Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam

Question 1

FINRA's Rule 3220 was created primarily to:

control rival corporations' securities exchanges. forbid non-monetary remuneration. forbid presents and gratuities from one business to another. control company expenditures.

Correct Answer:

forbid presents and gratuities from one business to another.

Question 2

Which answer accurately sums up a margin account?

Traders need to understand the minimum balance requirements. Brokerage costs are not payable by investors. Brokers lend money to investors, who use it for trading. Investors make their stock portfolios more resilient.

Correct Answer:

Brokers lend money to investors, who use it for trading.

Question 3

Which of the following factors largely affects an option contract's price?

The linked stock's share price If it's a put or a call The date of the strike The price at which strikes

Correct Answer:

The linked stock's share price

Question 4

Which of these describes an Exchange-traded fund's (ETF) drawback?

Has to release holdings every day better tax efficiency compared to alternative investments, such as mutual funds Expenses of trading versus stocks exchanged via the public market

Correct Answer:

Expenses of trading versus stocks

Question 5

The following are some of the main reasons why investors engage in passive ETF investing:

make quick profits by trading aggressively and then holding onto stocks for a while till their value rises and then trading them. make quick profits on large purchases of shares made at a discount to the S&P Index. have longer-term gains and save more money than you would from alternative trading methods' higher fees. have greater returns over an extended period of time, notwithstanding additional costs associated with alternative trading methods.

Correct Answer:

have longer-term gains and save more money than you would from alternative trading methods' higher fees.

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