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Zorluk: Çok zorSettlement Dates, Trade Confirmations, and Corporate Actions

Match each corporate action rule or trade confirmation requirement to its correct FINRA/SEC regulatory definition under regular-way settlement standards.

  • Ex-dividend date for a standard quarterly cash dividend under regular-way settlementOne business day prior to the record date, as established by SRO rules for standard settlement cycles
  • Ex-dividend date for a stock dividend or stock split involving 25% or more of outstanding sharesThe first business day following the payable date, with due-bills attached during the intervening period
  • Trade confirmation disclosure requirement when a firm executes a customer order from its own inventory as a dealerMust state principal capacity and disclose the total dollar markup or markdown charged to the customer
  • Trade confirmation disclosure requirement when a firm executes a customer order on an exchange as a brokerMust state agency capacity and disclose the exact dollar amount of commission charged for the transaction

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Standard cash dividend ex-dates occur one business day prior to the record date under T+1, whereas large stock distributions (>25%) have ex-dates set to the business day after the payable date. Broker-dealers acting as principal must disclose principal capacity and markups/markdowns, while those acting as agent must disclose agency capacity and commissions.
Under regular-way settlement (T+1), a standard cash dividend ex-dividend date is one business day prior to the record date. For large stock splits or stock dividends (25% or greater), the ex-dividend date is deferred to the first business day following the payable date to accommodate due-bill trading. Regarding trade confirmations under SEC Rule 10b-10 and FINRA rules, a firm acting as principal sells out of inventory and must disclose its dealer capacity along with the markup/markdown. A firm acting as agent executes orders on behalf of others and must disclose its broker capacity along with the exact commission charged.

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Analyze dividend settlement rules under T+1 regular-way settlement.
Regular cash dividend ex-dates are set to one business day prior to the record date, while distributions of 25% or more defer the ex-date to the first business day following the payable date.
Because regular trades settle in one business day (T+1), buying stock on or after the business day before the record date will not settle in time for the purchaser to receive the cash dividend. For large stock splits/dividends, due-bill procedures push the ex-date post-payable date.
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Analyze broker-dealer capacity disclosure obligations on trade confirmations under SEC Rule 10b-10 and FINRA Rule 2232.
Principal transactions require disclosure of dealer capacity and markup/markdown, while agency transactions require disclosure of broker capacity and commission.
Firms buying or selling for their own account act as principal and earn markups/markdowns. Firms facilitating trades between two parties act as agent and earn commissions.

Anahtar Kavram

Settlement cycles (T+1), ex-dividend date determination rules (cash vs large stock splits), and broker-dealer confirmation capacity disclosures.
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