A stockbroker who is a member of CFA Institute has a part - time housekeeper who also works for the CEO of Festival, Inc. One day the housekeeper mentions to the broker that she saw the CEO of Festival having a conversation at his home with John Tater, who is a nationally known corporate lawyer and consultant. The stockbroker is restricted from trading on this information:（）
A. if the housekeeper says the meeting concerned a tender offer and the broker knows that it is non - public information.
B. only if the broker knows that the meeting is non -public information.
C. if the broker is friends with the CEO of Festival.
参考答案：A
解析：
Standard Ⅱ (A) , Material Nonpublic Information, states "a member cannot trade or cause others to trade in a security while the member possesses material nonpublic information" A tender offer would certainly be material nonpublic information. Knowing that the meeting took place, and nothing else, does not restrict the broker. A reasonable investor would need to know more to determine if the information was material. Certainly being friends with the CEO is not an issue, so the answer "all of the reasons" is not correct.
