NO.PZ201604030300004606
问题如下:
6. When shorting Tefla stock, does Garcia violate any CFA Institute Standards?
选项:
A.No.
B.Yes, because he does not have a reasonable basis for the trade.
C.Yes, because he is in possession of material nonpublic information.
解释:
C is correct.
Garcia is in possession of material nonpublic information and acted on it in violation of Standard II(A). After the analyst’s recommendation has been issued and/or distributed publicly, Garcia would be free to make the trade. Because this is a personal purchase, the standard relating to diligence and reasonable basis is not applicable.
Garcia一听说要downgrade T公司的同类企业,immediately去卖掉了T公司,根本没有足够的时间去思考对同类企业的downgrade到底是因为整个行业不景气还是因为那家企业自身的问题,就直接去short T公司了。这难道不是缺乏依据吗?