The most comprehensive guide to the Series 7 exam in the marketplace includes a self-directed study guide with all the most essential information to becoming a stockbroker. Areas covered include: Stocks, Debt Securities, Investment Banking, Securities Markets, Taxes, Securities Analysis, Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO's), Mutual Funds and Investment Companies, Annuities, Margin, Options, Money Market Instruments, Direct Participation Programs and Municipal Securities. There is no prerequisite exam for the FINRA Series 7, however, test takers will be required to take the Series 63 or Series 66 as co-requisite exams. The Series 7 exam is made up of 260 multiple-choice questions of which 10 are experimental. Each student will be given a total of 6 hours for the exam (3 hours for each half). A grade of 72 is considered passing. This book includes multiple practice exams to help test takers improve their scores. The General Securities Representative Examination (Series 7) is an entry-level examination that qualifies the individual for registration with all self-regulatory organizations to trade, promote, and sell: Public offerings and/or private placements of corporate securities (stocks and bonds) rights warrants mutual funds money market funds unit investment trusts REITS asset-backed securities mortgage-backed securities options options on mortgage-backed securities municipal securities government securities repos and certificates of accrual on government securities direct participation programs securities traders venture capital ETFs hedge funds

The most comprehensive guide to the Series 7 exam in the marketplace includes a self-directed study guide with all the most essential information to becoming a stockbroker. Areas covered include: Stocks, Debt Securities, Investment Banking, Securities Markets, Taxes, Securities Analysis, Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO's), Mutual Funds and Investment Companies, Annuities, Margin, Options, Money Market Instruments, Direct Participation Programs and Municipal Securities. There is no prerequisite exam for the FINRA Series 7, however, test takers will be required to take the Series 63 or Series 66 as co-requisite exams. The Series 7 exam is made up of 260 multiple-choice questions of which 10 are experimental. Each student will be given a total of 6 hours for the exam (3 hours for each half). A grade of 72 is considered passing. This book includes multiple practice exams to help test takers improve their scores. The General Securities Representative Examination (Series 7) is an entry-level examination that qualifies the individual for registration with all self-regulatory organizations to trade, promote, and sell: Public offerings and/or private placements of corporate securities (stocks and bonds) rights warrants mutual funds money market funds unit investment trusts REITS asset-backed securities mortgage-backed securities options options on mortgage-backed securities municipal securities government securities repos and certificates of accrual on government securities direct participation programs securities traders venture capital ETFs hedge funds

Records Required to Be Maintained for Three Years -- Records Required to Be Maintained for Six Years -- Records Required to Be Maintained for the Life of the Firm -- Other Record Retention Requirements -- Requirement to Prepare and Maintain Records Under SEC 17a-3 and 17a-4 -- Financial Requirements -- Aggregate Indebtedness -- Haircuts -- Box Counts -- Missing and Lost Securities -- The Customer Protection Rule -- The Early Warning Rule -- FINRA Financial Requirements -- Subordinated Loans -- Temporary Subordination Agreements -- Calculating Net Capital -- Fidelity Bonds -- Pretest -- Chapter 3 Issuing Corporate Securities -- The Prospectus -- The Final Prospectus -- Free Writing Prospectus -- Providing the Prospectus to Aftermarket Purchasers -- SEC Disclaimer -- Misrepresentations -- Tombstone Ads -- Free Riding and Withholding/FINRA Rule 5130 -- Underwriting Corporate Securities -- Types of Underwriting Commitments -- Firm Commitment -- Best Efforts -- Mini-Maxi -- All or None (AON) -- Standby -- Types of Offerings -- Initial Public Offering (IPO)/New Issue -- Subsequent Primary/Additional Issues -- Primary Offering vs. Secondary Offering -- Awarding the Issue -- The Underwriting Syndicate -- Selling Group -- Underwriter's Compensation -- Management Fee -- Underwriter's Fee -- Selling Concession -- Underwriting Spread -- Factors That Determine the Size of the Underwriting Spread -- Review of Underwriting Agreements by FINRA -- Underwriter's Compensation -- Unreasonable Compensation -- Offering of Securities by FINRA Members -- Exempt Securities -- Exempt Transactions -- Private Placements/Regulation D Offerings -- Rule 144 -- Private Investment in a Public Equity (PIPE) -- REVERSE MERGER -- Regulation S Offerings -- Regulation A Offerings -- Crowdfunding -- Rule 145 -- Rule 147 Intrastate Offering -- Rule 137 Nonparticipants

Wiley Series 10 Exam Review 2017 -- Contents -- About the Series 10 Exam -- About This Book -- About the Test Bank -- About the Securities Institute of America -- Chapter 1 Supervision of Brokerage Office Personnel and Procedures -- Hiring New Employees -- Resignation of a Registered Representative -- Registration Exemptions -- Foreign Broker Dealers -- Compensation Paid to Unregistered Persons -- Retiring Representatives/Continuing Commissions -- Persons Ineligible to Register -- Disciplinary Actions Against a Registered Representative -- Termination for Cause -- Outside Employment -- Private Securities Transactions -- Gift Rule -- Communications with the Public -- FINRA Rule 2210 Communications with the Public -- Retail Communication -- Institutional Communications -- Correspondence -- Broker Dealer Websites -- Testimonials -- Free Services -- Sharing in a Customer's Account -- Borrowing and Lending Money -- Order Tickets -- Executing an Order -- Order Room/Wire Room -- Purchase and Sales Department -- Margin Department -- Cashiering Department -- Becoming a Stockholder -- Trade Date -- Settlement Date -- Payment Date -- Violation -- Clearly Erroneous Reports -- Execution Errors -- As/Of Trades -- Corporate and Municipal Securities Settlement Options -- Government Securities Settlement Options -- Accrued Interest -- Calculating Accrued Interest -- Close Outs -- Customer Confirmations -- Rules for Good Delivery -- Delivery of Round Lots -- Delivery of Bond Certificates -- Rejection of Delivery -- Reclamation -- Marking to the Market -- Customer Account Statements -- Carrying of Customer Accounts -- Dividend Distribution -- Declaration Date -- Ex Dividend Date -- Record Date -- Payment Date -- Stock Price and the Ex Dividend Date -- Dividend Disbursement Process -- Due Bills -- Proxies -- Box Counts -- Missing and Lost Securities

Simplified Arbitration -- Larger Disputes -- Awards Under Arbitration -- Investor Information -- Violations and Complaints -- Resolution of Allegations -- Minor Rule Violation -- Firm Element Continuing Education -- Regulatory Element -- Circuit Breakers -- Limit up Limit down (LULD) -- Pretest -- Answer Keys -- Chapter 1: Option Basics -- Chapter 2: Option Strategies -- Chapter 3: Index, Interest Rate, and Currency Options -- Chapter 4: The Options MarketPlace -- Chapter 5: Option Taxation and Margin Requirements -- Chapter 6: Option Compliance and Account Supervision -- Chapter 7: Securities Industry Rules and Regulations -- Glossary of Exam Terms -- Index -- Advert -- Access Code -- EULA

Pretest -- Answer Keys -- Glossary of Exam Terms -- Index -- Advert -- Access Code -- EULA

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