Using Information Not Available to the Public to Unfairly Benefit

question 330

Multiple Choice

Using information not available to the public to unfairly benefit in the stock market represents

• A) security fraud.
• B) an unethical, but a legal activity.
• C) blue-sky violations.
• D) insider trading.

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Definitions:

Signal-Recognition Particle RNA

See signal-recognition particle (SRP).

Ribosome-mRNA-Polypeptide Complex

A molecular assembly that includes a ribosome, messenger RNA (mRNA), and the newly forming polypeptide chain during protein synthesis.

Rough ER

A network of membranous tubules within a cell, studded with ribosomes, involved in the synthesis and transport of proteins.

Nonsense Mutation

A genetic mutation that results in a premature stop codon, leading to an incomplete and usually nonfunctional protein.