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		SERIES 6 STUDY MANUAL 322 page exam specific study manual with 710 practice questions and explanations!  This is a hard copy Study Manual product and will ship UPS.  Click here to view a demo	$49.00
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SERIES 6 EXAM INFORMATION

Series 6 Exam Overview

Exam administration: The Series 6 exam is multiple choice and is given on computer
Number of questions: 100 questions
Passing score required: 70%
Pre-requisites: You have to be sponsored by a broker/dealer to schedule to sit for the exam through FINRA (Previously the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD))
Exam Fee: $75.
Exam locations: You can take the Series 6 exam with either Prometric (www.prometric.com) or Pearson VUE (www.pearsonvue.com)
Exam dates: The Series 6 exam is administered Monday through Friday

Common Series 6 Exam Candidate Frequently Asked Questions:

Who Takes the Series 6 Exam?

The Series 6 exam is taken by an individual who wants the ability to sell Mutual Funds in the primary market and variable insurance products (including variable annuities). The Series 6 exam is generally taken by licensed insurance agents whose company is requiring they obtain their Series 6 license to market variable insurance products.

Is the Series 6 exam different state to state?

No, the Series 6 exam is a federal exam and is the same in every state.

Do I need any other securities licenses to hold a Series 6 license?

Depending on your state you may also be required to obtain a Series 63 license. Check with you manager.

What content does the Series 6 exam cover?

The Series 6 exam is very broad and covers content such as stocks, bonds, options, investment strategies, suitability, mutual funds, retirement plans, federal securities laws, and taxes. The exam is administered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (formerly known as the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)).

Series 6 Exam Topic Breakdown

Do I need a sponsor to take the Series 6 exam?

Yes, you will need to be sponsored by your employing broker/dealer to take this exam. If you do not have a sponsor you will be unable to take this exam. Generally, sponsorship relates to employment with a broker/dealer firm. We can not sponsor you to take this exam. We also cannot refer you to any specific firm as we provide training for many of the nations largest securities firms.

How do I schedule my Series 6 exam?

Usually your sponsoring broker/dealer firm will help you fill out and submit the necessary paperwork and fees to FINRA to open your window to take the Series 6 exam.

What should I bring to the test center the day of my Series 6 exam?

You should bring your Key Facts from our Series 6 exam prep course to re-read just prior to going in to take your Series 6 exam. This will load your memory for the test. You cannot take anything into the test room with you other than what the proctor provides you. You will be able to leave your personal belongings in a locker in the testing center waiting room. They will provide you with a pen/pencil, scratch paper, and basic function calculator at the test site. Make sure to write down your cheat sheet on your scratch paper when you sit down at your cubicle prior to starting your Series 6 exam. This will allow you to refer back to it whenever you need to during the exam.

If I don't pass is there any waiting period that applies before I can retake the Series 6 exam?

The following waiting periods apply for individuals needing to retake the Series 6 exam following a failed attempt: (1) a minimum of 30 days after failing the first exam before the second taking of the exam can be scheduled; (2) a minimum of 30 days after failing the exam for the second time before the third taking of the exam can be scheduled; and (3) a minimum of 180 days after failing the exam for a third time before the fourth taking of the exam (and each subsequent taking) can be schedule. Each time a candidate retakes the exam another $75 testing fee is required.

What do the question on the Series 6 exam look like?

Here are two Series 6 exam questions that come from our materials that are very similar to the formatting and content of the questions on the exam:

1. Open-end investment company shares are quoted at $14.17 - $15.32. To determine the sales charge as a percentage of the amount invested, the procedure would be to:

1. Divide $15.32 by $14.17
2. Divide $1.15 by $15.32
3. Divide $14.17 by $15.32
4. Divide $1.15 by $14.17

2. Under Regulation T, if a customer does not pay on time and no extension has been granted, the brokerage firm must do all of the following EXCEPT:

1. Establish a margin account for the customer
2. Liquidate the trade
3. Freeze the customer's account for 90 days
4. Require cash in advance while the account is frozen

Answers and explanations to the above questions as found in our comprehensive Series 6 exam prep online and print materials as follows:

• B First, find the spread (or load or sales charge) by subtracting the BID (or NAV) price of $14.17 from the ASK price of $15.32, which is $1.15. Then divide $1.15 by the ASK price to find the sales charge as a percentage. $1.15 divided by $15.32 is 7.5%.
• A If a customer does not settle within 5 business days, under FRB Regulation T, the broker/dealer firm must liquidate the trade (also known as a 'sell out') and freeze the customer's account for 90 days, during which time the customer may still make trades, but they have to pay cash in advance.

