General Securities Registered Representative Examination

Series 7

An exam one must pass to become a registered representative with FINRA, a designation that authorizes one to trade for the brokerage or other firm for which one works. It authorizes one to sell any security except commodity futures contracts. The Series 7 license is a prerequisite for most other FINRA exams.

General Securities Registered Representative Examination

See Series 7.

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