B The reason why these funds are called money funds is that the securities held in the portfolios have very short maturities (less than 30 days) and turn over into cash quickly. Which of the following statements about money market mutual funds is true? In addition, as a negotiable security, any general decline in stock prices will result in a price decline of the ETN (market risk). The manager of the fund, not having to worry about redemptions, can make less liquid, more risky investments similar to hedge funds. Which statements are TRUE regarding money market funds? _______ bonds give the firm the option to repurchase the bond from the holder at a stipulated call price. Which statement is TRUE regarding money market funds? Investments can include short-term U.S. Treasury securities, federal agency notes, Eurodollar deposits, repurchase agreements, certificates of deposit, corporate commercial paper, and obligations of states, cities, or other types of municipal agenciesdepending on the focus of the fund. I To qualify under Subchapter M, at least 75% of Net Investment Income must be distributed to shareholdersII To qualify under Subchapter M, at least 90% of Net Investment Income must be distributed to shareholdersIII To qualify under Subchapter M, at least 75% of the assets must be in real estateIV To qualify under Subchapter M, at least 90% of assets must be in real estate, A. I and IIIB. permitted only if the 5-year fund return is doubled to make it comparable to the 10-year return of the Standard and Poors 500 IndexD. Which statements are true of the S&P 500? The formula to find the offering price is: Bid (NAV)Ask Price = 100% - Sales Charge %, Net Asset Value $10.45 $10.45- = = = $11.42100% - Sls Chrg % 100%-8.5% .915. B $990B. ready marketability of sharesC. They usually offer check-writing privileged c. They are highly leveraged and risky d. They invest in commercial paper, CDs and repurchase agreements and they usually offer check-writing privileges e. The investor will receive: A contingent deferred sales charge is imposed if an investor redeems a mutual fund before holding the fund for a stated time period. . A C If a mutual fund invests solely in municipal securities, there is no Federal tax liability on the interest income received (remember, the interest income from municipal securities is exempt from Federal income tax). It appears that the hedge fund is engaging in the prohibited practice of market timing of mutual fund shares II and IV, The term "mutual fund" is the common name for a(n): I Class A shares impose a front-end sales chargeII Class A shares impose a contingent deferred sales chargeIII Class A shares impose no, or a very low, 12b-1 feeIV Class A shares impose a high 12b-1 fee. If the securities in the fund portfolio pay dividends, these are received by the Fund. Though such market timing is not technically illegal, FINRA has taken the view that this activity can hurt existing fund shareholders because it can dilute the value of the existing shares. C recipient There is no credit risk here. this is a reasonable request because of the large dollar investment to be made and that you will contact the administrative personnel at the Jeffersonian fund familyC. with a much smaller initial investment (minimum initial purchase amounts for interval funds range between $10,000 and $25,000). This type of ETF has shorted 20+ year Treasuries in the hopes that prices will drop and the positions can be covered (bought back) for a profit. Any excess funds can be invested in securities, such as U.S. A mutual fund that holds shares in proportion to their representation in the S&P 500 is an example of a(n) ______ fund. III closed-end management companies Hedge fund managers are not subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940 that limits managers compensation to a percentage of assets under management - no performance fees are allowed. $990 plus a commissionD. I Acceptance of the plan requires a majority vote of the outstanding shares; the Board of Directors; and the disinterested members of the BoardII Discontinuance of the plan requires majority vote of the outstanding shares or the disinterested members of the BoardIII Mailings to prospective purchasers of the fund are an acceptable 12b-1 chargeIV Expense ratios for funds that have adopted 12b-1 plans can be expected to be higher than for similar funds without 12b-1 fees. ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) have an NAV that is based on the value of the physical underlying securities. A Which individuals can join together and qualify for a breakpoint on their aggregate purchases of mutual funds? Which statements are true of money market instruments? Which statement is TRUE regarding this situation? **Market Timing: The practice of frequently buying and selling a funds shares to exploit inefficiencies in how the mutual fund company computes NAV per share. The typical hedge fund fee is 2 and 20 - a 2% annual management fee as a percent of assets under management, plus 20% of profits. Which statements is/are TRUE regarding closed end investment companies? A He or she could elect to have a fixed number of shares liquidated each month (Choice A); could elect to have the account liquidated over a specified period of time (for college education) (Choice B); could elect to have a fixed percentage of the portfolio liquidated each month (Choice C); or could elect to have enough shares liquidated so that a specific dollar amount is received each month (Choice D). fixed or participating. The representative was required to tell the customer about the family of funds featureC. B. is obligated to buy the stock at the limit price, if one is specified by the customer I Investment risk is carried by the issuer of the annuity C A such an activity is illegal and any redemption requests placed at 4:00 PM must be processed based upon the next days NAV computationD. Which of the following are mortgage-related government agencies, created because Congress believed that adequate credit was not being received through normal private sources. They