About The Series 99 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 Equity And Debt Securities |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (6) |
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9 | (3) |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (5) |
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American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)/American Depositary Shares (ADSs) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (15) |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (7) |
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45 | (4) |
Chapter 2 Brokerage Office Procedures And Back-Office Operations |
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49 | (32) |
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49 | (1) |
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Resignation of a Registered Representative |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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Persons Ineligible to Register |
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52 | (1) |
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Disciplinary Actions Against a Registered Representative |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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Private Securities Transactions |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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Sharing in a Customer's Account |
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56 | (1) |
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Borrowing and Lending Money |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (1) |
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Clearly Erroneous Reports |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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Corporate and Municipal Securities Settlement Options |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (1) |
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Government Securities Settlement Options |
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65 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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Customer Account Statements |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (1) |
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Operations Professionals Covered Persons |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (4) |
Chapter 3 Record Keeping, Financial Requirements, And Clearing |
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81 | (24) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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Subsidiary (Secondary) Records |
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82 | (1) |
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Securities Position Book (Ledger) Stock Record |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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Confirmations and Notices |
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83 | (1) |
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Monthly Trial Balances and Net Capital Computations |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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Records Required to Be Maintained for 3 Years |
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84 | (1) |
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Records Required to Be Maintained for 6 Years |
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84 | (1) |
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Records Required to Be Maintained for the Life of the Firm |
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84 | (2) |
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Requirement to Prepare and Maintain Records Under SEC 17a-3 and 17a-4 |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (2) |
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89 | (1) |
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Missing and Lost Securities |
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90 | (1) |
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The Customer Protection Rule |
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91 | (3) |
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FINRA Financial Requirements |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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Carrying of Customer Accounts |
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96 | (1) |
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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) |
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97 | (2) |
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The Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) |
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99 | (1) |
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The Option Clearing Corporation (OCC) |
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99 | (1) |
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American vs. European Exercise |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (4) |
Chapter 4 Issuing Corporate Securities |
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105 | (28) |
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106 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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Prospectus to Be Provided to Aftermarket Purchasers |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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Free Riding and Withholding/FINRA Rule 5130 |
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109 | (1) |
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Underwriting Corporate Securities |
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110 | (1) |
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Types of Underwriting Commitments |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (8) |
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123 | (1) |
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Rule 138 Nonequivalent Securities |
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123 | (1) |
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Rule 139 Issuing Research Reports |
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123 | (1) |
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Rule 415 Shelf Registration |
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124 | (1) |
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Securities Offering Reform Rules |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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Additional Communication Rules |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (2) |
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129 | (4) |
Chapter 5 Trading Securities |
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133 | (30) |
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133 | (4) |
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137 | (1) |
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The Role of the Designated Market Maker |
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138 | (3) |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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Adjustments for Stock Splits |
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142 | (1) |
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Super Display Book (SDBK) |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (3) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (3) |
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Electronic Communication Networks (ECNs) |
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150 | (1) |
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Non-Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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The Order Audit Trail System (OATS) |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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Markups/Markdowns When Acting as a Principal |
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155 | (1) |
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Riskless Principal Transactions |
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155 | (1) |
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Net Transactions with Customers |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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Trade Complaints Between Members |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (4) |
Chapter 6 General Supervision |
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163 | (16) |
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The Role of the Principal |
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163 | (2) |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (1) |
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Heightened Supervisory Requirements |
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167 | (1) |
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Information Obtained from an Issuer |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (4) |
Chapter 7 Custom ER Accounts |
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179 | (24) |
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Opening a New Customer Account |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (1) |
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The Depository Trust Company (DTC) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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186 | (5) |
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Accounts for Employees of Other Broker Dealers |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (2) |
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Guaranteeing a Customer's Account |
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196 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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Commingling Customer's Pledged Securities |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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197 | (2) |
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199 | (4) |
Chapter 8 Margin Accounts |
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203 | (22) |
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203 | (3) |
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206 | (1) |
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Establishing a Long Position in a Margin Account |
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206 | (6) |
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Establishing a Short Position in a Margin Account |
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212 | (4) |
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Margin Requirements for Day Trading |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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Portfolio Margin Accounts |
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218 | (1) |
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Securities Backed Lines of Credit |
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219 | (1) |
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Minimum Margin for Leveraged ETFs |
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219 | (2) |
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221 | (4) |
Chapter 9 Investment Companies |
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225 | (28) |
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Investment Company Philosophy |
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225 | (1) |
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Types of Investment Companies |
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226 | (2) |
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Investment Company Registration |
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228 | (2) |
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Investment Company Components |
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230 | (3) |
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233 | (1) |
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Distribution of Mutual Fund Shares |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (2) |
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Additional Disclosures by a Mutual Fund |
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236 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (1) |
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Valuing Mutual Fund Shares |
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237 | (1) |
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Mutual Fund Sales Charges |
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237 | (2) |
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239 | (4) |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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Recommending Mutual Funds |
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244 | (1) |
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Exchange Traded Funds/ETFs |
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245 | (1) |
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Exchange Traded Notes/ETNs |
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245 | (1) |
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ETFs That Track Alternatively Weighted Indexes |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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Floating Rate Bank Loan Funds |
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246 | (1) |
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Structured Retail Products/SRPs |
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247 | (2) |
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249 | (4) |
Chapter 10 Variable Annuities And Retirement Plans |
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253 | (30) |
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253 | (4) |
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Recommending Variable Annuities |
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257 | (5) |
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262 | (13) |
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275 | (1) |
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Department of Labor Fiduciary Rules |
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276 | (1) |
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276 | (3) |
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279 | (4) |
Chapter 11 Securities Industry Rules And Regulations |
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283 | (32) |
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The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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283 | (4) |
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Becoming a Member of FINRA |
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287 | (1) |
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Registration of Agents/Associated Persons |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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Retail Communications/Communications with the Public |
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289 | (5) |
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Securities Investor Protection Corporation Act of 1970 |
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294 | (1) |
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The Securities Acts Amendments of 1975 |
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295 | (1) |
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The Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988 |
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296 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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The Penny Stock Cold Call Rule |
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298 | (1) |
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Violations and Complaints |
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299 | (4) |
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303 | (1) |
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Investment Adviser Registration |
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304 | (2) |
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Investment Adviser Representatives |
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306 | (1) |
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Investment Adviser Advertising and Sales Literature |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (2) |
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The Uniform Securities Act |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (4) |
Answer Keys |
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315 | (8) |
Glossary Of Exam Terms |
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323 | (66) |
Index |
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