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Key Facts: AMIB Promotor de Valores Exam

190

Questions on the Serie 200 exam

AMIB Guía de Certificación v8.3

3h 53m

Exam duration

AMIB Guía de Certificación v8.3

3

Mandatory areas: Ética, Mercado de Capitales and Títulos de Deuda

AMIB Guía de Certificación v8.3

600 / 1,100

Minimum score overall and in each mandatory area

AMIB Guía de Certificación v8.3

The AMIB Serie 200 exam has 190 questions in 3 hours 53 minutes; candidates need 600 points on a 200–1,100 scale overall and in the mandatory Ética, equity-market and debt areas.

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1In the general ethics topics of the AMIB outline, how is ética distinguished from moral?
A.Ética governs professional life only, while moral governs private and family life only
B.Moral norms are imposed by courts, while ethical norms are imposed by the CNBV
C.Moral is the set of norms a group actually lives by; ética is the rational reflection on them
D.They are synonyms that both refer to the rules contained in the Ley del Mercado de Valores
Explanation: Moral refers to the customs, norms and values that a person or group actually practices. Ética is the philosophical discipline that studies those norms rationally, asking why conduct is good or bad. Legality is a separate concept: legal norms come from the State and are enforced by its authorities.
2What are the material and formal objects of study of ethics?
A.Human acts are the material object; their moral goodness or badness is the formal object
B.Laws are the material object; the penalties for breaking them are the formal object
C.All acts of man, including reflexes, are the material object; their efficiency is the formal object
D.Religious precepts are the material object; the way believers obey them is the formal object
Explanation: Ethics studies human acts, those performed knowingly and freely (its material object), from the specific viewpoint of their morality, that is, whether they are good or bad (its formal object).
3A company's decision will produce a benefit and a foreseeable harmful side effect. Under the principle of proportionality taught in business ethics, when is the decision acceptable?
A.Whenever the expected profit in pesos exceeds the harm caused, even if that harm is intended
B.Only when no stakeholder suffers any negative effect of any kind
C.Whenever no law expressly prohibits the action, whatever its effects
D.When the act is not bad in itself, the harm is not intended and there is a proportionate reason
Explanation: The principle of proportionality (closely related to the principle of double effect) accepts an action with good and bad effects when the action itself is good or neutral, the bad effect is not sought either as an end or as a means, and there is a serious reason proportionate to the harm that is tolerated.
4Minutes before the close, a promotor enters buy orders in an illiquid stock for two accounts he controls, solely to lift the closing price. Which principle of the Código de Ética Profesional de la Comunidad Bursátil Mexicana does this breach most directly?
A.Principle 6: salvaguarda la confidencialidad de la información
B.Principle 2: conducta profesional íntegra y mercado ordenado
C.Principle 8: compite en forma leal
D.Principle 4: evita los conflictos de interés
Explanation: Principle 2, 'Actúa con base en una conducta profesional íntegra que permita el desarrollo transparente y ordenado del mercado', bars professionals from activities that create false conditions of supply or demand influencing prices, or that do not derive from the free interplay of supply and demand. Orders placed only to move the closing price do exactly that, and the Ley del Mercado de Valores also treats such conduct as market manipulation.
5A client asks a promotor to split a large cash amount into several smaller deposits on different days so that no report is generated. What does principle 1 of the Code require?
A.Accept, because the client is responsible for the origin of his own funds
B.Refrain from executing it and inform his superiors, as it contravenes the rules
C.Accept, provided the deposits are made in different branches
D.Accept, but charge a higher fee to compensate for the extra risk
Explanation: Principle 1, 'Actúa de acuerdo con las disposiciones aplicables y las sanas prácticas de mercado', requires professionals to abstain from executing instructions contrary to regulation or sound practices and, where appropriate, to inform their superiors. Splitting operations to avoid anti-money-laundering reports is such an instruction, and it may also call for an internal report under the PLD rules.
6When opening an account, a promotor explains the brokerage commission but omits the monthly custody fee, fearing the client will leave. Which duty under 'Haz prevalecer el interés de tu cliente' does this breach?
A.The duty to execute instructions with equal treatment of all clients
B.The duty to distinguish market information from his own opinion
C.The duty to keep the client's information confidential
D.The duty to disclose fee policies and the expenses operations will entail
Explanation: Among the duties under principle 3, professionals must make known to clients the policies for charging for services and the eventual expenses of the operations they carry out. Hiding a custody fee prevents an informed decision; the CNBV rules likewise require fees to be disclosed before services are provided.
7A wealthy client offers a promotor a paid position advising the client's family company on its investments. What does principle 4 of the Code require first?
A.Report it to his superior immediately, since it may create a conflict of interest
B.Accept it, since activities outside working hours are never relevant to the Code
C.Accept it, provided he stops recording the client's instructions
D.Refer the client to another firm so he can advise the company freely
Explanation: Principle 4, 'Evita los conflictos entre tu interés personal y el de terceros', requires professionals to abstain from activities incompatible with their functions and to report immediately to their superior any situation that could give rise to a conflict of interest. A paid role for a client could compromise the promotor's objectivity.
8A promotor receives by mistake an email from an issuer's executive about an acquisition that has not been announced. He tells his brother, who buys the issuer's shares. Who acted improperly?
A.Only the brother, because only he traded the shares
B.Nobody, because the promotor did not trade and his brother is not in the industry
C.The promotor, for passing it on, and his brother, for trading on it
D.Only the promotor, because relatives of professionals may trade freely
Explanation: Principle 7, 'No uses ni divulgues información privilegiada', prohibits disclosing inside information to third parties and inducing others to trade on it. Article 364 of the Ley del Mercado de Valores forbids anyone holding inside information from trading on it, passing it on or making recommendations, so both the disclosure and the trade are prohibited.
9To lure a competitor's clients, a casa de bolsa offers brokerage at a price below its own operating costs. Which principle of the Code does this conflict with?
A.Principle 6: confidencialidad de la información
B.Principle 7: no uses información privilegiada
C.Principle 5: información veraz, clara y oportuna
D.Principle 8: compite en forma leal
Explanation: Principle 8, 'Compite en forma leal', asks professionals to abstain from offering products or services below their operating costs in order to win business to a competitor's detriment, from granting benefits the rules do not permit, and from guaranteeing returns that do not derive from the instruments.
10In business ethics, how are a company's economic and social purposes usually described?
A.Its only purpose is maximizing short-term profit; any social aim belongs to the State
B.Creating value efficiently while serving society and fostering its people's development
C.Its purpose is purely social, so profit is ethically suspect in any amount
D.Its purposes are defined solely by its shareholders' meeting each year
Explanation: Business ethics sees the company as pursuing an economic purpose (producing goods and services efficiently and generating value, including a fair profit) and a social purpose (meeting society's needs and contributing to the development of the people who work in it). Neither purpose excludes the other.

