Question

A registered representative with a wealthy clientele has many clients that are officers of publicly held companies. The registered representative receives an order from the executive vice-president of ADAP Corp. to sell 4% of the outstanding shares. Prior to placing this order, the registered representative may, in his or her personal account,:__________.

Answer 1

buy ADAP common stock

Step-by-step explanation:

Prior to placing this order, the registered representative may, in his or her personal account, buy ADAP common stock. This is because the representative would be buying against ADAP Corp and therefore the market. The representative cannot Sell ADAP common stock because doing so after having received this information would be considered "Insider Trading" which is illegal since the 4% that the company is selling will most likely cause a dip in price of the shares in the market.