Exam family
FINRA Series exams
The core FINRA qualification exams.
20 published exams, administered by FINRA and NASAA. Official exam lengths run from 50 to 200 questions. Time limits run from 1h 15m to 5h 30m. 2,288 free practice questions are live across the family.
20
Exams
2,288
Free practice questions
20
Study guides
20
Cheat sheets
20 exams
Exams in FINRA Series exams
- Series 7FINRA
General Securities Representative Exam (Series 7)
Questions125Time limit3h 45mTo pass72%Exam fee$300Pass rate65% - SIEFINRA
Securities Industry Essentials (SIE)
Questions75Time limit1h 45mTo pass70%Exam fee$100Pass rate74% - Series 27FINRA
Financial and Operations Principal Exam (Series 27)
Questions145Time limit3h 45mTo pass69%Exam fee$235 - Series 26FINRA
Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products Principal Exam (Series 26)
Questions110Time limit2h 45mTo pass70%Exam fee$200 - Series 6FINRA
Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products Representative Exam (Series 6)
Questions50Time limit1h 30mTo pass70%Exam fee$100Pass rate58% - Series 82FINRA
Private Securities Offerings Representative Exam (Series 82)
Questions50Time limit1h 30mTo pass70%Exam fee$100 - Series 4FINRA
Registered Options Principal Exam (Series 4)
Questions125Time limit3h 15mTo pass72%Exam fee$200 - Series 86/87FINRA
Research Analyst Exam (Series 86/87)
To pass73% (Series 86) / 74%Exam fee$295 - Series 63NASAA
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam (Series 63)
Questions65Time limit1h 15mTo pass72%Exam fee$147Pass rate72% - Series 14FINRA
Compliance Officer Exam (Series 14)
Questions110Time limit3hTo pass70%Exam fee$350 - Series 39FINRA
Direct Participation Programs Principal Exam (Series 39)
Questions100Time limit2h 15mTo pass70%Exam fee$200 - Series 22FINRA
Direct Participation Programs Representative Exam (Series 22)
Questions50Time limit1h 30mTo pass70%Exam fee$100 - Series 24FINRA
General Securities Principal Exam (Series 24)
Questions150Time limit3h 45mTo pass70%Exam fee$235Pass rate55% - Series 23FINRA
General Securities Principal Sales Supervisor Module Exam (Series 23)
Questions100Time limit2h 30mTo pass70%Exam fee$135 - Series 28FINRA
Introducing Broker-Dealer Financial and Operations Principal Exam (Series 28)
Questions95Time limit2hTo pass69%Exam fee$195 - Series 16FINRA
Supervisory Analyst Exam (Series 16)
To pass72% (Part 1) / 74%Exam fee$325 - Series 79FINRA
Investment Banking Representative Exam (Series 79)
Questions75Time limit2h 30mTo pass73%Exam fee$395Pass rate62% - Series 57FINRA
Securities Trader Exam (Series 57)
Questions50Time limit1h 45mTo pass70%Exam fee$105Pass rate65% - Series 9/10FINRA
General Securities Sales Supervisor Exam (Series 9/10)
Questions200Time limit5h 30mTo pass70% each partExam fee$410Pass rate68% - Series 99FINRA
Operations Professional Exam (Series 99)
Questions50Time limit1h 30mTo pass68%Exam fee$100Pass rate65%
Grounding
Official sources
Every exam number on this page traces to a document published by the body that sets or administers the exam. These are the primary publishers cited across FINRA Series exams.
- FINRAfinra.orgcited by 20 exams
- NASAA (North American Securities Administrators Association)nasaa.orgcited by 1 exam
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsbls.govcited by 1 exam
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