Which FINRA and Series Exams Do I Need to Take? Early Start Feb
I start training in Feb as a full time A1 and I was wondering which exams I need to take and how to go about it? I have nothing to do for the entire month of January so I want to get a head start so I don't get battered during training/working with these exams.
As an investment banking analyst at NYC, it's the Series 79, Series 63 and SIE, that I must take and pass, yes? I ask like this because I'm a bit lost as to what I need to do.
From the looks of it, it seems that the Series 79 is the hardest and the SIE is a meme (I just did the FINRA website's practice exam and got a 55% without studying or looking at anything in 30 minutes).
Knopman keeps being mentioned, do I need to buy that or will the bank give it to me? Should I drop money on the course myself and start studying, or something else?
What were your experiences like doing this? Thanks in advance.
your bank will tell you what you need. Yes it is most likely the SIE, 63, 79. They go easiest to hardest in that order. Your bank will also pay for study materials.
Are you at a BB/EB? Your bank should be giving you the materials needed to pass
Yes, I'm at a BB and I know the bank will give me materials, but I want to know if it would be best to start studying now since many have said you are tight on time later on.
Don't waste your time or money. If you're at a 55%, you only need a 70%, just watch some of the videos on Knopman when you get access and take practice tests and you'll be good to go. The banks will give you everything you need and Knopman spoon-feeds you the materials, their pass rate is like 97% or something ridiculous. Make sure to memorize the little cheat sheet they email you a few days before you take it, that alone could get you from 55 to 70%.
If it helps, I studied for the 63 for 1 full day and the 79 for maybe 3-4 half days and passed both with ease. Just tell your deal teams/staffer if you need a day or two off to study. You're not useful to them without the licenses so they will be very understanding while you're getting the tests done (less so after)
Aren't there specific days/weeks allotted as study time for the exams during your typical 4-6 week training program? So by that logic going off of your study schedule, is one expected to complete these exams within that training period (and I assume can do so with ease)?
If you are in regular training with the rest of the starting class, yes - you will usually take the exams during training and you don't even have to worry about conflicting with deals and such
If you start off cycle in February and your training is pretty informal, you likely won't have a study schedule or anything like that
As for the books, I skimmed them but see how you're doing on practice tests first if you don't want to. Maybe read the chapters you are consistently missing if you're not too far of on the scores. If you're an Econ major/no finance background you should probably read them
I have knopman as well - is it even worth reading the textbook for any of the sie, 63 or 79? Or can one get by with just watching some of the videos, class summaries and doing a ton of practice tests? Those books are too long lmao
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