Securities Industry Essentials Exam (SIE) Questions and Answers
A registered representative (RR) opens a new account for a customer whose investment objectives are growth and income. She makes an initial deposit of $5,500 using a series of money orders drawn from different sources, and she makes no investments for the first 30 days the account is open. At the end of that time, the customer asks to have the funds wired to an account at a different firm as her needs have changed. The RR's first course of action should be to:
A customer buys 100 ABC at $50 and at the same time sells an ABC April 50 call at $8. At expiration, ABC must be at what market price for the customer to break even?
A real estate investment trust (REIT) is required to invest what percentage of total assets in real-estate-related assets to maintain favorable tax treatment?
A municipal securities dealer makes a political contribution of $990 to a local mayoral candidate. At the end of the quarter, to whom, if anyone, must the dealer report the contribution?
The cash value of a variable life insurance policy is affected by which of the following factors?
Under which of the following circumstances, if any, is it permissible for an individual without a Power of Attorney (POA) to sign a customer's name on their behalf?
An investor wants to purchase additional mutual fund shares with income distributed by the fund. Which of the following fund options permits this?
Rising economic activity is most likely to increase revenues of which of the following sectors?
Which of the following statements characterizes the typical relationship between the market value of a municipal bond portfolio and interest rates?
A summary prospectus for a mutual fund must contain which of the following information?
Which of the following risks are associated with Treasury securities?
Which of the following listed securities carries voting rights?
Which of the following statements best describes an American Depositary Receipt (ADR)?
Which of the following terms describes failure to honor a firm quote?
A registered representative (RR) intends to enter into an arrangement for compensation with an unaffiliated entity to participate in the sale of promissory notes to the general public. Which of the following statements is true?
Shares in a private investment in public equity (PIPE) offering are priced:
An investor holds 1,000 shares of a stock with a total cost basis of $5,000 in his account when a 1-for-5 reverse stock split is announced. What will be the investor's total cost basis after the payable date of the reverse split?
Corporate bonds unsecured by any pledge of property are called:
Which of the following statements best describes the permissibility of a borrowing arrangement between a registered representative (RR) and a customer who is also the RR's grandfather?
When is a newly registered person subject to the Continuing Education Regulatory Element requirement?
Which of the following responses describes a warrant?
Executing trades using the delivery versus payment (DVP) settlement process requires the buyer to make a cash payment by which of the following deadlines?
Which of the following responses best describes a short sale?
Which of the following statements is true of the comparison between penny stocks and blue-chip stocks?
Company ABC stock currently trades on an exchange. An ABC insider wants to sell a large number of shares of her privately held ABC stock. ABC files the necessary paperwork to register the shares, but the insider decides to wait and sell the stock at a later date. Which of the following terms best describes the type of offering that is occurring in this situation?