Erin is a registered agent who works for SecureMoney Brokers-dealers. One of her clients, Mrs. McTurk,
is a recently-widowed woman who relies on Erin for advice about her investment portfolio. Mrs. McTurk
reminds Erin of her own grandmother, and she is happy to provide guidance within the sphere of her own
knowledge. Based on these facts, which of the following statements is true?
Which of the following scenarios describes activities that are disallowed under the NASAA Model Rules?
I. Broker-dealer Anon observes that a client placed a stop loss order to sell her 1,500 shares of Amazon.com stock for $131 when the stock was selling for $134. Anon sold the stock for $133 when it started to fall during the day and credited the client's account with $131 per share when stock dropped further to $129 a share.
II. Penny is an agent with Broker-dealer Anon. She recently recommended that a client buy a stock that Penny thought would do well. As it turned out, Penny was wrong, and she offers to refund the commission that the client paid her.
III. Broker-dealer Anon is part of the selling group of a hot new IPO. As such, the firm purchases 50% of the shares for its own portfolio and sells the remainder to the public.
An investment adviser may not
Bob Gogetter is an agent with CanDo Broker-Dealers. One of Bob's clients is out of the country and cannot be contacted. The client holds some stock in a company that just released some information that should make its stock price soar. Bob knows that this client would probably want to increase his holdings, so Bob opens a margin account for his client and borrows the money to buy shares. As it happened, the stock price did soar, and Bob's client earned a sizeable profit.
Is Bob in violation of any securities acts?
While on vacation in Colorado, Mr. Moneybags became interested in the stock of a company called SafeAway, which designs and installs customized high-tech security systems in the multimillion dollar mansions located in Colorado's pricier ski resort areas, such as Vail and Aspen. Upon returning to his home in Boston, he calls his broker-dealer with an order to purchase 10,000 shares of the stock, which he learned trades in the over-the-counter market. Fast Eddie, a registered agent with his broker-dealer, discovers that SafeAway's stock is registered only in the states of Colorado and Wyoming. Neither Fast Eddie nor his broker-dealer are registered to do business in either of those states. Under these circumstances,
