Session 2: Ethical and Professional Standards: Application Reading 8: Trade Allocation: Fair Dealing and Disclosure
LOS b: Discuss appropriate actions to take in response to trade allocation practices that do not adequately respect client interests.
Which of the following statements regarding allocating trades is TRUE? It is:
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never permissible to deviate from a proportional account value weighting method of trade allocation, unless this is done on the basis of an advance indication of interest in the issue. | |
B) |
permissible under the standards to allocate trades on the basis of a predetermined formula that may deviate from a pro rata basis but is inherently fair. | |
C) |
never permissible to deviate from a pro rata basis, unless this is done on the basis of an advance indication of interest in the issue. | |
If the firm has developed an allocation procedure that is formula-based, inherently fair, and the details are disclosed to clients, it is possible to deviate from a pro rata allocation basis.
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