Steven M. Rice is a partner and instructor at the Empire Stockbroker Training Institute, one of the largest and most successful securities training schools in the country.
Part I: Gearing Up for the Series 7 Exam 5
Chapter 1: So You Want to Sell Securities: Introducing the Series 7 Exam 7
Chapter 2: Preparing for the Series 7 Exam 17
Chapter 3: Examining and Mastering Question Types 29
Chapter 4: Surviving Test Day 41
Part II: Mastering Basic Security Investments 47
Chapter 5: Underwriting Securities 49
Chapter 6: Corporate Ownership: Equity Securities 61
Chapter 7: Debt Securities: Corporate and U.S. Government Loans 73
Chapter 8: Municipal Bonds:Local Government Securities 93
Part III: Delving Deeper: Security Investments with a Twist 109
Chapter 9: Borrowing Money and Securities: The Long and Short of Margin Accounts 111
Chapter 10: Delivering Diversification with Packaged Securities 127
Chapter 11: Working with Direct Participation Programs 141
Chapter 12: Options: The Right to Buy or Sell at a Fixed Price 151
Part IV: Playing Nicely: Serving Your Customers
and Following the Rules 181
Chapter 13: Doing a Little Market Research: Portfolio and Securities Analysis 183
Chapter 14: Going to Market: Orders and Trades 199
Chapter 15: Making Sure the IRS Gets Its Share 213
Chapter 16: No Fooling Around: Rules and Regulations 225
Part V: Putting Your Knowledge to Good Use: A Practice Exam 247
Chapter 17: Bring It On: Practice Exam Part I 249
Chapter 18: Answers and Explanations to Practice Exam Part I 269
Chapter 19: Nothing but Net: Practice Exam Part II 287
Chapter 20: Answers and Explanations to Practice Exam Part II 309
Part VI: The Part of Tens 325
Chapter 21: Ten Series 7 Exam Traps to Avoid 327
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Start Your Career Off Right 331
Part VII: Appendixes 335
Appendix A: Memorizing Important Figures and Formulas 337
Appendix B: About the CD 339
Index 343
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