SERIES 24 - General Securities Principal Examination Study Manual - 43rd Edition

Sep 26, 2026

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Study manual for the General Securities Principal Examination (Series 24), 43rd edition. Covers training focused on the final exam, with instructions for accessing online materials, performing keyword searches in the PDF, and using the online manual as the most current source when print and online versions differ. Provides chapter structure and detailed coverage of public and private offerings, federal regulatory frameworks, issuer organization types, structured products and derivatives, SEC reporting, investor and financing transaction types, registration requirements, and related exemptions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages384

Reading Time16 h 8 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Chapter 1 Public and Private Offerings

Chapter 1 (Cont.)

Chapter 2 Underwriting

SERIES 24 General Securities Principal Examination Study Manual – 43rd Edition The Final Exams are a critical part of your training. Logon to MY.STCUSA.com to access your Online Materials. Visit www. STCUSA. com for more information and supplemental online products. When reviewing the online PDF Study Manual, a keyword search can be performed by holding down the“Control” key and clicking on the “F” key (Ctrl + F) or, for Mac users, the “Command” key and ”F” key (Cmd + F) . DISCLAIMER STC students are provided with both a print and online study manual. If discrepancies are discovered between these two manuals, please consider the online study manual to be the most current since it’s updated in real-time. STC Customer Service 800 782-1223 􀂌 [info@stcusa.com](info@stcusa.com) Copyright © Securities Training Corporation® . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Securities Training Corporation. This copyrighted material was designed for your personal use only and is sold under the agreement that this course material, or any part thereof, will not be sold, shared, or distributed, by any means whatsoever, to another individual without the prior written, or as required bylaw or by any regulatory authority, consent of Securities Training Corporation; 123 William St, New York, NY 10038. Introduction Chapter 1 Public and Private Offerings Introduction ............................................................................................. 1-1 Federal Regulation Overview ............................................................ 1-1 Self-Regulating Organization (SROs) ............................................... 1-2 Types of Issuer Organizations .......................................................... 1-2 Structured Products ................................................................................ 1-4 Reverse Convertible Securities—Third Party Derivative Securities ....... 1-4 SEC Reporting Company .................................................................. 1-5 Types of Investors ............................................................................. 1-5 Types of Financing Transactions ...................................................... 1-6 Securities Act of 1933 ............................................................................. 1-7 SEC Registration Forms ................................................................... 1-7 The Registration Process .................................................................. 1-7 Prospectus Delivery Requirement .................................................... 1-11 SEC Rule 3a4-1 Associated Persons of Issuers ............................... 1-13 The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 ....................................................... 1-14 Categories of Issuers ........................................................................ 1-14 Shelf Registration .............................................................................. 1-16 Types of Prospectuses ...................................................................... 1-17 Types of Offering Communications ................................................... 1-19 Gun-Jumping Provisions ................................................................... 1-20 Electronic Road Shows ..................................................................... 1-23 Regulation S-K ........................................................................................ 1-23 Projections ........................................................................................ 1-23 Regulation S-X........................................................................................ 1-26 Communication-Related Liability (Section 11 of t

FAQs

How can students access the online study materials for the Series 24 exam?

Students are instructed to log on to MY.STCUSA.com to access the Online Materials and to visit STCUSA.com for additional information and supplemental online products.

What should students do if there are discrepancies between the print and online study manuals?

Students should rely on the online study manual as the most current version because it is updated in real time.

How do students search within the online PDF study manual?

On Windows, hold down the Control key and click F (Ctrl+F). For Mac users, use the Command key and F (Cmd+F) to perform a keyword search.

Sep 26, 2026

Uploaded by Connor