Which of the following statements regarding insider trading is true?
a) A person involved in insider trading is guilty if the information divulged was not generally available.
b) A person involved in insider trading is not guilty if the information divulged was generally available and might have a material effect on the price of the security.
c) Insider trading information is information that is not generally available and if known would influence a person to buy or sell certain securities.
d) Insider trading information is information that may influence a person to buy or sell certain securities.
Which of the following statements about margin is true?
a) A Trading Participant may request from its Clients for margins above the minimum required by the Clearing House.
b) Each Client’s Open Positions must be marked to market daily and additional call for margins must be made if necessary.
c) Where margins are required, the Trading Participant must obtain a minimum initial margin and maintain the amount of minimum margins on all Open Positions.
d) A Trading Participant may Close Out any Open Position of a Client where the Client fails to comply with a demand for margin within 1 hour from the time of demand.
Which of the following statements regarding a Participating Organisation is false?
a) Compliance staff of a Participating Organisation may perform roles such as that of an in-house legal counsel.
b) A Participating Organisation should have an independent compliance function with staff who are suitably qualified and independent from the front office.
c) A Participating Organisation should designate a senior staff from the front office to be responsible for compliance.
d) A Participating Organisation may engage an external service provider to support its compliance arrangements.