SIE Study Guide 2026–2027 — Redesigned Illustrated Edition | 200 Practice Questions

Prepare for the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE)® exam with a complete, illustrated study guide that follows the four sections of FINRA's SIE content outline: Knowledge of Capital Markets, Understanding Products and Their Risks, Understanding Trading, Customer Accounts, and Prohibited Activities, and Overview of the Regulatory Framework.

This 88-page digital guide combines an in-depth content review with quick-reference tables, diagrams, formulas, and two 100-question practice tests weighted like the real exam, so you can learn the concepts and then practice applying them.

What's Inside

• An overview of the current exam: 80 questions (75 scored, 5 unscored pretest items), 1 hour 45 minutes, a passing score of 70, the $100 fee, the content outline weighting, result validity, retakes, and the path to registration
• Capital markets: the SEC, FINRA, MSRB, the Fed, and SIPC, market structure and Regulation NMS, monetary and fiscal policy, economic indicators, offerings, private placements, and the core securities laws
• Products and their risks, the largest part of the exam: common and preferred stock, bond pricing and yields, Treasuries, agencies, MBS, municipal bonds, options, mutual funds, ETFs, UITs, REITs, variable annuities, 529 plans, DPPs, and every major investment risk
• Trading and accounts: order types, short sales, margin, T+1 settlement, corporate actions, account types, suitability, Regulation Best Interest, and prohibited practices
• Regulatory framework: Forms U4 and U5, qualification and CE rules, statutory disqualification, outside activities, gifts, political contributions, and reportable events
• Illustrated diagrams and worked examples: the business cycle, the bond price-yield seesaw, option payoff charts, current yield, tax-equivalent yield, convertible parity, NAV and sales charges, and margin math
• A final review checklist, an 8-week study schedule, FAQs, test-taking strategies, and recommended resources
• 2 practice tests (200 questions) organized by content section, with a separate answer key explaining every answer

Format

• Instant digital download (PDF), 8.5 × 11 in
• Clickable table of contents
• Print it or study on a tablet, laptop, or phone

Please note: This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.

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