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: - Trade confirmations must be sent at or before the settlement date (T+1 for most securities). - Firms must disclose their capacity on the confirmation: agent (commission) or principal (markup/markdown). - Account statements must be sent at least quarterly, unless the account holds penny stocks, which requires monthly statements. - For bond trades, the confirmation must disclose the yield to worst. - Customer account records must be kept for six years after the account is closed. 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