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Finra Series-63 Exam Overview :

Exam Name: Uniform Securities State Law Examination
Exam Code: Series-63
Certifications: Finra Uniform Securities State Law Certification
Actual Exam Duration: 75 minutes
Expected no. of Questions in Actual Exam: 60
Exam Registration Price: $147
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Finra Series-63 Exam Objectives :

Section Weight Objectives
Regulations of Investment Advisers, Including StateRegistered and Federal Covered Advisers 5% 1. definitions of Investment Advisers
1.1. activities requiring registration and exclusions from registration
Regulations of Investment Adviser Representatives 5% 1. definition of an Investment Adviser Representative
1.1. activities requiring registration and exclusions
from registration
Regulations of Broker-Dealers 12% 1. definition of a Broker-Dealer.
2. registration/post-registration requirements
2.1. activities requiring registration and exclusions
from registration
3. Broker-dealer agent supervision
Regulations of Agents of Broker-Dealers 13% 1. definition of an Agent of a Broker-Dealer
2. registration/post-registration
2.1. activities requiring registration and exclusions
from registration
2.2. update uniform forms
Regulations of Securities and Issuers 9% 1. definition of securities and issuers
2. state registration/post-registration requirements
3. exemptions from registration
4. state enforcement and antifraud authority
Remedies and Administrative Provisions 11% 1. authority of state Securities Administrator
2. administrative actions
3. other penalties and liabilities
Communication with Customers and Prospects 20% 1. required product disclosures
2. unlawful representations concerning broker-dealer agent
registration
3. performance guarantees prohibition
4. customer agreements
4.1. new account
4.2.margin
4.3. options
5. correspondence and advertising
5.1.social media
5.2. email/digital messaging
5.3.website and internet communications
Ethical Practices and Obligations 25 1. compensation
1.1.fees
1.2. commissions
1.3.markups
1.4. disclosure of compensation
2. customer funds and securities
2.1. custody
2.2. discretion
2.3.trading authorization
2.4. applicable standard of care
3. conflicts of interest, criminal activities, and other ethical issues
3.1. excessive trading
3.2.loans to and from customers
3.3.sharing in profits and losses in a customer account
3.4.insider trading
3.5.selling away
3.6.market manipulation
3.7. outside securities accounts
3.8. exploitation of vulnerable adults
3.9. other prohibited activities
Official Information https://www.finra.org/registration-exams-ce/qualification-exams/series63

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