Pursuant to the CFA Standards against market manipulation:

a. it is acceptable to engage in transaction-based manipulation as long as it involves the use of mosaic theory

b. it remains acceptable to buy and sell financial securities between related funds for the purpose of rebalancing positions in different portfolios

c. none of the specific options provided are correct

d. it is acceptable to engage in transaction-based manipulation but not information-based manipulation

e. more than one of the specific options provided are correct

f. it is acceptable to engage in transaction-based manipulation as long as prior approval has been obtained from the CFA Institute