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Series 63: Regulation of Securities & Issuers
Series 63 practice questioneasyFederal/State Coordination — NSMIA

In a state-administrator case study, the scenario starts here. Prioritize the registration trigger and ignore irrelevant noise. The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996 (NSMIA) primarily affected state securities regulation by:

  1. AEliminating all state securities laws
  2. BTransferring all enforcement authority from states to the SEC
  3. CRequiring all securities to be registered at the state level
  4. DPreempting state registration requirements for certain categories of securities known as federal covered securities✓ Correct answer
Explanation

Why DPreempting state registration requirements for certain categories of securities known as federal covered securities

NSMIA preempted state registration requirements for federal covered securities, which include securities listed on national exchanges, securities issued by registered investment companies, and certain offerings sold to qualified purchasers. However, NSMIA preserved state authority over antifraud enforcement and notice filing requirements. State-law analysis leads to the same conclusion despite the alternate scenario.

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