Wiley Series 4 Exam Review 2013 + Test Bank: The Registered Options Principal Qualification Examination

INDICE: ABOUT THE SERIES 4 EXAM XIII ABOUT THIS BOOK XVII ABOUT THE TEST BANK XIX ABOUT THE SECURITIES INSTITUTE OF AMERICA XXI CHAPTER 1 OPTION BASICS 1 Option Classification 1 Option Classes 2 Option Series 2 Bullish vs. Bearish 2 Possible Outcomes for an Option 3 Characteristics of All Options 4 Managing an Option Position 4 Buying Calls 5 Selling Calls 6 Buying Puts 8 Selling Puts 9 Option Premiums 11 Intrinsic Value and Time Value 13 Pretest 15 CHAPTER 2 OPTION STRATEGIES 19 Using Options as a Hedge 19 Long Stock Long Puts/Married Puts 19 Long Stock Short Calls/Covered Calls 22 Ratio Call Writing 24 Short Stock Long Calls 24 Short Stock Short Puts 27 Multiple Option Positions and Strategies 29 Long Straddles 29 Short Straddles 32 Selling a Straddle Against Long Stock 34 Spreads 35 Analyzing Spreads/Price Spreads 36 Bull Call Spreads/Debit Call Spreads 37 Spread Premiums Bull Call Spread 38 Bear Call Spreads/Credit Call Spreads 39 Spread Premiums Bear Call Spread 41 Bear Put Spreads/Debit Put Spreads 41 Spread Premiums Bear Put Spread 43 Bull Put Spreads/Credit Put Spreads 43 Spread Premiums Bull Put Spread 45 Condor Spreads 47 Combinations 49 Collars 49 Synthetic Risk and Reward 50 Using a T Chart to Evaluate Option Positions 51 Pretest 57 CHAPTER 3 INDEX, INTEREST RATE, AND CURRENCY OPTIONS 61 Index Option Settlement 61 Exercising an Index Option 62 Index Option Positions 63 Capped Index Options 63 Interest Rate Options 64 Price–Based Options 64 Premiums Price–Based Options Treasury Notes and Bonds 64 Premiums Price–Based Options Treasury Bills 65 Rate–Based Options 65 Currency Markets 66 Spot Rates 66 Foreign Currency Options 67 Foreign Currency Option Basics 67 Buying Foreign Currency Calls and Puts 68 Market Volatility Options/VIX 69 Flex Options 70 Weekly Options 71 Binary Options 71 Pretest 73 CHAPTER 4 THE OPTIONS MARKETPLACE 77 The Option Clearing Corporation 77 The Options Markets 78 The Chicago Board Option Exchange 79 Opening and Closing Option Prices 81 Fast Markets and Trading Halts 81 Order Execution 82 Types of Orders 82 Priority of Option Orders 85 Trade Reporting 85 Option Order Tickets 86 Cabinet Trade/Accommodation Trade 87 Expiration and Exercise 87 American vs. European Exercise 88 Position and Exercise Limits 88 Stock Splits and Stock Dividends 89 Reverse Stock Split 90 Pretest 93 CHAPTER 5 OPTION TAXATION AND MARGIN REQUIREMENTS 97 Taxation of Options 97 Closing an Option Position 98 Exercising a Call 98 Exercising a Put 99 Protective Puts 99 Covered Calls 99 Establishing a Long Position in a Margin Account 100 An Increase in the Long Market Value 101 Special Memorandum Account/SMA Long Margin Account 102 A Decrease in the Long Market Value 104 Minimum Equity Requirement Long Margin Accounts 105 Establishing a Short Position in a Margin Account 106 A Decrease in the Short Market Value 107 Special Memorandum Account (SMA) Short Margin Account 107 An Increase in the Short Market Value 108 Minimum Equity Requirement Short Margin Accounts 109 Combined Margin Accounts 110 Option Contract Margin Requirements 111 Margin Requirements when Exercising a Call 111 Margin Requirements when Exercising a Put 112 Margin Requirements when Writing a Call 112 Margin Requirements Uncovered Call 113 Margin Requirements when Writing a Put 115 Margin Requirements Uncovered Puts 115 Margin Requirements when Establishing a Call Spread 117 Margin Requirements when Establishing a Put Spread 120 Short Straddle Margin Requirements 123 Short Combination Margin Requirements 123 Short Index Option Margin Requirements 124 Short Currency Option Margin