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Iggy recently started his own company. He soon discovered it required more cash to keep it going than he had anticipated. He ran an ad in the local paper for investors and got a response. He found a template for a promissory note on the internet, filled in the requisite information specific to the agreement he and the investor had worked out, and printed it out. On it, he promised to make monthly interest payments of 2% on the loan and to repay the principal amount at the end of 18 months. A few months after the arrangement, Iggy read an article in a small business publication that indicated that promissory notes had to be registered with the state unless they were sold in an exempt transaction, such as one enacted with a financial institution, prior to being offered for sale. The article indicated that a seller who had sold an unregistered note in error could remedy the situation by sending the buyer a formal offer to buy the security back, with interest. Iggy turned to the computer once again, found a form that could be used for a formal offer of rescission, filled it out, and sent it to the investor. Having done this,

• A. Iggy will not be assessed any penalties by the Administrator of the state, but the investor can still sue for damages in civil court.
• B. Iggy must wait 6 months for a response from the investor. If no response is received by the end of 6 months, Iggy is off the hook.
• C. Iggy must follow up with a second notice sent via registered mail if he has not heard from the investor within 30 days.
• D. Iggy cannot be sued for civil damages if the investor fails to respond to the offer within 30 days.

Noah Scruples, an agent with CanDo Broker-Dealers, just got a copy of the most recent report on a certain stock. The report was generated by CanDo's analyst department and is hot off the presses. It has not yet even been put on the firm's website for the firm's clients.
The analyst department has just changed its recommendation on the stock from "Hold" to "Strong Buy" based on new information that it has obtained on the company.
Can Noah rush to his office to buy shares of the stock before the analysts release their reports to CanDo's clients?

• A. No. This is a prohibited activity referred to as "painting the tape."
• B. Both B and C are true statements.
• C. Yes. The firm's analysts used publicly available information to assess the stock and make its recommendation, so Noah can buy the stock now on his own account.
• D. No. It is unethical for him to trade based on this information before the firm's clients have received the information.

You are an investment adviser representative. Your client, Mr. I. M. Pulse, calls you with what he thinks is exciting news. He just passed a restaurant and saw Microsoft's Bill Gates having lunch with a local entrepreneur who owns a small firm in the computer software industry that trades on the OTC pink sheets. He is sure that this means Microsoft is negotiating a purchase of the smaller company and instructs you to take the cash balance in his account and buy shares of the local company. You should

• A. call your supervisor and alert him immediately of Mr. Pulse's attempt to have you place an illegal order on his behalf in case Mr. Pulse decides to place the order elsewhere.
• B. tell Mr. I.M. Pulse that this would be an illegal insider trade and that you are unable to fulfill his request.
• C. do both A and B.
• D. advise Mr. Pulse that he may be jumping the gun, but place the order if he insists.

Ken Con is an agent with Blue Sky Broker-Dealers. He gets up early each morning so that he can study any late-breaking news that may affect the markets and figure out ways to incorporate this news into conversations with select clients in order to pressure them to restructure their portfolios by selling holdings they have in one particular industry to invest the money in another particular industry.
Ken has been very successful with this strategy and executes more trades for his clients than any other agent with the firm, but is he in danger of losing his license?

• A. It depends. If his clients have lost money, Ken may lose his license; but if a review indicates that his clients' accounts earn profits, then his license is safe.
• B. No. Ken is just a successful sales person who is working harder than the other agents in the firm.
• C. Yes. Ken is engaging in churning, a prohibited practice and can have his license revoked or suspended.
• D. Yes. Ken is guilty of the prohibited practice of "tailgating."

Jack Bean is employed by Giant Investment Advisers, LLC. His job duties include advising clients on the asset allocations of their portfolios. Jack Bean is

• A. an administrative assistant.
• B. an investment adviser.
• C. an agent.
• D. an investment adviser representative.