are directly accessible to individual investors. When comparing a mutual fund to a hedge fund, all of the following are true EXCEPT hedge funds: A. are subject to less regulationB. Close NAV Acme $9.90 10.25 +.10 An investor buys 100 shares of an open-end investment company with a 5% contingent deferred sales charge. An accredited investor is one that earns at least $200,000 per year or that has a $1 million net worth and the nurse does not meet these tests. For example, if an investor has 1,000 shares @ $1 ($1,000 total) in the fund, and the assets appreciate by 10%, then the customer will have 1,100 shares at $1 ($1,100 total). To impose the maximum sales charge of 8 1/2%, FINRA requires funds to give investors specified breakpoints (lowered sales charges for large dollar purchases), a letter of intent option (once the letter is signed, the investor has 13 months to complete a breakpoint), and rights of accumulation (the investors accumulated position counts towards completion of a breakpoint). C. REITs are similar to open-end funds, with shares redeemable at NAV. SPDRs are Spiders - the Standard and Poors 500 Index exchange traded fund. IV Investment risk This nurse is not wealthy enough for a hedge fund investment. Multiple choice question. C This mechanism ensures that the fund shares will not trade at a discount to NAV. A $35,000 investment will buy $35,000 / $10.075 = 3,474 shares (rounded). >$10,000 - $20,000 7 % III A fixed number of units is purchased with each payment 1 When compared to stocks or corporate debt issues, the risk to principal is generally quite low. both are regulated by the Investment Company Act of 1940 The plan requires that a constant dollar amount be maintained in equity securities, with any excess invested in debt. Need help? Ask is the same thing as Public Offering Price. Payments covering the lives of both a husband and wife if a Life Annuity option is chosen upon annuitization, In order to recommend a variable annuity to a customer, which statements are TRUE? A customer places an order to buy mutual fund shares directly from the fund wholesaler, and therefore does not use a broker-dealer included in the funds selling group. Passive asset managementB. C. It appears that the representative has violated the insider trading rules because he divulged the mutual fund's "red flag" threshold to the hedge fund customer III REITs are similar to open end investment company shares Which statements are TRUE about mutual fund Class A shares? 0 II and III only. II the price of the stock fluctuates The formula to find the offering price is: Net Asset Value $11.00 $11.00- = = = $12.02100% - Sls Chrg % 100%-8.5% .915. A(n) _______ option is a right to sell an asset at a stipulated exercise price on or before an expiration date. ), Dollar cost averaging will result in a lower average per share price only if: A II Money market funds typically do not impose management fees Thus, if the market is fluctuating fairly evenly, periodic investments of the same dollar amount result in a lower average cost per share. A. I and II I, II and IV The sales charge is reduced by 1% for every full year that the fund is held. True Similarly, undistributed income retained by the fund would not be taxed, since it consists solely of tax free municipal interest income. Exchange Traded Funds, as the name says, trade on stock exchanges. the life of the annuitant and then cease All fund shares must be priced in accordance with the rules written under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - for example, mutual fund shares must be forward priced under these rules. I and IV only When the proportion of the index a stock represents is determined by its proportion of the total market capitalization of all stocks in the index, the index is said to be ________ ___________weighted. Hedge FundD. Which of the following statements are correct regarding commercial paper? managed or unmanagedC. Distribute the amount in excess of the $50,000 LOI requirementC. (Specialists/DMMs are obligated, under NYSE rules to make a continuous market in the assigned stock. I and III IV Capital Losses, A. I and III Thus, the ratio measures the funds efficiency. A closed-end fund has a 1 time stock issuance and then closes its books to new investment and then lists its stock on an exchange or NASDAQ. $10,000B. real estate tax refunds II private sector retirement plans It appears that the hedge fund is engaging in the prohibited practice of market timing of mutual fund shares The anticipated tuition, starting 8 years from now, is $50,000 per year ($200,000 total tuition). Money market funds are unusual in that the Net Asset Value per share is constant at $1.00. A The provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 include which of the following? Dollar cost averaging requires that an investor make periodic payments (say monthly) of a fixed dollar amount (say $100 per month) to buy a given security. Bad debt expense is estimated at1/21/21/2 of 1% of sales. IV Whether the customer can handle declining benefit payments in retirement $11,000 x .95 = $10,450. Friday, June 16C. $10 plus a commissionC. A closed end fund is traded in the market like any other stock. futures contracts but not call options annual management fee against net assets of 2% plus a performance fee based on 20% of profitsC. III The plan is in default and must be liquidated by the trustee Equity REITs This is credit risk. The Letter Of Intent (LOI) provision operates separately from Rights of Accumulation and takes precedence over Rights of Accumulation. 