Requirements 127 Pretest 131 CHAPTER 6 OPTION COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNT SUPERVISION 135 Duties of the ROP/ROSFP 135 Additional Duties of the ROP/ROSFP 136 Option Account Compliance 137 Option Agreement 139 Option Account Supervision 139 Large Option Position Reporting Requirements 141 Operating a Discretionary Account 142 Managing Discretionary Accounts 142 Customer Confi rmations and Account Statements 143 Mailing Instructions 144 Account Transfer 144 Customer Complaints 145 Trade Complaints Between Members 146 Broker Dealers on the Premises of Other Financial Institutions 146 Regulation S–P 147 Communications with the Public 148 FINRA Rule 2210 Communications with the Public 149 Pretest 153 CHAPTER 7 SECURITIES INDUSTRY RULES AND REGULATIONS 157 The Securities Act of 1933 157 The Prospectus 158 Tombstone Ads 159 Free Riding and Withholding/FINRA Rule 5130 159 The Final Prospectus 160 Prospectus to Be Provided to Aftermarket Purchasers 160 SEC Disclaimer 161 Misrepresentations 161 Private Placements/Regulation D Off erings 161 Rule 144 162 The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 163 The Securities Exchange Commission/SEC 164 Extension of Credit 165 Margin Accounts 165 Guaranteeing a Customer’s Account 167 Day Trading Accounts 167 Commingling Customer’s Pledged Securities 167 Currency Transactions 168 The Patriot Act 168 U.S. Accounts 169 Foreign Accounts 169 Securities Investor Protection Corporation Act of 1970 (SIPC) 169 Customer Coverage 170 The Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988 170 Firewall 171 Trading Suspensions 171 Issuers Repurchasing Their Own Securities 172 Tender Off ers 173 Stockholders Owning 5 Percent of an Issuer’s Equity Securities 174 Short Sales 175 Affi rmative Determination 175 Regulation SHO 176 Rule 200 Defi nitions and Order Marking 176 Rule 203 Security Borrowing and Delivery Requirements 177 Threshold Securities 178 Market Making During Syndication 179 Regulation M, Rule 101 179 Penalty Bids 180 Regulation M, Rule 102 180 Regulation M, Rule 103 181 Passive Market Makers’ Daily Purchase Limit 181 Regulation M, Rule 104 182 Syndicate Short Positions 183 Regulation M, Rule 105 183 Issuing Research Reports 184 Research Reports Required Disclosures 185 Regulation FD Fair Disclosure 186 Customer Accounts 188 Subsidiary (Secondary) Records 188 Securities Position Book (Ledger) Stock Record 188 Order Tickets 188 Confi rmations and Notices 188 Monthly Trial Balances and Net Capital Computations 189 Employment Applications 189 Records Required to Be Maintained for Three Years 189 Records Required to Be Maintained for Six Years 189 Records Required to Be Maintained for the Life of the Firm 190 Hiring New Employees 190 Resignation of a Registered Representative 191 Registration Exemptions 192 Persons Ineligible to Register 192 Disciplinary Actions Against a Registered Representative 193 Termination for Cause 193 Outside Employment 194 Private Securities Transactions 194 Gift Rule 194 Sharing in a Customer’s Account 195 Borrowing and Lending Money 196 Customer Complaints 196 Mediation 196 Code of Arbitration 197 The Arbitration Process 197 Simplifi ed Arbitration 198 Larger Disputes 198 Awards Under Arbitration 198 Investor Information 199 Violations and Complaints 199 Resolution of Allegations 199 Minor Rule Violation 200 Firm Element Continuing Education 200 Regulatory Element 201 Pretest 203 ANSWER KEYS 207 GLOSSARY OF EXAM TERMS 213 INDEX 279

• ISBN: 978-1-118-67103-0
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
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• Fecha Publicación: 27/09/2013
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