Question

"A customer who has his primary residence in Montana, has a vacation home in Colorado. An intrastate offering is being made in the state of Montana. Which statement is TRUE regarding the customer purchasing this securities offering?"

Answer 1

The options available are:

A. The customer is permitted to buy these securities

B. The customer is prohibited from buying these securities

C. The customer can buy the securities if he spends at least 2 weeks per year in the state of Montana

D. The customer can buy the securities if he files an affidavit of domicile in the state of Montana

Answer:

The customer is permitted to buy these securities

Explanation:

The intrastate offering is a form of securities offering which different from the interstate offering, and can only be acquired in the state in which it is being issued. However, while it does not need to be registered with the Security Exchange Commission(SEC), to fulfill Intrastate requirements, it must, amongst others, be sold and offered only to residents of the state in which it is issued.

Hence, in this case, since the customer is a primary resident of Montana, he is permitted to buy these securities