This free Series 7 cheat sheet distills FINRA's General Securities Representative exam into a single, printable page of the facts that show up most often. Download it above, then reinforce the concepts with the rest of your free Series 7 toolkit — the practice test, study guide, and flashcards. It's a review aid, not a substitute for working questions, so use it to cram the last 48 hours.
Series 7 exam at a glance
- Questions: 125 scored + 10 pretest = 135 total
- Time: 3 hours 45 minutes
- Passing score: 72%
- Cost: $300 — sponsor required; SIE co-requisite
What’s on the cheat sheet
- Seeks Business for the Broker-Dealer (7%) — prospecting, public communications, and rules on advertising and sales literature.
- Opens Accounts & Evaluates Customers (9%) — the financial profile, investment objectives, and account types and documentation.
- Provides Information, Recommends & Maintains Records (73%) — the core section — equity, debt, options, packaged products, muni securities, and suitability.
- Obtains & Verifies Instructions, Processes Transactions (11%) — order types, execution, settlement, margin, and confirming transactions.
The cheat sheet is your review layer — your Series 7 practice test drives the exam-readiness ring at the top of this page. Download it, review, then take a full practice exam (or drill with the study guide and flashcards) to see where you stand.
- 1.FINRA. “Series 7 – General Securities Representative Exam.” FINRA.org, 2026. ↑
- 2.FINRA. “Series 7 Content Outline.” FINRA.org, 2026. ↑
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