About the AMIB Promotor de Valores Exam

Independent practice for the AMIB Promotor de Valores (Serie 200) certification by OpenExamPrep. The official exam is a Spanish-language, four-option multiple-choice test of 190 questions set by the AMIB's Guía de Certificación v8.3. This bank is an English-language study adaptation, not an official translation or simulation of the exam; Mexican legal and market terms such as contrato de intermediación bursátil, secreto bursátil, reporto and sobretasa are kept in Spanish.

Exam sponsor: Asociación Mexicana de Instituciones Bursátiles (AMIB), a self-regulatory organization recognized by the CNBV. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

190 four-option multiple-choice questions in 9 areas: Ética (20, mandatory), Servicios de Inversión (20), Marco Normativo I y II (20), Matemáticas Financieras y Portafolios de Inversión (20), Mercado de Capitales I y II (25, mandatory), Títulos de Deuda I y II (25, mandatory), Fondos de Inversión (20), Derivados Financieros I y Riesgos I (20) and Análisis Económico I y Financiero I y Técnico (20).

Time Limit

3 hours 53 minutes

Passing Score

600 points on a 200–1,100 scale overall, plus at least 600 points in each mandatory area (Ética, Mercado de Capitales I y II, and Títulos de Deuda I y II)

Exam / Certification Fees

2026 AMIB tariffs (from 1 February 2026, before IVA): MXN 4,500 in person in Mexico City, MXN 5,100 in other states, or MXN 6,800 remote for the first attempt; extraordinary retakes MXN 2,550, MXN 3,525 or MXN 4,850 respectively

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20 questions (10.53%) — mandatory area

Ética

Ethics concepts and the Code's principles applied to securities sales

20 questions (10.53%)

Servicios de Inversión

Service types, Cliente sofisticado rules, Annex 6, execution-only service, mixed contracts, prohibitions and fees

20 questions (10.53%)

