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Series 79 Practice Exam 2

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Question 1 of 10

1. Question

Short selling of the covered security under Reg. M within 5 business days of the pricing of the new issue:

is prohibited
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is not restricted
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requires the executing firm to be a passive market maker
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is permitted if a member firm is acting in its capacity as a market maker
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Question 2 of 10

2. Question

A NASDAQ-listed company is registering additional common shares which will be priced as of Friday, November 15th. A purchase of the new shares will not be deemed a violation of Rule 105 if the purchase of the new shares had shorted shares of the issuer on which of the below dates?

I. November 11th

II. November 8th

III. November 7th

IV. November 1st

IV only
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III and IV
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II, III and IV
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all of these
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Question 3 of 10

3. Question

Under the Act of ’33, a deficiency letter will have the most immediate impact on which of the following documents?

preliminary prospectus
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statutory prospectus
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offering circular
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syndicate letter
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Question 4 of 10

4. Question

Under what circumstance may a Research Analyst accompany Investment Banking personnel to a road-show event?

if the analyst contributed information to the S-1
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if FINRA approval is obtained
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under no circumstances
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none of the above
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Question 5 of 10

5. Question

An SEC Rule 147 offering statement shall be filed with which of the below entities for its review?

SEC office in Washington, D.C.
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SEC regional office covering the location of the headquarters of the Issuer
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Administrator of the state in which the Issuer’s headquarters is located
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All of the above
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Question 6 of 10

6. Question

When a privately held corporation makes the decision to ‘go public,’ a number of regulatory hurdles must be dealt with, including which of the below:

Filing the Form S-1 with the Securities & Exchange Commission
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Alerting the Officers and Directors of their new and more complex legal responsibilities when trading in their stock in the company.
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Undergoing extensive due diligence prior to the intended effective date of the IPO
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Each of the above are part of the IPO process.
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Question 7 of 10

7. Question

The FINRA Series 79 qualification examination provides an agent of a registered B/D a license to:

Sell general securities
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Participate in public and private securities offerings as part of the investment banking division within their sponsoring brokerage firm.
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Charge fees to clients for wealth management
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None of the above
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Question 8 of 10

8. Question

When your firm has been engaged to be the managing underwriter of a follow-on offering, which of the following SEC regulations is most relevant?

Reg. T
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Reg. S
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Reg. M
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Reg. A
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Question 9 of 10

9. Question

One of your corporate clients wishes to raise additional equity capital while simultaneously officers of the issuer wish to sell some of their common stock. Which of the below terms best applies to this situation?

Secondary offering
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Split offering
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Primary offering
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This type of arrangement is not permitted under SEC regulations
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Question 10 of 10

10. Question

There are numerous types of full disclosure documents which are called for under SEC and SRO rules and regulations. The Offering Circular is most often associated with?

Rule 147 offering
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MSRB municipal new issue offerings
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Regulation S offerings
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Reg. D private placement offerings
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