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On Wednesday, June 10, a customer places an order to purchase 200 shares of ABC Corporation common stock. The broker-dealer fills the order on an exchange acting as a broker (agent) and charges a $15 commission. ABC Corporation had previously declared a regular quarterly cash dividend with a record date of Thursday, June 11. Under current SEC and FINRA rules governing regular-way settlement and trade confirmation requirements, which of the following statements correctly identifies the required confirmation disclosure and the customer's dividend eligibility?

  1. The confirmation must disclose that the firm acted as agent and state the amount of commission charged; under regular-way T+1T+1 settlement, the trade settles on Thursday, June 11, making the customer a shareholder of record eligible for the dividend.Cevap
  2. B
    The confirmation must disclose that the firm acted as agent and state the amount of commission charged; however, under regular-way T+2T+2 settlement, the trade settles on Friday, June 12, so the customer will not be entitled to receive the dividend.
  3. C
    The confirmation must disclose that the firm acted as principal and state the mark-up charged; under regular-way T+1T+1 settlement, the trade settles on Thursday, June 11, making the customer eligible for the dividend.
  4. D
    The confirmation must state that the Depository Trust Company (DTC) cleared and netted the trade; because settlement occurs on Friday, June 12, the customer must obtain the dividend directly from the clearinghouse.

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The confirmation must disclose that the firm acted as agent and state the amount of commission charged; under regular-way T+1T+1 settlement, the trade settles on Thursday, June 11, making the customer a shareholder of record eligible for the dividend.
Under regular-way T+1T+1 settlement, equity trades settle one business day after execution. Buying on Wednesday, June 10 yields a settlement date of Thursday, June 11. Because this matches the issuer's dividend record date, the investor becomes a shareholder of record in time to receive the dividend. Furthermore, because the firm executed the transaction as an agent charging a commission, SEC Rule 10b-10 requires the trade confirmation to state the firm's agency capacity and the commission amount.

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1
Determine the trade settlement date under current regular-way settlement rules.
Trade Date = Wednesday, June 10. Settlement Date (T+1T+1) = Thursday, June 11.
Standard regular-way settlement for equity transactions is one business day following the trade date (T+1T+1).
2
Evaluate dividend entitlement by comparing the settlement date to the record date.
Settlement occurs on Thursday, June 11, which is the record date.
To be entitled to a dividend, an investor must be listed on the issuer's books as a shareholder of record on the record date. Since the trade settles on June 11, the customer becomes a shareholder of record on that day and receives the dividend.
3
Identify the mandatory capacity and fee disclosures for the trade confirmation.
Broker-dealer capacity = Agent (Broker); required disclosure = Commission charged.
When a firm acts as an agent executing an order for a customer and charging a commission, FINRA and SEC rules mandate that the confirmation disclose agency capacity and the exact commission amount.

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Regular-Way T+1 Settlement and Trade Confirmation Disclosures
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Settlement Dates, Trade Confirmations, and Corporate Actions