SIE Exam Full Test 75 Questions Answers 2025

1) Issuance of which of the following would require the approval of existing shareholders?

2) A syndicate distributing a new issue of common stock contains 9 syndicate members and 12 selling group members. The stock will be listed on the Nasdaq. How many bids may be entered for the syndicate?

3) As it relates to a member firm conducting business with the public, all of the following are violations, EXCEPT:

4) You have recommended a CMO to a sophisticated investor. Which of the following would the investor be most concerned with?

5) A new investor in the 15% tax bracket is seeking additional current income. Which of the following would you recommend?

6) A company doing a preemptive right offering would most likely use what type of underwriting agreement?

7) Which of the following is NOT a violation of the rules of conduct?

8) The SEC has been reviewing a company’s registration statement and would like clarification on a few items. It would most likely:

9) Which of the following subjects the investor to unlimited risk?

10) A bearish investor would establish a short position by entering what type of order?

11) The inside market is:

1. Highest offer
2. Lowest offer
3. Highest bid
4. Lowest bid

12) All of the following are types of orders, except:

1. All or none
2. Fill or kill
3. Mini/maxi
4. Best efforts

13) According to Rule 135, which of the following is NOT true regarding generic advertising?

14) Your brokerage firm has placed an ad in the local newspaper. How long must the firm maintain the ad?

15) FINRA has taken disciplinary action against a member. The decision of the Department of Enforcement becomes final in:

16) During a new issue registration, false information is included in the prospectus to buyers. Which of the following may be held liable to investors?

1. Officers of the issuer
2. Accountants
3. Syndicate members
4. People who signed the registration statement

17) XYZ has just gone public and is quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Any investor who buys XYZ must get a prospectus for how long?

18) A firm participating in the offering of a private placement may sell the private placement to:

19) You sold 10 IBM May 95 puts at 5.70. Your maximum gain is:

20) Mr. and Mrs. Jones, a couple in their early forties, want to start saving for their son’s college expenses, planned for 11 years from now. Which of the following would you recommend?

21) Which of the following are true about an option?

1. It is a contract between two parties that determines the time and place at which a security may be bought or sold.
2. The two parties are known as the buyer and the seller. The money paid by the buyer of the option is known as the option’s premium.
3. The buyer has bought the right to buy or sell the security depending on the type of option.
4. The seller has an obligation to perform under the contract, possibly to buy or sell the stock depending on the option involved.

22) FINRA considers which of the following to be retail communication?

1. Video displays
2. Listings in phone directories
3. Circulars
4. Telemarketing scripts

23) When making markets over the counter, the firm is acting in what capacity?

24) A red herring given to a client during the cooling-off period will contain all of the following, EXCEPT:

25) As it relates to the bonding of mutual fund employees, which of the following is true?

26) An investor seeking a risk-free investment should consider:

27) In the securities industry, which of the following is the ultimate industry authority regulating conduct?

28) FINRA’s gift rule applies to all of the following, EXCEPT:

29) An investor who may lose part or all of his investment is subject to which of the following?

30) At a member firm, which of the following must be registered?

31) A member of the selling group assisting in the distribution of securities in an undivided syndicate is:

32) Creating false activity in a security to attract new purchases is a fraudulent practice known as:

33) A bullish investor would enter which of the following orders?

34) An investor buys 10 XYZ Nov 75 calls at 4.10 on Monday, May 11. The trade will settle on:

35) A testimonial by a compensated expert must include which of the following?

1. A statement detailing the expert’s credentials
2. A statement that past performance is not a guarantee of future performance
3. A statement that the individual is a compensated spokesperson
4. The name of the principal who approved the ad

36) The OCC is:

37) An investor seeking some current income would most likely invest in which of the following?

38) A customer wants to sell a large position in GJH, a thinly traded stock that has remained flat. The customer is most subject to which of the following?

39) Which of the following issues standardized options?

40) The subscription price of a right is:

41) Which of the following is true?

