Chapter 5 Practice Questions
- 1. Under NYSE rules, a U.S. domestic issuer must satisfy which of the following listing requirements?
- A. It must have 400 stockholders and 1.1 million common shares outstanding
- B. It must have 200 stockholders and 1 million common shares outstanding
- C. It must have 400 stockholders and 1.1 million preferred shares outstanding
- D. It must have 200 stockholders and 1 million preferred shares outstanding
- 2. Which of the following orders becomes a market order when a stock has begun to trade at or through a price specified by a client?
- A. Stop-limit order
- B. Stop order
- C. Limit order
- D. Market order
- 3. A New York Stock Exchange member that sells a specific stock out of its own account and maintains an orderly market for the shares of that stock is considered a:
- A. Transfer agent
- B. Designated Market Maker
- C. Broker-dealer
- D. Two-dollar broker
- 4. A market-wide trading halt is triggered when:
- A. The S&P 500 declines by 13% after 3:45 p.m. ET
- B. The S&P 500 declines by 7% prior to 2:00 p.m. ET
- C. The S&P 500 declines by 7% at any time during the day
- D. The S&P 500 declines by 20% at any time during the day
- 5. To be initially listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market, how many market makers must the issuer have?
- A. At least two
- B. At least three
- C. At least four
- D. It is not a requirement
- 6. FINRA considers the issuance of, the display of, and the trade reporting with additional Market Participant Identifiers to be a\n:
- A. Right
- B. Privilege
- C. Obligation
- D. Violation
- 7. NASDAQ Market trading hours are:
- A. 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- B. 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- C. 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- D. 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.