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To pass the FINRA Securities Industry Essentials test you need a score of 70.

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FINRA Securities Industry Essentials sample question

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An underwriter is executing a purchase in a customer margin account: 300 shares of an exchange-listed stock at $30 per share. Under Federal Reserve Regulation T, what minimum cash deposit must the customer provide by the payment deadline to meet the initial margin requirement?





Correct Answer:
$4,500

why rrect: the total purchase cost is 300 shares × $30 = $9,000. regulation t requires an initial margin deposit of 50% of the purchase amount for marginable equity securities. calculation:

step 1: total purchase = 300 × $30 = $9,000.
step 2: required deposit = 50% of $9,000 = $9,000 × 0.50 = $4,500.

therefore, the minimum cash the customer must provide by the payment deadline to meet the reg t initial margin requirement is $4,500.

why the other answers are incorrect:

  • a. $9,000 is the full purchase price; regulation t allows customers to borrow a portion (subject to the initial margin), so paying the entire amount is not required to meet the reg t initial margin requirement.
  • b. this is correct for the reasons explained above.
  • c. $2,250 equals 25% of the purchase price (300 × $30 × 0.25) and reflects a common maintenance-margin benchmark, not the reg t initial deposit requirement.
  • d. $2,000 is a finra minimum-equity threshold in some account contexts for certain actions, but it is not the reg t 50% initial margin on this $9,000 purchase; the correct reg t deposit here is $4,500.

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