Finra Series-6 Exam - Topic 5 Question 91 Discussion

Actual exam question for Finra's Series-6 exam

Question #: 91
Topic #: 5

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Connie Serve placed an order to purchase five, $1,000 Treasury bonds in the secondary market on Tuesday, October 12th.

Connie will be required to pay for this purchase on which day?

ATuesday, October 12th.

BWednesday, October 13th.

CThursday, October 14th.

DFriday, October 15th.

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Suggested Answer: D

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by Willow at Sep 19, 2024, 06:20 PM

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Beckie

9 months ago

No way it’s Thursday!

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Shawn

9 months ago

Seems right, but I’m not 100% sure.

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Ashlyn

10 months ago

I thought it was the same day?

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Terina

10 months ago

Definitely Wednesday, October 13th!

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Jeanice

10 months ago

Payment is usually due the next business day.

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Marsha

10 months ago

I’m a bit confused about the exact settlement dates. Could it be Thursday instead? I need to double-check my notes.

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Willow

10 months ago

This question feels familiar; I think we practiced a similar one in class. I want to say the answer is Wednesday.

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Rasheeda

11 months ago

I remember something about T+1 settlement for Treasury securities, but I'm not completely sure if that applies here.

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Youlanda

11 months ago

I think the payment for Treasury bonds usually settles on the next business day, so it might be Wednesday, October 13th.

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Kathrine

11 months ago

I'm pretty confident the answer is B. The question states Connie placed the order on Tuesday, October 12th, and in the bond market, the settlement is typically T+1, meaning the next business day. So she would have to pay for the bonds on Wednesday, October 13th.

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Chuck

11 months ago

Wait, I'm confused. Isn't the settlement period for Treasury bonds T+1, meaning one business day after the trade date? If that's the case, then the answer should be B, Wednesday, October 13th. I need to double-check that.

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Margart

11 months ago

Hmm, I'm a little unsure about this one. The question is asking when Connie has to pay, but it doesn't explicitly say when the settlement date is. I'll have to think this through carefully and review my notes on bond trading settlement periods.

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Lorrie

11 months ago

This seems pretty straightforward. The question is asking when Connie has to pay for the bonds, and the information given is that she placed the order on Tuesday, October 12th. So I'm guessing the answer is B, Wednesday, October 13th.

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Aleisha

11 months ago

Okay, I think I've got this. Since Connie placed the order on a Tuesday, the settlement would typically be two business days later, which would be Thursday, October 14th. So the answer is C.

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