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FINRA Series 66 / ACHIEVABLE S66
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With hundreds of high-quality hand-crafted FINRA Series 66 practice exam questions, you can take 26+ full-length practice exams. Our Series 66 practice questions include all the types of questions you'll see on the exam, and they're weighted according to the official FINRA Series 66 exam rubric so you can have confidence in your scores.
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Review quizzes
Continually reviewing the material you've learned while studying is essential, but you need more than simple Series 66 flashcards. In addition to our full-length practice exams, our Series 66 exam study materials include a separate quiz bank of 1,200+ review questions so you can quickly drill the key facts and regulations for any particular chapter.
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You'll see within minutes why our full online textbook is a cut above other Series 66 exam prep - it's easy to understand and written in plain English, filled with straightforward explanations and real-world examples. Our expert author has 15+ years of licensing experience, and it shows. Achievable Series 66 study materials are easy to read, mobile friendly, and include detailed walkthroughs of sample questions. Each of the FINRA Series 66 sections are covered in detail in our Series 66 online course.
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How to get your Series 66

The Series 66 does not have any prerequisites, and you do not need to be employed by or sponsored by a FINRA member firm in order to register for and take the exam. However, the SIE Exam and Series 7 are both corequisites, and all three must be completed to obtain the registration.

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What's covered on the Series 66?

The Series 66 exam, known formally as the Uniform Investment Adviser Law Exam, covers the laws, regulations, ethics, strategies, and various topics important to the role of a financial adviser and offering financial advice, as well as the purchase and sale of securities and state laws pertaining to securities. This exam fulfills the requirements of both the Series 63 and Series 65, enabling the license holder to give financial advice and facilitate the purchase and sale of securities.

Despite commonly being called the "FINRA Series 66" it is more accurately a North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) exam administered by FINRA.

Topic
Test questions
Economic Factors and Business Information
8 (8%)
Investment Vehicle Characteristics
17 (17%)
Client/Customer Investment Recommendations and Strategies
30 (30%)
Laws, Regulations, and Guidelines
45 (45%)
Total
100
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Series 66 practice exams

When you buy the Achievable Series 66 course, you'll get access to our extensive question bank of 1,200+ chapter quizzes and 26+ practice exams.

Our practice exams are carefully constructed to match what you'll see on the actual Series 66, based on over a decade of training experience. Furthermore, our math-based questions are templatized so that you see different numbers each time, ensuring that you're learning the underlying concept and not just the right answer.

Series 66 exam details

The Series 66 exam - the Uniform Combined State Law Examination - is designed to test an individual's knowledge and ability to advise clients in the area of investing and how to solicit the purchase or sale of securities within a given state.

The Uniform Combined State Law Exam (a.k.a. the Series 66 exam) was created to qualify candidates as both securities agents and investment adviser representatives. It is considered a combination of the Series 63 and Series 65. The exam covers topics, both regulatory and strategic, that have been determined to be necessary to understand in order to provide investment advice to clients, as well as the purchase and sale of securities and state laws pertaining to securities.

Despite commonly being called the "FINRA Series 66" it is more accurately a North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) exam administered by FINRA.

The Series 66 exam is hosted by NASAA and costs $177 to register. Participants have 2 hours 30 minutes to answer 100 multiple-choice questions. The passing score is 73% (73/100).

Time
2 hours 30 minutes
Format
100 questions
Passing score
73% (73/100)
Exam fee
$177
Details

Eligibility and sponsorship

The Series 66 does not have any prerequisites, and you do not need to be employed by or sponsored by a FINRA member firm in order to register for and take the exam. If you are sponsored, you will need to fill out and submit U4, otherwise, just enrolling/registering is sufficient. The form and registration can be found at and submitted electronically on FINRA's website.

While there are no prerequisites for the Series 66, the SIE and Series 7 are both corequisites, meaning that all three exams must be completed in order to obtain the registration.


