When submitting a trade ticket for a short sale, an investment advisor must mark the sell-order ticket as a short sale. This ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and informs the broker and exchange that the sale involves borrowed shares. Marking the order appropriately helps maintain transparency and enables monitoring for potential market manipulation.
* A. Verify the client can borrow the shares: The responsibility for ensuring share availability lies with the broker, not the advisor.
* C. Obtain minimum margin amount from client: This is done separately as part of the account setup and transaction process, not when submitting the trade ticket.
* D. Mark it as a margin order: Short sales involve margin, but the ticket must specifically indicate "short sale" rather than just "margin." Reference:CSC Volume 1, Chapter 9, "Short Selling - Trade Requirements" details the process and importance of marking short-sale tickets.

Many robo-advisors offer a hybrid model where an automated portfolio recommendation is supplemented by human oversight. A telephone call with an advisor ensures the portfolio generated by the algorithm aligns with the client's risk tolerance and investment objectives. This step helps meet regulatory suitability requirements.
* A. The service is exclusively provided to intermediaries such as advisors and employers: Robo-advisors are directly available to retail clients and are not exclusive to intermediaries.
* B. The portfolios are rarely rebalanced: Robo-advisors typically offer frequent or automatic rebalancing to maintain target asset allocations.
* C. Portfolios are built primarily with individual stocks and bonds: Robo-advisors predominantly use ETFs for diversification and cost-efficiency, not individual securities.
Reference:CSC Volume 1, Chapter 1, "Financial Technology - Robo-Advisors" highlights the hybrid models and regulatory compliance processes employed by robo-advisors