FINRA SERIES 7 EXAM FULL 135 Questions with Verified
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STRIPS may be attractive to investors for which of the following reasons?
A. They offer semi-annual interest payments
B. The securities are tax-free until they mature
C. They carry almost no reinvestment risk
D. They are offered at only a 20 year maturity which is a maturity that is not
offered by traditional Treasury securities - CORRECT ANSWER C. They carry almost
no reinvestment risk
The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT):
A. Adds back in certain "tax preference items" that are deducted for purposes of
regular income tax
B. Is designed to ensure that residents of states with high taxes do not pay more
tax as a percentage of income than residents of states with lower taxes
C. Affects both corporate and individual income tax
D. Requires affected taxpayers to calculate their income tax in two ways and pay
the lower amount - CORRECT ANSWER A. Adds back in certain "tax preference
items" that are deducted for purposes of regular income tax
A wash sale occurs when:
A. Contemporaneous purchases are made for the same security
B. A sale of a security at a capital loss occurs fewer than 30 days prior to the
purchase of the same or a similar security
C. Any sale of a security occurs within 30 days of a purchase of the same or a
similar security
D. An investor reports capital gains and losses for securities issued by the same
company in the same tax year - CORRECT ANSWER B. A sale of a security at a
capital loss occurs fewer than 30 days prior to the purchase of the same or a
similar security
,403(b) plans are available to the following groups of people:
I. Government employees
II. Employees of public educational institutions
III. Employees of nonprofit organizations
IV. Self-employed individuals
A. II and III
B. I and II
C. I and IV
D. III and IV - CORRECT ANSWER A. II and III
The writer of a put has:
A. The right to sell
B. The obligation to buy
C. The obligation to sell
D. The right to buy - CORRECT ANSWER B. The obligation to buy
Marilyn writes an ABC Aug20 put @ 4. What is the maximum amount she could
lose on this option?
A. $2,000
B. $1,600
C. Unlimited
D. $400 - CORRECT ANSWER B. $1,600
For a call option, the strike price is:
A. The market value of the underlying security at which the option must be
exercised
B. The price at which the call holder can buy the underlying security from the call
writer
C. The price at which the call writer must buy the underlying securities from the
call holder
D. The breakeven point for the holder of the option - CORRECT ANSWER B. The
price at which the call holder can buy the underlying security from the call writer
,An interval fund is a type of investment company that is:
A. Redeemable at any time
B. Must be purchased in periodic intervals
C. Highly liquid
D. Legally classified as a closed-end fund - CORRECT ANSWER D. Legally classified
as a closed-end fund
Interval funds are a type of investment company that offers higher yields but
permits shareholders to sell their shares only at specific time periods or
"intervals." Legally classified as a closed-end fund, interval funds share
characteristics with mutual funds such as the fact that there is no trading or
secondary market for interval funds; instead shares must be purchased and sold
(redeemed) with the fund. An investment in an interval fund is much less liquid
than shares in other types of investment companies, such as mutual funds,
closed-end funds, and ETFs.
Which of the following would you be the least interested in looking at to analyze a
revenue bond?
A. Flow of funds
B. Net overall debt per capita
C. Protective covenants
D. Feasibility study - CORRECT ANSWER B. Net overall debt per capita
A corporate bond has a coupon rate of 2.75%. What is the amount of a single
semiannual interest payment?
A. $13.75
B. $27.50
C. $275.00
D. $137.50 - CORRECT ANSWER A. $13.75
Joanna is a registered representative who works from her vacation home
occasionally. What is the maximum number of business days she can work from
her vacation home without it being classified as a branch office?
, A. Less than 50
B. Less than 20
C. Less than 30
D. Less than 60 - CORRECT ANSWER C. Less than 30
A trade confirmation must be sent on or before the settlement date in all of these
instances except?
A. Customer purchases shares in a dividend reinvestment plan
B. Customer purchases a when-issued municipal
C. Customer is at office when trade takes place and sees it
D. Customer sells a mutual fund - CORRECT ANSWER A. Customer purchases
shares in a dividend reinvestment plan
A customer must receive a trade confirmation for most transactions. For dividend
reinvestment plans, a quarterly account statement may replace an immediate
trade confirmation with advance written notice to the customer. The account
statements should disclose all the information required in a normal confirmation
for each purchase, sale, redemption, or investment that took place in the account
during the reporting period.
Carlos, age 58, is in the 25 percent marginal income tax bracket. If he takes a
$10,000 distribution from his IRA to pay off credit card debt, how much money
will he receive after taxes and any penalties are taken into account?
A. $6,750
B. $7,500
C. $10,000
D. $6,500 - CORRECT ANSWER D. $6,500
For a REIT to qualify with the IRS, which of the following must be true?
A. It must have a minimum of 100 shareholders, and it must distribute at least
90% of its income to those shareholders
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