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Series 63: Regulation of Broker-Dealers & Agents
Series 63 practice questionmediumTricky Distinctions—Broker-Dealer vs. Issuer

All of the following individuals would be classified as agents, EXCEPT:

  1. AA junior banker at a BD who accepts customer orders for non-exempt securities.
  2. BAn individual representing an issuer in offering promissory notes to 5 banks in a private placement.✓ Correct answer
  3. CA sales assistant at a BD who effects unsolicited trades of publicly-traded stocks.
  4. DA BD employee executing sales of municipal securities to retail investors.
Explanation

Why BAn individual representing an issuer in offering promissory notes to 5 banks in a private placement.

USA Sec. 401(c)(2) exempts issuer reps in certain private placements and institutional transactions. All others act as agents for a BD in non-exempt scenarios and must register.

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