5%, CLOSED END BOND FUNDS However, the residential and commercial real estate market is expected to be strong. To prevent market timing, most mutual funds have placed restrictions on excessive trading in their prospectuses and monitor accounts for excessive short-term trading. no-load fundC. Which of the following are true of short futures positions? Correct B. I and IV A. ETNs have credit riskB. Both Treasury bonds and Treasury notes commonly trade in denominations of $1,000. B Under FINRA rules, the maximum sales charge that may be imposed on a mutual fund purchase is: A. $0 - $50,000 5% C. Country B The letter of intent to receive a breakpoint can be backdated 90 days. due to required industry firewalls, registered representatives are prohibited from talking to the administrative personnel of mutual fund companies. $6,500 Mutual funds cannot be sold short. C. II and III When making a presentation to a client that wishes to purchase a mutual fund, the representative compares the 5-year return of the fund to the 10-year return of the Standard and Poors 500 Index to illustrate the funds performance. Acco $8.32 8.13 -.08 II and IIID. a. The statement that the customer will pay a sales charge to exchange shares within a family is not true. I Mutual funds can be purchased on margin; exchange traded funds cannot be purchased on marginII Mutual funds cannot be purchased on margin; exchange traded funds can be purchased on marginIII Mutual funds can be sold short; exchange traded funds cannot be sold shortIV Mutual funds cannot be sold short; exchange traded funds can be sold short, A. I and III onlyB. Which statement is TRUE regarding a Step-Down Certificate of Deposit? Mutual funds financial statements are sent to shareholders: A. monthlyB. The portfolio of investments is managed - this is a closed-end management company. I A Life Annuity payout option may be elected by the policy holder I Property rentalsII Interest from mortgagesIII Capital gains on property salesIV Real estate tax refunds, A. I and II onlyB. III and IV onlyC. D dividends at Net Asset Value and capital gains at the Public Offering PriceD. Correct Answer B. I and IV This dilution can occur because the manager of the fund may have to incur extra trading costs to rebalance the portfolio because of the massive amount of daily fund redemptions and purchases being made by the market timers. The stock then trades like any other common stock, except the company is in the business of making investments; instead of say, making cars, beer, or computers. C. is unaffected On January 1, 2019, Trueman Corp. issued $600,000 of 20-year, 11% bonds for$554,860, yielding a market (yield) rate of 12%. It offers its shares continuously like an open-end fund. 5% of Net Asset ValueB. C Inverse (Short) 20+ Year Treasury ETF. Which statements about preferred stock are true? III and IVC. (Dollar cost averaging requires that an investor make periodic payments (say monthly) of a fixed dollar amount (say $100 per month) to buy a given security. Therefore, investment clubs cannot group purchases for a breakpoint, nor can investment advisers group their customers purchases. Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts. The reality is that, for most funds which have adopted 12b-1 plans, expenses have risen faster (due to the selling expense costs charged to shareholders) than asset size, and expense ratios have increased. It is based on the composition of the Standard and Poors 500 Index. It is based on 500 firms. Mutual funds send their financial statements (describing how the fund performed) to shareholders semi-annually. III and IV onlyC. III Distributions to variable annuity holders are taxable to the holder in the year the distribution is made The ex-date is set by the Board of Directors of the Fund A registered representative primarily services institutional hedge fund customers that direct a large volume of trades to that brokerage firm. B yesterday's closing Net Asset Value In past years, FINRA has taken enforcement action against sophisticated institutional hedge fund investors that have engaged in illegal mutual fund trading practices at the expense of the existing mutual fund shareholders. An ADR is an American Depositary Receipt. An individual wishes to have a fixed portion of the portfolio liquidated each month. The judge who ________ that case has an office downtown. II and IIIC. A little professional guidance would be helpful until this guy gets some experience. The maximum offering price per share is: All of the following terms apply to mutual fund shares EXCEPT: All of the following statements are true about Real Estate Investment Trusts EXCEPT: A. REITs may be traded on stock exchange floors. IV The capital gain is not taxable if it is automatically reinvested in the fund The receipt of these monies into the Fund increases NAV per share, exactly offsetting the reduction of the share price on ex date by the exchange where the company that paid the dividend trades. $1,918 plus a commission. The minimum price at which a share can be purchased is: A. for distributing income and capital gains A Specialist (DMM) on the NYSE shows the following orders for ABC stock on his book: A customer owns 100 shares of an NYSE listed preferred stock and notices that the typical daily trading volume in the issue is less than 1,000 shares. At the end of the second day, because the index goes down by 5%, the ETF value will decline by 10%. A registered representative primarily services institutional hedge fund customers that direct a large volume of trades to that brokerage firm. An ETN is an Exchange Traded Note. were created to make it easier for foreign firms to satisfy US security registration requirements. The right, rather than the obligation, to buy an underlying asset is provided by ______. However, all mutual funds charge an annual management fee, which is an annual expense against the funds investment income. The customer will pay $10.075 per share (rounded). What will be the market value of the 200 share position? 8 1/2% of the amount investedD. The registered representative accepts the customer purchase order without making any additional disclosures. For example, if you see a television or web advertisement for a mutual fund, it is being paid for by 12b-1 fees. Which statements are TRUE regarding closed end investment companies? A This will occur if the fund gives an inferior return. This will not work if the market moves straight up or straight down. Their yields are interpreted as real interest rates. 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