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Question 31

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Market Data Corporation is required to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This statement must contain

A) a copy of prospectuses to be provided to investors.
B) a description of securities being offered for sale.
C) a record of pre-registration sales in securities.
D) a statement that securities being offered for sale are worth the price.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Question 32

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Dez is the chief financial officer of Elements Corporation, which is required to file certain financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) . Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Dez must personally

A) certify that the statements are accurate.
B) delegate the responsibility for preparing the statements.
C) deliver the statements to the appropriate SEC officer.
D) prepare the statements.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Debt Equity Inc., and its officers, directors, and employees, buy and sell securities based on financial research and analysis. Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 covers purchases and sales of securities involving

Chris, a coder for Drones Inc., learns of undisclosed company plans to market a new, smart drone. Chris buys 10,000 shares of the firm's stock. If Chris is liable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, it will be because the information on which he based his purchase of the stock was

As part of a stock offering for Design Media Corporation, the firm's accountant Eve intentionally misrepresents material facts in the prospectus. Fred buys the stock unaware of the misrepresentation and suffers a loss. Eve may be subject to

Fresh Fruit Company has assets of less than $10 million and fewer than fifty shareholders. Gourmand Pastries Inc. has assets of more than $50 million and more than five hundred shareholders. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 applies to

Corporate Financial Inc., and its officers, directors, employees, and shareholders, buy and sell securities on behalf of themselves and their clients. SEC Rule 10b-5 applies to the purchase or sale of

Reno, an engineer for Shale Corporation, learns that the firm will increase the dividend it pays to shareholders. Reno buys 10,000 shares of company stock. When the dividend is announced to the public and the price of the stock increases, he sells the shares for a profit. He would not be liable for insider trading if the information about the dividend was

Most securities cannot be resold without registration.

Most private, small-business, noninvestment company offers of securities are exempt from the registration requirements.

Under the Securities Act of 1933, securities include

Forward-looking forecasts that turn out to be wrong can be protected against liability for securities fraud if they include "meaningful cautionary statements."

To raise $120 million to expand operations, Primo Inc. makes a stock offering directly to sixty accredited investors and twenty sophisticated, but unaccredited investors. The firm plans to notify the SEC of sales. Under the Securities Act of 1933, this issue may qualify as an exempt transaction

The Securities and Exchange Commission is the main independent regulatory agency that interprets the federal securities laws.

Exemptions from federal securities laws are also exemptions from state securities laws.

The key to liability under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5 is whether information omitted or misrepresented in connection with the purchase or sale of a security is material.

Luan, a programmer for Monetized Nation Inc., a business modeling service, learns of undisclosed company plans to distribute a new app. Luan reveals the company plans to a friend, Ono, who buys 5,000 shares of the firm's stock. Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Ono is most likely

An insider must use inside information in connection with the purchase and sale of securities to violate Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Crowdfunding can be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 if shares are offered directly to investors.

A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment that pays returns from new capital invested with the fraudsters instead of from a legitimate investment.