Ethical and Professional Standards

Standard IV(C) Responsibilities of Supervisors practice questions

Standard IV(C) Responsibilities of Supervisors is part of CFA Level I Ethical and Professional Standards. Ethics questions test judgment under the Code and Standards, especially duties to clients, employers, markets, and the CFA Program. Use this page to review the controlling ideas, then work through 2 questions with answer explanations and common traps.

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What to know

Identify the rule, formula, or decision criterion before reading the answer choices. CFA Level I distractors often use the right vocabulary with the wrong condition.

How to practice

Work each item under time pressure, then compare your reasoning with the step-by-step explanation and key takeaway.

Review signal

Missed questions should become scheduled reviews when the error comes from a concept gap, formula setup, or answer-choice trap.

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Ethical and Professional Standards

Standard IV(C) Responsibilities of Supervisors

A supervisor's responsibility under the Standards is best described as:

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Ethical and Professional Standards

Standard IV(C) Responsibilities of Supervisors

A newly promoted trading supervisor learns that the firm's personal trading system cannot detect trades in family accounts despite a policy covering beneficial ownership. Senior management refuses to fund a fix. The supervisor's most appropriate action is to:

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