Before an agent is registered, they may perform only clerical work.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only after 90 days of employment
• D. Only if supervised

Answer: (A)

Before registration, an agent may perform only clerical or ministerial tasks that do not involve exercising independent judgment or handling client assets. This restriction protects investors while the person is awaiting registration, so activities like answering phones, filing forms, data entry, or general administrative support are allowed, but anything involving solicitation, investment advice, negotiations, or processing trades is not.

The statement is true because the rule clearly limits pre-registration work to clerical activities. The other options don’t fit: there isn’t a 90-day window that changes what’s permissible, supervision doesn’t authorize non-clerical activities, and labeling the statement as false would contradict the regulation.