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General Securities Representative Qualification Examination (Series 7)Series 7 · FINRA
125 scored questions plus 5 unscored pretest items (130 total)3 hours 45 minutesInvestment Company and Variable Contracts Products Representative Qualification Examination (Series 6)Series 6 · FINRA
55 questions total: 50 scored multiple-choice items plus 5 unscored pretest items1 hour 30 minutesNISM-Series-XXV-B: Persons Associated with Investment Advice (Sales and Other Non-Core Services) Certification ExaminationNISM Series XXV-B · NISM
50 multiple-choice questions, each carrying 1 mark (50 marks total)60 minutes (1 hour)Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) ExamSIE · FINRA
75 scored questions plus 5 unscored pretest items (80 total)1 hour 45 minutesUniform Combined State Law Examination (Series 66)Series 66 · FINRA
110 questions: 100 scored plus 10 unscored pretest150 minutesUniform Investment Adviser Law Examination (Series 65)Series 65 · FINRA
140 questions: 130 scored plus 10 unscored pretest180 minutesUniform Securities Agent State Law Examination (Series 63)Series 63 · FINRA
65 questions: 60 scored plus 5 unscored pretest (pretest items are unidentified and may appear anywhere in the exam)75 minutesWhat you'll find
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