FREE SERIES 6 EXAM TEST PASSING TIPS/TRICKS

The Series 6 testing tips below have been compiled by our FINRA/NASD Series 6 instructors which have over 35 years of Series 6 exam training experience and are provided for FREE to anyone taking the Series 6 exam as a thank you for visiting our site. Please make sure to tell anyone you know about our site so they too can view these Series 6 exam study tips prior to taking their Series 6 test.

How to prepare for the Series 6 Exam

Your preparation for the Series 6 exam is crucial. You cannot simply attend a lecture class or read a book and pass the Series 6 test. You MUST understand the concepts the Series 6 exam is based upon.

How you know who has the best Series 6 exam prep course

The best way to find out who has the most exam specific Series 6 study course is to check the provider's student feedback. You can view ours by clicking our testimonials link at the top of the page. If a company does NOT have testimonials from students who have taken the Series 6 test recently and passed, how can you be certain you will? We have trained thousands of individuals to pass the Series 6 test since it was created. Our online Series 6 exam course has everything that you need to pass your exam on your first attempt including over 16 hours of Series 6 exam specific video lecture.

How to know you are ready for the Series 6 exam

You should be able to pass all the exams included in your Series 6 study materials until you can score a minimum of 90% or better, understanding why the correct answer is correct, and the incorrect answers are incorrect.

Click here to print 25 of the best Series 6 practice exam questions that we have to offer for FREE

The questions above are included in our full Series 6 online course. Our full online video Series 6 study course actually includes over 800 practice exam questions with answers and explanations.

DO NOT memorize the questions included in your Series 6 study materials

Why? The questions on the real exam will be different. It doesn't matter whose materials you are using to study for the Series 6 test. The company that creates the questions on the real Series 6 exam has thousands of questions in their database that they pull from to create your Series 6 test for you on the spot. Memorizing the Series 6 questions in your Series 6 exam study material is a sure fire way to fail the exam.

What to do the night before your Series 6 test

DO NOT stay up all night cramming. This may have worked in college but it will not work now. Why? Let's face it. Most of us taking this exam are NOT fresh out of college. When was the last time you stayed up until 4 in the morning? Shocking your body is not a smart thing to do the night before what could be the biggest test of your life. You must be rested the day of your Series 6 exam. Get a good nights sleep and make sure to eat a good breakfast the morning of your test.

What to do on the day of your Series 6 exam

Get to the test center early. There is nothing worse than encountering a traffic jam on the way to your test and getting stressed out about making it on time. You will have to arrive early as you will want to sit in your car at the test center and read the Key Facts that were provided in our online video course three times prior to going in to take the test. This is one of the most important steps in preparing to obtain your Series 6 license. Why? It is imperative that you load your memory of the concepts you will be asked about on the Series 6 test just prior to taking it. This way, all of the most important information is fresh in your mind when you go into the exam. Our Series 6 online course includes hundreds of Key Facts that are very Series 6 exam specific.

Click here to print FREE Series 6 Exam Key Facts to take with you to your test

The Key Facts above come from our online course. Of course, if you would like the full copy you can register for our Series 6 Online Video course to access them.

How you should take the Series 6 exam

The most important tip we can give you is to READ THE QUESTION! This most likely sounds pretty stupid. However, I would imagine as you have studied for the Series 6 test you have missed many questions simply because you did not read them correctly. Read the question twice before even looking at the answers, then read every answer before picking which one you think is correct. Answer A may look good, but answer D may be better.

NEVER pick an answer you have not heard of. They will make words up on the Series 6 exam that do not even exist. If it has not been covered in our Series 6 online video exam prep course, it is not a correct answer on the exam.

