Series 14 Cheat Sheet.
The night-before summary, built like the exam.

The numbers to remember

• 110 questions, all multiple choice.
• 3 hours (180 minutes) total time.
• 70% is the passing score.
• No corequisite exam required.
• Must be sponsored by a FINRA/SRO member firm to register.
• Effective since September 1989 — still the current version.
• Fail once: wait 15 calendar days to retake. Fail a third time: wait 60 calendar days.
• Registration stays valid 2 years after termination before it lapses.
• Listed fee: $350 on the Series 14 page (FINRA's summary table shows $450 — verify current pricing directly with FINRA).
• Alternative path: pass Series 14, or pass SIE + Series 7 + Series 24.

Content domains and weights

• Markets and Operations — 20
• General Supervision — 20
• Sales Practice – Customer/Employee Accounts — 16
• Investment Banking — 15
• Broker-Dealer Operations — 10
• Sales Practice – Solicitations — 10
• Registration — 9
• Credit Regulation/Capital Requirements — 7
• Regulatory Agencies — 3
• 110 total scored questions

High-yield review areas

• General Supervision and Markets and Operations together are 40 of 110 questions — over a third of the exam. Prioritize these first.
• The two Sales Practice domains combined add 26 questions — review both, not just one.
• Investment Banking at 15 questions is worth a dedicated review block of its own.
• Don't neglect the small domains: Registration, Credit Regulation/Capital Requirements, and Regulatory Agencies still total 19 questions combined, and every question counts equally toward your 70% target.

Top traps

• Spending equal study time on a 3-question domain and a 20-question domain instead of weighting by the blueprint.
• Assuming you can retake immediately after failing — the wait is 15 calendar days (60 after a third fail).
• Confusing the Series 14 fee figures — sources currently disagree ($350 vs $450), so confirm before you pay.
• Forgetting that registration for this exam requires firm sponsorship — you cannot self-register.
• Ignoring pacing: at 110 questions in 3 hours, don't let a handful of hard questions burn time you need for the rest of the exam.