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: - The quiet period for IPOs is 10 days for all participants, while for follow-on offerings, it is 3 days and applies only to managers. - Research analyst compensation cannot be directly linked to specific investment banking transactions to ensure objectivity. - Investment banking personnel are strictly prohibited from supervising research analysts or having any control over the content of research reports. - Key disclosures on research reports include any investment banking business with the subject company in the past 12 months and firm ownership of 1% or more. - Analysts and their household members are forbidden from purchasing pre-IPO shares of companies within their sector of 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