42) Your customer sells 10 IBM Nov 95 puts to open at 3.15. Their maximum gain is:

43) Once a company decides to raise long-term capital to meet its needs, it will:

44) During an underwriting of a hot issue, the syndicate exercises its greenshoe provision. This will allow them to buy an additional:

45) Which of the following is NOT a type of offering?

46) The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regulates which of the following markets?

47) A syndicate has published a tombstone ad prior to an issue becoming effective. Which of the following must appear in the tombstone?

1. A statement that the registration has not yet become effective
2. A statement that the tombstone ad is not an offer to sell the securities
3. Contact information
4. A no commitment statement

48) A syndicate has published a tombstone ad prior to the issue becoming effective. Which of the following must appear in the tombstone?

1. A statement that the registration has not yet become eective.
2. A statement that the ad is not an oer to sell the securities.
3. Contact information.
4. No commitment statement

49) Which of the following are bearish?

1. Call seller
2. Put seller
3. Call buyer
4. Put buyer

50) INTC has been hitting a lot of resistance at $30. A technical analyst who wants to buy the stock would most likely place what type of order?

51) Corporations may do all of the following, EXCEPT:

52) You are the owner of a restaurant and you would like to have a guitarist play in the lounge on Saturday evenings. You know your representative is a great jazz guitarist. Before accepting your offer, she must notify:

53) A firm has been taken to arbitration by a customer. The disputed amount is $47,400. Which of the following is true?

54) Your brokerage firm acts as a market maker for several high-volume stocks that are quoted on the Nasdaq. What is the firm’s consideration for being a market maker?

55) Which of the following could be subject to an investor’s AMT?

56) All of the following may trade on the floor of the NYSE except:

57) A couple in their early thirties plans to purchase a new home in the next two years and has saved $40,000. What would you most likely recommend?

58) A client is concerned about the impact of new EPA laws requiring disposal companies to reduce pollution on his investment in a waste management company. What type of risk is he concerned with?

59) How would an investor who has held a long stock position for six months end her holding period?

1. Sell an at-the-money call
2. Sell a put
3. Sell a deep in-the-money call
4. Purchase a put

60) An investor most concerned with changes in interest rates would least likely purchase which of the following?

61) A syndicate may enter a stabilizing bid:

62) You are long 10,000 shares of XYZ at 42 and are concerned about a market decline, and you would like to take in some additional income. You should:

63) During registration of a new issue, false information is included in the prospectus to buyers. Which of the following may be held liable to investors?

1. Officers of the issuer
2. Accountants
3. Syndicate members
4. People who signed the registration statement

64) Sanctions imposed by FINRA are effective within how many days of a written decision?

65) A conservative investor wants to invest $100,000 into an instrument that will provide current income and the most protection from interest rate risk. What would you recommend?

66) An investor with a conservative attitude towards investing seeks to invest $50,000 into an interest-bearing instrument that will provide current income and safety. Which would you most likely recommend?

67) Which act gave the NASD (now part of FINRA) the authority to regulate the OTC market?

68) A FINRA member has failed to receive a stock certificate in good form from the selling FINRA firm. Which FINRA bylaw defines good delivery?

69) Which of the following is an associated person of a member firm?

1. Registered representative
2. Trader
3. Director
4. Manager

70) An investor gets advance notice of a research report being issued and enters an order to purchase the security that is the subject of the report. This is known as:

71) ABC Technologies, a very volatile stock, closes at $180 per share. Your customer has placed an order to sell 500 ABC at 165 stop limit 160 GTC. After the close, the company announces bad earnings, and the stock opens at 145. What happened to your customer’s order?

72) An investor buys 10 XYZ May 70 calls at 3.10 when XYZ is at 68. At expiration, the stock is at 77 and the investor closes out the position at its intrinsic value. What is the profit or loss?

73) A principal must do all of the following, EXCEPT:

74) Which of the following is NOT a type of underwriting commitment?

75) A long-term growth fund has a portfolio turnover ratio of 25%. How often does the fund replace its total holdings?