单选题 Jesse, CFA, is an exam proctor for the Level Ⅰ CFA exam. The day before the exam is to be administered, Jesse faxes a copy of one of the questions to two friends, Richard and Patrick, who are Level Ⅰ candidates in the CFA program. Jesse, Richard, and Patrick has planned the distribution of an exam question months in advance. Richard used the fax to prepare for the exam. Patrick, however, had second thoughts and threw the fax away without looking at its contents. Which of the following statements is most likely correct?

A、 Richard violated the Code and Standards but Patrick did not.
B、 Jesse violated the Code and Standards but Richard did not.
C、 Richard and Patrick both violated the Code and Standards.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 本题主要涉及执业操守标准Ⅶ(A)的相关规定。
执业操守标准禁止会员从事有损于CFA考试的可信性、有效性和保密性的活动。在本题中，杰西在考试前向他人透露考题的行为显然违反了执业操守标准的上述规定。由于理查德和帕特里克在考试前的一个月计划通过在考前获得考题以谋取在考试中的不当利益，从而损害了CFA考试的可信性，其行为违反了执业操守标准的相关规定。尽管帕特里克最终没有使用其通过不正当渠道获得的试题，但由于他之前参与有损CFA考试可信性的行为，从而依然违反了执业操守标准的规定。