Administration of the exam

The Series 66 exam is administered via computer. A tutorial on how to take the exam is provided prior to taking the exam.

Each candidate's exam includes 10 additional, unidentified pretest items that do not contribute toward the candidate's score. The pretest items are randomly distributed throughout the exam. Therefore, each candidate's exam consists of a total of 110 items (100 scored and 10 unscored).

There is no penalty for guessing. Therefore, candidates should attempt to answer all items.

Candidates will be allowed 150 minutes to complete the Series 66 exam.

Candidates are not permitted to bring reference materials to their testing session. Severe penalties are imposed on candidates who cheat or attempt to cheat on FINRA-administered exams.


Scoring of the exam

All candidate test scores are placed on a common scale using a statistical adjustment process known as equating. Equating scores to a common scale accounts for the slight variations in difficulty that may exist among the different sets of exam items that candidates receive. This allows for a fair comparison of scores and ensures that every candidate is held to the same passing standard regardless of which set of exam items they received.

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FINRA's Series 66 exam summary
Topic
Description
Economic Factors and Business Information
8 questions, 8%

The methods used to analyze economic factors and businesses. Topics include time value of money concepts, descriptive statistics, and the interpretation and calculation of financial ratios and valuation factors.

Investment Vehicle Characteristics
17 questions, 17%

The characteristics of different types of investment vehicles. Topics include cash and equivalents, fixed income securities and valuations, equities and equity valuation, pooled investments, derivative securities, and insurance-based products.

Client/Customer Investment Recommendations and Strategies
30 questions, 30%

Developing a client portfolio, portfolio theory, and suitability. Topics include types of clients; client profiling, capital market theory; portfolio management; tax considerations; retirement planning; special accounts; trading securities; and performance measurement.

Laws, Regulations, and Guidelines
45 questions, 45%

The state and federal securities acts and laws, rules, and regulations regarding investment advice. Topics include state and federal securities acts; rules and regulations for investment advisers; ethical practices; and fiduciary obligations.

Achievable's content outline
1. Introduction

Introduction to the Series 66 exam.

2. Investment vehicle characteristics

Financial products, their characteristics, and relation to suitability (benefits and risks). Primarily focuses on equity securities, debt securities, pooled investments, derivatives, alternative investments, and insurance products.

3. Recommendations & strategies

Understanding client profiles, portfolio strategies, capital market theory, tax considerations, brokerage accounts, retirement plans, estate planning, trading securities, and measuring security performance.

4. Economic factors & business information

Time value of money concepts (IRR, NPV), utilizing descriptive statistics to accurately measure market and portfolio data, and interpreting financial and valuation ratios.

5. Laws & regulations

Rules and regulations related to broker-dealers, agents, investment advisers, investment adviser representatives (IARs), issuers of securities, prohibited practices, and ethical duties. Additionally covers regulatory powers of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and state administrator.

Series 66 resources

Check out our free Series 65 cheat sheets / Series 65 dump sheets and podcasts to help you prepare for the FINRA Series 65 exam or for a quick refresher on the Series 65 fundamentals.
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Quick reference sheet ("cheat sheet") for the Series 66 covering general formulas.
Dump sheet: General formulas
Quick reference sheet ("cheat sheet") for the Series 66 covering general formulas.
Quick reference sheet ("cheat sheet") for the Series 66 covering products and suitability.
Dump sheet: Products, suitability
Quick reference sheet ("cheat sheet") for the Series 66 covering products and suitability.
Quick reference sheet ("cheat sheet") for the Series 66 covering state laws and regulations.
Dump sheet: State laws, regulations
Quick reference sheet ("cheat sheet") for the Series 66 covering state laws and regulations.
Quick reference sheet ("cheat sheet") for the Series 66 covering federal laws, regulations, ethics, and customer accounts.
Dump sheet: Federal laws, regulations, ethics, customer accounts
Quick reference sheet ("cheat sheet") for the Series 66 covering federal laws, regulations, ethics, and customer accounts.
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