Only mark those questions for review you really don't know the answer to, or you have narrowed it down to two possible correct answers. DO NOT review the full exam once you have completed it. In our experience if you review the full exam you may get confused and start changing answers. Your first selection is your best. Only review those questions you have marked for review.

Here are the SECRETS to passing the Series 6 exam

The following Series 6 secrets will teach you how to attack the most difficult Series 6 exam question formats. The two following sample Series 6 exam question formats are presented directly from the Series 6 Exam outline as published by FINRA:

Question format #1 - The double negative EXCEPT question

In the investment company act of 1940, the term "management company" applies to all of the following EXCEPT:

1. Unit investment trust
2. Non-diversified companies
3. Open-end companies
4. Closed-end companies

How to attack this question: These EXCEPT questions are very difficult for your brain to interpret. Here is why. You have never encountered exam questions in your entire testing lifetime that were worded this way. For example, if the above question was on a test you took back in school it would be worded the following way:

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which of the following is NOT a management company:

However, on the Series 6 exam most of the questions are not straight forward and are written in a format that is very confusing. You have to train your brain to learn new key words. I bet you think the most important term in the Series 6 Exam sample question above is, "Management company". Normally this would be correct, however the most important word in the question is actually EXCEPT. When you see the word EXCEPT it means the correct answer to the question is actually the opposite of what the question is stating.

Remember that you must READ THE QUESTION at least twice to determine what the question is asking prior to looking at the answers. So, which of those answers listed is NOT a management company under the Investment Company Act of 1940? Well, first off, answers B, C and D are all types of mutual funds. Since B, C and D are all different organizations of the same type of company which answer is the odd one out? Answer A. The correct answer is A as a Unit Investment Trusts is NOT a management company.

These questions are great because they give you three true statements that may help you answer another question within the Series 6 exam (answers B, C and D).

Question Format #2 - The dreaded roman numeral question

Reductions in the maximum sales charge for investment company shares may be made available under which of the following circumstances?

1. An investor purchases a substantial dollar amount of investment company shares.
2. An investor elects to reinvest income dividends.
3. Shares are purchased by the trustee of a company pension plan.
4. Shares are purchased by a unit investment trust as the sole investment underlying a contractual plan.

1. I only
2. I and II
3. II and III
4. I, II, III and IV

How to attack this question: When you encounter this question write down the roman numerals and answers on your scratch paper then read through the first roman numeral response and determine if it will be in the correct answer or not.

On your scratch paper after you read through response I above you would write yes since response I will be in the answer. Then you can look at the answers. LOOK AT THE ANSWERS ABOVE. Since answer C does not have roman numeral I in it you already know it is not the correct answer. You can now eliminate answer C as the correct answer. You have now significantly increased your chances of getting the answer correct. Then you move on to roman numeral II. Is it going to be in the correct answer? Yes. Knowing this rules out answer A since you now know I & II are both going to be in the correct answer and answer A only lists I. Now we are down to 50/50 between answer B and D. Is roman numeral response III going to be in the correct answer? Yes. There you have it! THE CORRECT ANSWER HAS TO BE D!! You did not even have to read response IV. However, you might as well since it is a true statement. It might help you later on in the Series 6 test!!

Once you have mastered the Series 6 exam question techniques outlined above you will significantly increase your chances of passing the exam the first time and obtaining your Series 6 license.

There will be very few math questions on your exam

Do not spend a majority of your time memorizing the formulas. There will be very few math questions on the Series 6 exam and you may not have any at all.

They will provide you everything you need at the test center

They will provide you a calculator, scratch paper and pencil. You do not need to bring any of theses items with you. You cannot take a programmable calculator into the Series 6 test.

Why are we providing you this information for FREE? We want you to pass your Series 6 exam on your first attempt. In fact, we will do whatever we can to assist you in passing your exam short of taking it for you! There should be absolutely no reason for you to fail the Series 6 test. We are confident if you employ the information provided above you will find success on your Series 6 exam and obtain your Series 6 license. You may know others within your organization that will be taking the Series 6 exam as well. Please share our site them. Thank you for visiting our site and good luck with your exam!!