The Series 7 exam has 125 scored multiple-choice questions, with a time limit of 3 hours and 45 minutes. Your exam will also include a small number of unscored experimental questions — they aren’t identified during the test and don’t count toward your result, and extra time is built in to account for them.

You need 72% to pass. If you pass, FINRA reports a passing grade rather than a numerical score. If you don’t pass, you’ll receive your overall score along with a performance range for each section, so you can see where you fell short.

Yes. These 10 questions come from the same test banks used in our full Series 7 course, written in the same format and difficulty you’ll see on exam day — including the option, customer account, and suitability question styles that consume the most time for real candidates.

Most successful students work through [X,XXX]+ practice questions before exam day. As a benchmark, we recommend consistently scoring 85% or higher on full-length practice exams before you schedule your test — comfortably above the 72% passing threshold, which leaves room for exam-day nerves.

The SIE (Securities Industry Essentials) exam is a co-requisite — you must pass both the SIE and the Series 7 to become registered, but you can take them in either order. Most candidates take the SIE first, since it covers foundational material the Series 7 builds on. You’ll also need to be sponsored by a FINRA member firm to sit for the Series 7 itself.

You’ll need to wait 30 days before retaking it. After a third failed attempt, the waiting period extends to 180 days, and your firm will need to pay the exam fee again for each attempt. That’s exactly why we back our full course with the GreenLight Money-Back Guarantee™ — if you complete our program and don’t pass, you get your money back.

Most candidates study 80–100 hours over 4–6 weeks, though this varies with your background. Candidates coming straight from the SIE tend to move faster since the foundational concepts are fresh. A structured program — textbook, video lectures, and progressively harder test banks — is significantly more efficient than self-assembled materials.

Yes — no credit card and nothing to install. You’ll answer 10 questions, then enter your email to receive your score, full answer explanations, and a free Series 7 study guide.

Complete the course requirements, and if you don’t pass your Series 7 exam, we refund your money. No fine-print gymnastics — [confirm exact qualifying terms before publishing]. It means the risk of enrolling is on us, not you.

Everything in one package: the comprehensive physical textbook, [XX]+ hours of video lectures (including 3+ hours dedicated to options), [X,XXX]+ exam-style practice questions with full explanations, and TotalGenius AI tutoring available 24/7 to answer your questions as you study.

You have [X months / until you pass — confirm current policy] of full access to the online materials, and the physical textbook is yours to keep.