Appropriateness
The advisory standard — "selling only that product that is identified as best suited for investors within a defined upper ceiling of risk appetite.
This one is not written up yet
The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.
Written up from the same chapter
- Execution only platformA SEBI-recognised digital platform that carries out subscription, redemption and switch transactions in direct plans of mutual fund schemes only — registered with AMFI (Category 1) or as a stock broker (Category 2).
- Mis-sellingSelling securities or securities services by knowingly making a false statement, hiding material facts or risk, or not taking reasonable care that the product suits the buyer — an unfair trade practice.
- Official Point of AcceptanceA location a mutual fund has formally designated to receive transaction requests, where the application is time-stamped — and that stamp, not the moment the investor handed the form over, decides which NAV applies.
Where this is taught
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