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?

• A. BigCash must file a new application with the state to register its new subsidiary and must also pay the annual filing fees required by the Administrator.
• B. BigCash must file a new application with the state to register its new subsidiary, but will be able to utilize the remainder of any annual filing fees that Target Investments had paid for the year.
• C. BigCash need do nothing since Target Investments was already duly registered with the state as a broker-dealer.
• D. BigCash will need to pay the annual filing fees required by the Administrator, but will not need to file a new registration application.

The discretionary powers over a clients' accounts differ between broker-dealers and investment advisers in that

• A. An investment adviser can execute a discretionary transaction for a client upon receiving only verbal authority initially, followed up by written authority to be received within 10 days of the order, whereas a broker-dealer must require that written authority for the transaction is in the mail before proceeding with the transaction.
• B. A broker-dealer can execute a discretionary transaction for a client upon receiving only verbal authority initially, followed up by written authority to be received within 10 days of the order, whereas an investment adviser must require that written authority for the transaction is in the mail before proceeding with the transaction.
• C. An investment adviser can execute a discretionary transaction for a client upon receiving only verbal authority initially, followed up by written authority to be received within 10 days of the order, whereas a broker-dealer must require that written authority for the transaction is provided before the transaction even takes place.
• D. A broker-dealer can execute a discretionary transaction for a client upon receiving only verbal authority initially, followed up by written authority to be received within 10 days of the order, whereas an investment adviser must require that written authority for the transaction is provided before the transaction even takes place.

Joe Treader is the owner of a small, state-registered investment advisory firm that is on the verge of becoming insolvent. One of his clients who has become like a mother to him is aware of his financial difficulties and has offered to sell off some of the assets that he manages for her and loan him the money to get him through this period of economic uncertainty until he is able to get on his feet again.
Can Joe take her up on her offer?

• A. Yes. Based on the facts presented, it is an unsolicited offer and, as such, Joe can (and should) accept it.
• B. No. As the client's investment adviser, he has a fiduciary relationship with the client. Entering a loan agreement with this client could lead to conflicts of interest.
• C. Both A and B are true.
• D. Yes, but only if Joe draws up a formal loan agreement with a fair interest rate, based on the going market rates, stated in the agreement as well as a firm date for principal repayment.

Your next-door neighbor's brother works for a large pharmaceutical company and confided in her that one of the company's chemists has just discovered a compound that will cure baldness and that the firm plans to make the discovery public later in the week. Your next-door neighbor passes this information on to you over a cup of coffee the next morning. You immediately call your broker and place an order to buy shares of the company's stock.
Has any illegal insider trading taken place?

• A. Yes. The agent who executes your purchase order has engaged in illegal insider trading.
• B. Yes. You are guilty of illegal insider trading because you traded on information that had not yet been made publicly available.
• C. Yes. You, your neighbor, and her brother are all guilty of illegal insider trading.
• D. No. You are in no way related to your next-door neighbor's brother, and she could have been lying.

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.

• A. I only
• B. I, II, and III
• C. II only
• D. I and II only