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A financial compliance audit team is reviewing investor qualification standards and firm trading capacities under Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations. Which of the following statements regarding investor classifications and market participant operations are correct? (Select all that apply.)

  1. An institutional entity managing $120 million in securities of non-affiliated issuers on a discretionary basis meets the qualification threshold to be classified as a Qualified Institutional Buyer (QIB) under Rule 144A.Cevap
  2. B
    An individual holding a primary residence valued at 800,000witha800,000 with a 300,000 mortgage, and having a total overall net worth of $1.4 million, qualifies as an Accredited Investor under the net worth criteria of Regulation D.
  3. C
    When a broker-dealer executes a trade in a principal capacity, it acts as a dealer filling orders from its own inventory and charges the customer a commission for facilitating the transaction.
  4. An individual holding a Series 7 General Securities Representative license in good standing qualifies as an Accredited Investor regardless of income or net worth thresholds.Cevap

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The statement regarding the institutional entity managing $120 million in securities qualifying as a Qualified Institutional Buyer (QIB) under Rule 144A and the statement regarding an individual holding a Series 7 license qualifying as an Accredited Investor are correct.
The qualification for a Qualified Institutional Buyer (QIB) under Rule 144A requires an institution to own/invest at least 100millioninsecuritiesofnon−affiliatedissuers;thus,anentitymanaging100 million in securities of non-affiliated issuers; thus, an entity managing 120 million meets this standard. Furthermore, SEC rules classify individuals holding active Series 7 licenses in good standing as Accredited Investors, regardless of their personal net worth or annual income.

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1
Evaluate the Qualified Institutional Buyer (QIB) criteria under SEC Rule 144A.
An institution must own or manage at least 100millioninsecuritiesofnon−affiliatedissuers.Managing100 million in securities of non-affiliated issuers. Managing 120 million satisfies this requirement.
Rule 144A establishes the $100 million discretionary threshold for institutional investors.
2
Evaluate the Accredited Investor net worth requirement under Regulation D.
The investor's total net worth is 1.4million,butprimaryresidencenetequity(1.4 million, but primary residence net equity ( 800,000 - 300,000=300,000 = 500,000) must be excluded. Adjusted net worth is 900,000,whichislessthanthe900,000, which is less than the 1,000,000 threshold.
Dodd-Frank and Regulation D explicitly mandate excluding home equity from the $1 million net worth calculation.
3
Analyze firm capacity and compensation structures (Broker/Agent vs. Dealer/Principal).
A firm operating as a principal acts as a dealer trading from inventory and charges a mark-up/mark-down, not a commission.
Commissions are exclusively associated with agency capacity, whereas mark-ups/mark-downs apply to principal capacity.
4
Evaluate professional credentials for Accredited Investor qualification.
Holding a Series 7 license in good standing grants Accredited Investor status based on professional knowledge.
SEC rules recognize specific FINRA registrations (Series 7, 65, 82) as qualifying criteria for Accredited Investor status.

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