A representative posts a static profile page on a social media site that describes her services. For FINRA purposes, the page is:

A retail communication that requires principal approval before posting

An interactive forum that needs no supervision at all

An institutional communication because it is online

Correspondence that needs only post-use review, because social media posts reach people one at a time

A prospect told a representative last week, "Put me on your do-not-call list." What must the firm do?

Honor the request and add the person to the firm's own do-not-call list

Call once more to confirm the request in writing before adding the name to any list

Ignore the request if the person is an existing mutual fund shareholder

Honor the request only if the person is also on the national registry

A representative who invests in a private placement that the member firm is not involved in, receiving no compensation from the issuer, has:

A private securities transaction that still requires prior written notice to the firm

An exempt personal trade that needs no notice of any kind, because she receives no selling compensation

An outside business activity reported annually on Form U4 only

A transaction that must be approved by FINRA in advance

When must a customer receive the statutory prospectus for a mutual fund in a solicited sale?

No later than the delivery of the confirmation, and in practice at or before the solicitation

Only if the customer requests it within 90 days after the purchase

Within 30 days after the first dividend payment, together with the fund's annual report to shareholders

Only for purchases over the fund's first breakpoint

A representative is quoted in a newspaper interview about general market conditions. Under FINRA Rule 2210 this is:

A public appearance, subject to content standards but not to principal pre-approval of the remarks

A retail communication that must be filed with FINRA before publication

A prohibited activity unless the firm's CEO attends

Correspondence that must be retained for six years and pre-approved by a principal before the reporter publishes it

A fund sponsor wants to host a meeting at a hotel to train reps about its funds. Which condition must be met?

Attendance is approved by the member firm and not conditioned on sales of any product

The meeting must be held outside the United States

Reps who attend must sell at least one of the sponsor's funds within 30 days after the meeting

The sponsor must pay for the reps' spouses to attend as well

Under the customer identification program rules, what minimum information must a firm obtain from an individual U.S. customer before opening an account?

Name, date of birth, residential address and taxpayer identification number

Name, occupation, annual income and net worth only

Name, e-mail address, mobile phone number, mother's maiden name and a security question

Name, employer, driver's license photo and bank reference

A representative learns that the firm filed a SAR about a customer. What may he tell the customer?

Nothing about the SAR; disclosing its existence is prohibited

He may tell the customer only if the customer asks directly

He should tell the customer to close the account before FinCEN acts

He must tell the customer within 30 days so the customer can respond

Under FINRA Rule 4512, what must a firm make a reasonable effort to obtain when opening a non-institutional account?

The name and contact information of a trusted contact person age 18 or older

The customer's federal tax returns for the past three years and a current credit report

A written statement of the customer's religious and political views

A second government photo ID for each account owner

Free Series 6 Practice Test

Take free, original Series 6 practice questions weighted to the official outline, with an explanation after every answer and a score for each section at the end.

Updated 2026-09-23 · 2 sources · By the SeriesPrepKit team

Free Series 6 practice test

Series 6 practice questions

Under FINRA Rule 2210, a letter sent to 30 retail investors within a 30-calendar-day period is classified as:

How the real Series 6 is weighted

Our free questions are drawn across these sections. Source: FINRA - Series 6 Content Outline.
Outline section	Weight	Scored questions
F1: Seeks Business for the Broker-Dealer	24%	12
F2: Opens Accounts After Obtaining and Evaluating Customer Profile	16%	8
F3: Provides Information, Makes Suitable Recommendations, Transfers Assets	50%	25
F4: Obtains and Verifies Instructions; Processes Transactions	10%	5

How the real exam is scored

FINRA reports a scaled score; you need scaled score of 70. Because FINRA equates scores across different exam forms, the passing mark is not a fixed percentage of questions. On our practice tests we show raw % correct by section; aim for a consistent 75-80% on timed full-length tests before booking (our coaching rule of thumb, not an official standard).

Format: 50 scored + 5 unscored multiple-choice questions, four answer choices each.
Time: 1 hr 30 min.
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No. Live exam content is confidential. These are original questions written to the published FINRA outline.

How many questions are on the real Series 6?

50 scored plus 5 unscored pretest questions, with 1 hr 30 min to finish.

What score should I get on practice tests before the real Series 6?

There is no official conversion. As a rule of thumb, book the exam once you score comfortably above the passing mark on several timed full-length tests and no single section is dragging.

Sources

FINRA - Series 6 Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products Representative Exam (accessed 2026-09-23)
FINRA - Series 6 Content Outline (accessed 2026-09-23)