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A retail investor receives a trade confirmation following the purchase of 200 shares of a corporate stock. The confirmation states that the broker-dealer acted as an agent for the transaction and displays a $25 commission charge. Which of the following statements correctly describes the firm's capacity and required trade confirmation disclosures for this trade?

  1. The firm acted as a broker matching the buyer and seller, and it must explicitly disclose the commission amount on the confirmation delivered at or before completion of the transaction.Cevap
  2. B
    The firm acted as a dealer trading from its own inventory as a principal, requiring the transaction to be filled with a mark-up rather than an agent commission.
  3. C
    The trade will settle on a regular-way basis two business days after the trade date (T+2), which is when the customer confirmation must first be generated.
  4. D
    The National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) acts as the safekeeping depository holding physical custody of the shares for the customer.

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The firm acted as a broker matching the buyer and seller, and it must explicitly disclose the commission amount on the confirmation delivered at or before completion of the transaction.
When a firm executes a transaction in an agency capacity (as a broker), it acts as a middleman bringing buyer and seller together. In this role, the firm earns a commission, which must be clearly and itemized on the trade confirmation sent to the customer at or before the completion of the transaction.

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1
Identify the capacity of the broker-dealer from the trade confirmation details.
The prompt specifies that the firm acted as an agent and charged a commission.
Broker-dealers acting as agents (brokers) facilitate trades between buyers and sellers without taking inventory positions.
2
Determine the required confirmation disclosure for an agency trade.
Under SEC Rule 10b-10 and FINRA rules, an agency transaction requires explicit disclosure of the commission charged.
Trade confirmations must accurately disclose broker-dealer capacity (agency vs. principal) and compensation (commission for agency, mark-up/mark-down for principal).
3
Verify regular-way settlement timing rules.
Regular-way settlement for corporate equities occurs on T+1 (one business day following the trade date).
Standard settlement rules established by the SEC set corporate security regular-way settlement to T+1.

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Broker-dealer trade confirmation capacity disclosure (Agency vs. Principal) and regular-way settlement rules
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Settlement Dates, Trade Confirmations, and Corporate Actions