Marco Normativo I y II

LMV rules on offers, inside information, secreto bursátil, casa de bolsa activities, contracts, statements, beneficiaries and buybacks

20 questions (10.53%)

Matemáticas Financieras y Portafolios de Inversión

Time value of money, annuities, NPV and IRR, portfolio theory, CAPM, beta and risk-adjusted performance

25 questions (13.16%) — mandatory area

Mercado de Capitales I y II

Equity instruments, orders, cruces, settlement, indices, ADRs and arbitrage, corporate events and minority rights

25 questions (13.16%) — mandatory area

Títulos de Deuda I y II

Bondes F, Bonos M, Udibonos, TIIE de Fondeo, reportos, securities lending, bond pricing and auctions

20 questions (10.53%)

Fondos de Inversión

Operadoras and distribuidoras, Activos Objeto de Inversión, valuation, differentials, settlement and fund risk

20 questions (10.53%)

Derivados Financieros I y Riesgos I

MexDer and Asigna, dollar futures, options payoffs and Greeks, hedging and VaR

20 questions (10.53%)

Análisis Económico I y Financiero I y Técnico

Elasticity, aggregate demand, market structures, financial ratios, Dow theory, MACD and RSI

Preparing for the AMIB Promotor de Valores Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 600 points on a 200–1,100 scale overall, plus at least 600 points in each mandatory area (Ética, Mercado de Capitales I y II, and Títulos de Deuda I y II)
  • Assessment: 190 four-option multiple-choice questions in 9 areas: Ética (20, mandatory), Servicios de Inversión (20), Marco Normativo I y II (20), Matemáticas Financieras y Portafolios de Inversión (20), Mercado de Capitales I y II (25, mandatory), Títulos de Deuda I y II (25, mandatory), Fondos de Inversión (20), Derivados Financieros I y Riesgos I (20) and Análisis Económico I y Financiero I y Técnico (20).
  • Time limit: 3 hours 53 minutes
  • Exam / certification fees: 2026 AMIB tariffs (from 1 February 2026, before IVA): MXN 4,500 in person in Mexico City, MXN 5,100 in other states, or MXN 6,800 remote for the first attempt; extraordinary retakes MXN 2,550, MXN 3,525 or MXN 4,850 respectively Official sources

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AMIB Promotor de Valores: Suggested Study Strategy

1Prepare the three mandatory areas separately: Ética, Mercado de Capitales I y II, and Títulos de Deuda I y II each need 600 points.
2Drill the calculation types in the outline: CETES prices and yields, accrued interest, repo premiums, ADR prices, corporate-event adjustments and index changes.
3Learn the brokerage-contract rules of the Ley del Mercado de Valores: discretionary accounts, statements, objections, beneficiaries and unfunded instructions.
4Know which securities can be promoted to clients who are not sophisticated under Annex 6 of the CNBV investment-services provisions.
5Review how Bondes F, Bonos M, Udibonos and IPAB bonds set their coupons and which reference rates they use.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the AMIB Serie 200 certification?

It is the AMIB certification for Promotor de Valores, the professional who promotes and trades fund shares, debt instruments and shares with the investing public at securities intermediaries. CNBV authorization to deal with the public requires certification before a recognized self-regulatory organization such as the AMIB.

How many questions are on the Serie 200 exam and how long is it?

Under the Guía de Certificación v8.3, the exam has 190 questions and lasts 3 hours 53 minutes. Guide v8.4, which applies from 26 October 2026, keeps the same number of questions and time.

What is the passing score for the Serie 200 exam?

You need at least 600 points on the 200 to 1,100 scale overall and at least 600 points in each mandatory area: Ética, Mercado de Capitales I y II, and Títulos de Deuda I y II.

What do I need before registering for the exam?

You must pass AMIB's course 'Ética Bursátil y Sanas Prácticas del Mercado de Valores', have a satisfactory credit history of at least five years in a Reporte de Crédito Especial issued within the last three months, sign the honorability statement, and submit your file through AMIB's online system at least 10 business days before the exam.

Why is this practice question bank in English?

The official exam is given in Spanish. This bank is an English-language study adaptation for reviewing the concepts in the AMIB outline; it is not an official translation or format simulation, and it keeps key Mexican legal and market terms in Spanish.

How does Serie 200 differ from Serie 100?

Serie 100 focuses on promoting investment funds, with 185 questions and 75 of them on funds. Serie 200 covers the wider securities market, with 190 questions and mandatory areas in ethics, equity markets and debt instruments.