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2. Series 57 OTC
FINRA Series 57 Exam - Over-the-Counter (OTC) Equities
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stocks. They are Definition of an OTC equity | on national exchanges. A stock that is not listed on a national stock exchange |
| The minimum trade size in OTC securities to qualify | At least 10,0 shares and at least $10,0 in market value. |
| an OTC stock. The stock is quoted at 23.79 X 23.84. At what price is the order fifiled? What type of NMS stocks have a quote shown with | Stocks trading for les than $1.0 per share. |
| in a stock? In which types of securities are riskles principal | NMS stocks and OTC equities, including peny stocks. |
| The venue that alows subject quotes is | OTC Link (Pink). |
| The minimum OTC price increment for a stock priced | $0.01. |
| at les than $1.0 is The minimum OTC price increment for a stock priced | $0.01. |
| which trades OTC. After a trading halt in ABC, what must the market maker do to resume quotes? What is the purpose of the OTC Registration rule | To asure that suficient public information is available on OTC stocks to inform prospective investors, and to |
| (Rule 15c2-1)? The minimum quote size for OTC equities depends on | hold broker-dealers and market makers acountable for gathering and understanding that information before quoting an OTC stock. The number of shares bid and ofered. |
| fifiling Form 21 if fifiling an unsolicited customer interest? The defifinition of a subject quote on the OTC Pink is | A non-firm quote by a market maker. Quotes on OTC Pink may be either firm or subject. |
| A non-firm quote by a market maker on the OTC Pink | A subject quote. Quotes on OTC Pink may be either firm or subject. |
| Form 21? How can a market maker resume quotes on an OTC | The market maker must refile Form 21 to resume quotations. |
| equity, folowing a 10-day SEC trading suspension? What type of securities are quoted on the OTC Pink? | Only equities. |
| Name a facility that alows one-sided quotes? | OTC Link (Pink). |
| In order to conduct due diligence on an OTC stock, a | A curent prospectus, ofering circular, most recent 10K, or equivalent information colected directly from the |
| $1.02 ofer. What minimum quote size is required for each side of the quote? What type of securities are not quoted on the OTC | betwen 1.0 and 174.9. Bonds are not quoted on OTC venues. |
| Venues, but not on listed exchanges, include Who is required to fifile Form 21 with FINRA? | Market makers must file Form 21 with FINRA before initiating priced quotes in an OTC equity. |
| closed out no later than Who has responsibility for maintaining an up-to-date | For NMS securities, the primary listing exchange. For OTC stocks, FINRA. |
| threshold security list for NMS and OTC stocks respectively? Definition of direct market aces (DMA) | When a broker-dealer alows customers to place quotes and trade directly on an exchange's electronic order |
| list for a security? Which entity publishes the list of OTC threshold | FINRA |
| OTC market, and not listed on any exchanges. What feature of the company or stock would make it a peny stock? Definition of a peny stock | in the OTC market. An OTC stock that trades for les than $5 a share. |
| When algorithmic traders enter and then quickly | Quote stufing. |
| market hours? Definition of a peny stock | An OTC equity worth les than $5.0 per share. |
| How is a trade of an OTC Pink stock reported? | On the OTC Reporting Facility (ORF). |
| blocks of stock with a curent market value of Under FINRA's OTC rules, a block trade is defifined as | sale. 10,0 shares and $10,0 in value. |
| compared to OTC options, are When do CBOE listed options trades setle? | T+1. |