198 | (1) |
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Jurisdiction of the State Securities Administrator |
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199 | (1) |
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Administrator's Jurisdiction over Securities Transactions |
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199 | (3) |
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Radio, Television, and Newspaper Distribution |
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202 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (6) |
Answer Keys |
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211 | (10) |
Glossary Of Exam Terms |
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221 | (66) |
Index |
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