QUESTION 99
An investment adviser or its representative may

QUESTION 100
Which of the following is a security as defined by the Uniform Securities Act (USA)?

QUESTION 101
It has come to the attention of the Administrator of the state that Samuel Shyster provided false
information on his application to become a registered investment adviser with the state. Prior to revoking
Samuel’s license, the Administrator will provide Samuel with which of the following?
I. prior notice
II. an opportunity to fill out a new registration statement
III. an opportunity for a hearing
IV. a written statement regarding the facts and the legal consequences

QUESTION 102
Which of the following conditions is necessary for an act involving securities fraud to be considered criminal and subject to criminal penalties?

QUESTION 103
You are a registered agent with a broker-dealer. One of your clients visits you and wants you to sell some of the U.S. government bonds she owns and purchase shares of a specific aggressive growth mutual fund for her with the proceeds. Your client is a mentally-competent, 84-year-old woman but, based on your other knowledge of her situation, you believe it to be an unwise move. You should

QUESTION 104
To say a security is “exempt,” means that
I. it is exempt from the state’s anti-fraud laws.
II. it is exempt from state registration requirements.
III. any transaction involving it is considered to be an exempt transaction.

QUESTION 105
No: 192
The maximum monetary civil liability that a person who has violated a securities law can be expected to pay is

QUESTION 106
In which of the following scenarios would the Administrator of a state not have jurisdiction?
I. A monthly newspaper published by a resident of the state who is not a registered investment adviser
has a column in which the publisher makes specific investment recommendations for clients who write in
for advice. About 80% of the circulation of the publication is to out-of-state residents.
II. An internet blog posted by an out-of-state resident makes investment recommendations.
III. An out-of-state firm solicits buyers for its promissory notes within the state.

QUESTION 107
Which of the following statements regarding an open-end investment company is not true?

QUESTION 108
S. White and Associates is an investment adviser registered in the state of Kentucky and, as such, is meeting Kentucky’s minimum net capital requirement for investment advisers. The firm recently registered with the state of Virginia and has opened an office there. Virginia has a significantly higher net capital requirement for its investment advisers.
Which of the following statements is true?

QUESTION 109
Skip is a registered agent with state. He recently quit his job with Venus Broker-Dealers to become affiliated with Mars Broker-Dealers.
Which of the three entities must report this change to the state Administrator?

QUESTION 110
BigCash Broker-Dealers is registered in the state and is in the process of purchasing a smaller broker-dealer, Target Investments, as a subsidiary. Target Investments is also registered in the state.
After completing the purchase, what actions must BigCash take regarding registration of its new subsidiary?

QUESTION 111
Which of the following does not describe a prohibited practice for investment advisers?
I. The adviser sells its non-institutional clients securities that it has issued.
II. The adviser makes a discretionary trade for a client after receiving verbal authorization only and does
not receive written authorization from the client within 10 business days of doing so.
III. The investment adviser requires an advisory fee of $300 to be paid in advance at the beginning of
each quarter.

QUESTION 112
Barring no irregularities (such as a license revocation by another state last year), after you have filed for
registration as an agent, your license will be granted within

QUESTION 113
Which of the following orders can an Administrator issue without providing prior notice?

QUESTION 114
Moe is a registered investment adviser doing business under the name of MoeMoney Investment Advisers, LLC. Larry, Curly, and Mary all hold positions with the firm. Larry is on the board of directors; Mary is a sales representative for the firm; and Curly is an administrative assistant, who performs clerical duties.
Given that Moe is already a registered investment adviser, which of the other three are automatically registered as investment adviser representatives?

QUESTION 115
Ms. Connie Fused sent her investment adviser a check, payable to a mutual fund that he had
recommended to her. What must the adviser do in order to avoid being considered the custodian of this
account and, thereby, subject to some strict requirements, including a higher minimum net capital?

QUESTION 116
Under the guidelines of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the Treasury Department now requires
broker-dealers to obtain and keep certain information relating to clients that make or receive funds
transfers that involve

QUESTION 117
A bond issue has recently been registered with the state Administrator.
Which of the following statements are true?

QUESTION 118
You are an agent with a broker-dealer and have learned of limited partnership interests being sold by a small company that is planning to come out with a product that you think is going to “wow” the market. You would like to get in on the action, but the minimum investment needed is $10,000, and you don’t have that kind of dough lying around. You talk to your brother, who is also one of your clients, and get him interested in investing in the firm, too. The two of you decide to pull your money together, each putting in $5,000, and you agree to split any profits or losses.
Is this permitted?