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.
Ethical and Professional Standards
Standard VI(A) Conflicts practice questions
Standard VI(A) Conflicts 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 3 questions with answer explanations and common traps.
Review the worked explanations before moving into adaptive practice. The app version can mix this topic with due reviews and weak related concepts.
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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.
Ethical and Professional Standards
Standard VI(A) Conflicts
A board seat held by an analyst covering the issuer most likely requires:
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Standard VI(A) Conflicts
An analyst owns shares of a company she recommends and does NOT disclose the holding. The most direct violation is:
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Standard VI(A) Conflicts
A research analyst's spouse owns a material position in a small-cap issuer the analyst covers. The analyst believes the report is unbiased. Before publication, the analyst should:
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