Which of the following does not describe a prohibited practice for broker-dealers under the NASAA Model Rules?
I. SecureMoney Broker-Dealers has received a request from a client who wants SecureMoney to "identify a few solid firms in the Asian market and invest up to $20,000 in them." SecureMoney executes the purchases and receives the requisite signed discretionary authorization from the client before the settlement date.
II. CanDo Broker-Dealers executes a margin transaction for a client, promptly receiving a signed, written margin agreement from the client after the transaction takes place.
III. GetErDone Broker-Dealers receives a call from a client who wants to purchase some securities on margin. GetErDone has the client come into the office to sign a properly executed margin agreement prior to effecting the transaction.

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Neither Selection II nor Selection III describes a prohibited practice for broker-dealers under the NASAA Model Rules. Broker-dealers are permitted to execute margin transactions for clients as long as they receive a signed, written margin agreement promptly after the initial margin transaction takes place. The agreement need not be signed beforehand. Discretionary authorizations do need to be signed before the broker-dealer executes any discretionary transactions for a client, so Selection I describes a prohibited practice.

Which of the Following Does Not Describe a Prohibited Practice