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FINRA SIE Securities Industry Essentials Exam (SIE) Exam Practice Test

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Securities Industry Essentials Exam (SIE) Questions and Answers

Question 1

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:

Options:

A.

Deny the request.

B.

Freeze the account.

C.

Report internally as a suspicious activity.

D.

Accept the instructions and wire the funds.

Question 2

Which of the following responses describes a common feature of a hedge fund?

Options:

A.

Low liquidity for investors

B.

Low minimum investment requirement

C.

Primarily focused on fixed income investments

D.

Transparent as to the underlying investments and strategies

Question 3

Which of the following is considered nonpublic information?

Options:

A.

Customer's name

B.

Customer's address

C.

Customer's net worth

D.

Customer's telephone number

Question 4

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?

Options:

A.

Upon approval by a firm principal

B.

Upon receipt of verbal authorization provided that written authorization is subsequently provided

C.

When accounts are fully discretionary

D.

Never permissible to sign a customer's name on their behalf

Question 5

When exercised, an option written on which of the following items must be settled in cash?

Options:

A.

Equity index

B.

Preferred stock

C.

Master limited partnership

D.

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)

Question 6

If an investor is bullish on ABC, which of the following actions will he most likely take?

Options:

A.

Buy ABC puts

B.

Buy ABC stock

C.

Sell ABC calls

D.

Sell ABC stock short

Question 7

Assuming yields are held constant, which of the following statements describes what will occur as a discount bond reaches maturity?

Options:

A.

Its price increases.

B.

Its price decreases.

C.

Its par value increases.

D.

Its par value decreases.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true regarding the ownership of investment company shares held as tenants in common?

Options:

A.

All tenants must sign redemption requests.

B.

Any income is distributed evenly among the tenants.

C.

Each tenant has a fractional interest in the investment.

D.

Upon the death of a tenant, all shares in the account are taxable in the estate of the deceased.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true regarding the difference in treatment between common stock and preferred stock?

Options:

A.

Common stock and preferred stock are treated the same under a bankruptcy proceeding.

B.

Common stock and preferred stock are treated the same when it comes to payment of dividends.

C.

Common stock dividend payment is treated as a higher priority over that of preferred stock.

D.

Common stock is a lower priority compared to preferred stock under a bankruptcy proceeding.

Question 10

A customer purchased $80,000 of Fund XYZ two years ago. He now wants to buy $50,000 of Fund LMN offered within the same fund family, which offers a $100,000 breakpoint under right of accumulation. Which of the following statements is true?

Options:

A.

The additional investment qualifies for a $100,000 breakpoint.

B.

Each fund requires contributions of $100,000 to qualify for a breakpoint.

C.

The customer must sign a new letter of intent to receive the $100,000 breakpoint on the additional purchase.

D.

The customer will receive a sales charge discount on his next purchase after the account balance of the fund reaches $100,000.

Question 11

The financial risk that a given security is not readily tradable in the market without impacting the market price is known as:

Options:

A.

Credit risk

B.

Market risk

C.

Liquidity risk

D.

Prepayment risk

Question 12

A customer owns 100 shares of ABC with a current market value of $5.00 per share. The company undergoes a 1-for-2 reverse split of the stock. Which of the following statements is true of the customer's holdings and the price of the stock?

Options:

A.

The customer will have 50 shares at $10.00 per share.

B.

The customer will have 100 shares at $5.00 per share.

C.

The customer will have 200 shares at $2.50 per share.

D.

The customer will have 1,000 shares at $0.50 per share.

Question 13

Publicly traded limited partnership interests are typically considered:

Options:

A.

Mutual funds

B.

Equity securities

C.

Fixed-income securities

D.

Derivative investments

Question 14

When is a newly registered person subject to the Continuing Education Regulatory Element requirement?

Options:

A.

The calendar year following initial registration

B.

On the anniversary date of initial registration

C.

Every three years after the date of registration

D.

Every five years

Question 15

The process in which the buying firm must pay for the securities and the selling firm must deliver the securities is known as:

Options:

A.

A corporate action

B.

Clearing the trade

C.

The settlement of the transaction

D.

A delivery versus payment (DVP) transaction

Question 16

An investor sells shares of a closed-end fund at the market. Which of the following responses best describes the net proceeds to be received?

Options:

A.

Net asset value (NAV)

B.

NAV less any redemption fee

C.

Bid price less any commission

D.

Public offering price (POP) less any redemption fee

Question 17

An associated person at a member firm receives a complaint from a customer involving allegations of forgery. Once the complaint is received, which of the following actions is required?

Options:

A.

The member firm must report the event promptly to FINRA.

B.

The member firm is not required to report the event to FINRA but must maintain a file of the complaint for four years.

C.

The member firm must complete arbitration to resolve the complaint with the customer before filing a report with FINRA.

D.

The member firm must have a principal review the complaint and determine if the forgery occurred before filing a report with FINRA.

Question 18

An investor wants to purchase additional mutual fund shares with income distributed by the fund. Which of the following fund options permits this?

Options:

A.

Asset reallocation

B.

Dollar cost averaging

C.

Dividend reinvestment

D.

Capital gains reinvestment

Question 19

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?

Options:

A.

$1,000

B.

$2,500

C.

$5,000

D.

$25,000

Question 20

Which of the following strategies is best for mitigating the risk of a concentrated position?

Options:

A.

Diversification

B.

Use of leverage

C.

Dollar-cost averaging

D.

Dividend reinvestment

Question 21

According to FINRA rules, under which of the following circumstances, if any, is a member firm permitted to send gifts to a registered representative of another member firm?

Options:

A.

Under no circumstances

B.

When the value of all gifts during a period of one year does not exceed $100

C.

When no single gift exceeds $100 and there is no limit on the number of gifts

D.

When no single gift exceeds $100 in value and the maximum value of all gifts per year equals $250

Question 22

Which of the following products is the most appropriate class of investments for a customer looking for income and capital gains?

Options:

A.

A growth stock

B.

A money market account

C.

A blue-chip stock mutual fund

D.

Treasury Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities (STRIPS)

Question 23

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?

Options:

A.

A rights offering

B.

A private offering

C.

An exempt offering

D.

A secondary offering

Question 24

When is it permissible to exercise European-style options contracts?

Options:

A.

Only on the last business day before expiration

B.

Only on the day of expiration

C.

Only on the day after expiration

D.

Only on the third Friday of every month

Question 25

Rising economic activity is most likely to increase revenues of which of the following sectors?

Options:

A.

Utilities

B.

Healthcare

C.

Consumer staples

D.

Consumer discretionary

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