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Finra Series-6 Exam - Topic 3 Question 5 Discussion

Mary is interested in buying shares of the Lambchops Corporation, which sells over-the-counter. The market maker with the best bid price--$3.15--is Veggie Investments. The market maker with the best ask price--$3.27-is Carnivor Investments. Mary conducts trades in NYSE-listed stocks through her broker, Omnivor and Associates.Given this scenario, which of the following statements is true?
D) Mary can buy shares of Lambchops Corporation at the ask price of $3.27 by contacting Omnivor and Associates.
A) Mary can buy shares of Lambchops Corporation at the bid price of $3.15 by contacting Veggie Investments directly.
B) Mary can buy shares of Lambchops Corporation at the ask price of $3.27 by contacting Carnivor Investments directly.
C) Mary can buy shares of Lambchops Corporation at the bid price of $3.15 by contacting Omnivor and Associates.

Finra Series-6 Exam - Topic 3 Question 5 Discussion

Actual exam question for Finra's Series-6 exam
Question #: 5
Topic #: 3
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Mary is interested in buying shares of the Lambchops Corporation, which sells over-the-counter. The market maker with the best bid price--$3.15--is Veggie Investments. The market maker with the best ask price--$3.27-is Carnivor Investments. Mary conducts trades in NYSE-listed stocks through her broker, Omnivor and Associates.

Given this scenario, which of the following statements is true?

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Suggested Answer: D

Mary can buy shares of Lambchops Corporation for $3.27 from the market maker with the best ask price, Carnivor, by contacting her broker, Omnivor and Associates, which will execute the transaction. The ask price is the price at which market makers in the over-the-counter market are willing to sell the stock, and over-the-counter transactions, like NYSE transactions, are executed by brokers.


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Leah
10 months ago
So she can't just call Veggie for the bid? That's surprising!
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Corazon
10 months ago
I agree, D is the way to go!
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Tiffiny
11 months ago
Wait, can she really contact Omnivor for that? Seems off.
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Inocencia
11 months ago
Definitely B! You can't buy at the bid price directly.
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Izetta
11 months ago
Mary has to pay the ask price to buy shares, not the bid.
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Leonida
11 months ago
I’m not sure, but I feel like the bid price is only for selling, so maybe she can only buy at the ask price through her broker? That would point to D again.
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Julio
11 months ago
I practiced a similar question where the broker was involved, and I think she has to go through Omnivor for the ask price, which makes D look right.
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Virgina
11 months ago
I'm a bit confused. I thought she could only buy at the bid price if she went through the market maker directly, but that doesn't seem to apply here.
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Lai
11 months ago
I think I remember that Mary can only buy at the ask price through her broker, so maybe option D is correct?
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Breana
11 months ago
Okay, I've got this. The default locale setting controls the language for the user interface and the default prompts and announcements. I'll select those two options.
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Jonelle
11 months ago
Okay, let me see. Fiscal policy is about the government's financial tools, so it's probably related to taxation or spending. I'm leaning towards C, but I want to double-check my understanding before answering.
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Nathalie
11 months ago
Hmm, I'm not sure about that. Wouldn't an edit check be better to catch any manual changes to the voucher details?
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