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Series 7 Exam Prep 64, Customer Protection and SIPC

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How SEC Rule 15c3-3 requires broker-dealers to segregate fully paid and excess margin securities. - The specific calculation for determining excess margin securities that a firm is prohibited from rehypothecating. - The SIPC coverage limits of $500,000 per separate customer, which includes a $250,000 sublimit for cash. - The critical distinction between what SIPC covers, which is broker-dealer failure, and what it does not cover, such as market losses. - How different account registrations like individual, joint, and retirement accounts are treated as separate customers for SIPC coverage. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep

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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.

In this episode you will learn:
- How SEC Rule 15c3-3 requires broker-dealers to segregate fully paid and excess margin securities.
- The specific calculation for determining excess margin securities that a firm is prohibited from rehypothecating.
- The SIPC coverage limits of $500,000 per separate customer, which includes a $250,000 sublimit for cash.
- The critical distinction between what SIPC covers, which is broker-dealer failure, and what it does not cover, such as market losses.
- How different account registrations like individual, joint, and retirement accounts are treated as separate customers for SIPC coverage.

For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep