Two factors come into play: First, good quality applicators do a better job of applying paint, and more uniformly, than poor applicators. As a result, they achieve better hide, or coverage. Second, painting technique is a factor that could contribute to overspreading the product.
Liquidation and Free Riding. A liquidation violation occurs when the client sells a security to satisfy a cash obligation for the purchase of a different security after trade date. This is a violation because the sale of the second security will not be settled by the time the first purchase settles.
Overview. Typically, when a brokerage firm fails, the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) arranges the transfer of the failed brokerage's accounts to a different securities brokerage firm. If the SIPC is unable to arrange the accounts' transfer, the failed firm is liquidated. In that case, the SIPC sends investors either certificates for the stock that was lost or a check for the market value of the shares.