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The buyer and writer of the same option share a breakeven, and one’s maximum gain is the other’s maximum loss. Remember that and you only need to learn two rows.

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1. Q1Investment strategies and risk

   How does diversification primarily affect a stock portfolio?

   1. AIt guarantees a positive return over any five-year period
   2. BIt reduces unsystematic risk but not overall market risk
   3. CIt eliminates all investment risk if enough stocks are held
   4. DIt increases systematic risk while lowering company risk
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   B. It reduces unsystematic risk but not overall market risk Diversification spreads investments across issuers, industries, and asset classes, which reduces company-specific and industry-specific risk. It cannot remove systematic market risk, because a broad market decline affects most securities at once. Diversification is a risk-management tool, not a guarantee of profit, and adding more stocks eventually produces diminishing reductions in unsystematic risk.

2. Q2Soliciting business

   An underwriter is in the pre-filing period of a registered initial public offering. Which activity is prohibited?

   1. AConducting internal due diligence on the issuer
   2. BSoliciting indications of interest from retail customers
   3. CDrafting the registration statement
   4. DNegotiating the underwriting agreement with the issuer and selling group
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   B. Soliciting indications of interest from retail customers During the pre-filing period, Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 prohibits offers and sales of the security, including soliciting indications of interest from customers. The underwriter may still investigate the issuer, prepare the registration statement, and negotiate the underwriting agreement. Public communications are tightly restricted until a registration statement is filed and the cooling-off period begins.

3. Q3Account types

   A grandparent opens a Uniform Transfers to Minors Act account for a grandchild. Which statement is correct?

   1. AThe grandparent may revoke the gift at any time
   2. BThe account must be owned jointly with the grandparent
   3. CThe custodian may use the assets for the custodian's personal expenses
   4. DThe gift is irrevocable and the assets belong to the minor
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   D. The gift is irrevocable and the assets belong to the minor A UTMA account holds an irrevocable gift for the benefit of a minor, and the assets legally belong to the minor. The custodian manages the account and may spend funds only for the minor's benefit. The donor cannot revoke the transfer or reclaim the assets, and the account is not a joint tenancy with the grandparent. Custodial misuse of the assets is a breach of fiduciary duty.

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Sources, checked 2026-10-29: Options Clearing Corporation, Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options; FINRA, Series 7 exam content outline. Ignores commissions and early exercise. QuizCram is not affiliated with the agencies or standards bodies named here.