Fees and rules
What the exams cost in 2026
Independent site, not affiliated with FINRA, NASAA or Prometric. Enrollment and scheduling happen only through FINRA and your firm.
Pick the exams of your path, the retakes you want to budget for and any late change of appointment: the calculator adds up the 2026 fees.
What the exams will cost
Total exam fees
$642
| SIE | $100 |
| Series 7 | $395 |
| Series 63 | $147 |
| Retakes (priced at the dearest exam) | $0 |
| Late change or no-show | $0 |
FINRA fee schedule in force since January 1, 2026. A firm that sponsors you often pays its exams; ask before you enroll.
FINRA raised its qualification exam fees on January 1, 2026, under the fee adjustment schedule filed as SR-FINRA-2024-019 (FINRA fee schedule). In 2026 the SIE costs $100 instead of $80, the Series 7 $395 instead of $300, and the Series 6 $100 instead of $75. The NASAA exams, which FINRA administers, cost $147 for the Series 63, $187 for the Series 65 and $177 for the Series 66. Each attempt is paid in full, so a retake costs the same as the first sitting. Changing an appointment late also costs money under Section 4 of Schedule A: half the fee when the change comes 3 to 10 business days before the exam, the full fee within 2 business days or for a no-show. A typical stockbroker path, SIE, Series 7 and Series 63, comes to $642 before any retake; a sponsoring firm often pays the exams it requires.
Will moving my appointment cost me?
Charge
$198
| Business days before | 4 |
| Full fee | 2 business days or less, or no-show |
| Half fee | 3 to 10 business days |
Business days counted from the day after the change to the day before the exam, weekends skipped; public holidays are not removed, so near a holiday check with the test center.
Questions, formats and fees by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method
The six exams of this site
| Exam | Fee 2026 | Fee 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIE | $100 | $80 | +$20 |
| Series 7 | $395 | $300 | +$95 |
| Series 6 | $100 | $75 | +$25 |
| Series 63 | $147 | not shown | |
| Series 65 | $187 | not shown | |
| Series 66 | $177 | not shown |
Other FINRA exams in 2026
| Exam | Fee 2026 |
|---|---|
| Series 9 (General Securities Sales Supervisor, options) | $175 |
| Series 10 (General Securities Sales Supervisor, general) | $235 |
| Series 22 (Direct Participation Programs) | $100 |
| Series 24 (General Securities Principal) | $235 |
| Series 26 (Investment Company Principal) | $200 |
| Series 27 (Financial and Operations Principal) | $235 |
| Series 57 (Securities Trader) | $105 |
| Series 79 (Investment Banking) | $395 |
| Series 82 (Private Securities Offerings) | $100 |
| Series 86 and 87 (Research Analyst) | $295 and $195 |
| Series 99 (Operations Professional) | $100 |
Charges for late changes
Section 4 of Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws (Section 4) sets what a late cancellation or rescheduling costs, counted in business days before the appointment:
- 2 business days or less, or no-show: the full exam fee;
- 3 to 10 business days: half the fee;
- a test center outside the United States adds $15 per sitting.
The calculator under the citable block counts the business days between a change and an appointment, weekends skipped, and gives the charge. Public holidays are not removed from its count, so a change near a holiday should be checked with the test center.
Keeping the bill down
The cheapest exam is the one passed the first time. Sitting a full timed mock before booking, and booking only once the score holds above the line with some margin, avoids both a retake and a late change. If you work for a firm, ask which exams it pays for before you enroll: an SIE taken on your own is usually at your cost, a sponsored Series 7 often is not. The retake page gives the waiting period that follows a failure, and the license finder shows which exams your job really needs, so that you do not pay for one you will never use.
Three typical budgets
A student taking only the SIE before job hunting pays $100, plus $100 again for each retake. A new stockbroker on the usual path, SIE, Series 7 and Series 63, faces $642 in exam fees, most of which a sponsoring firm often covers. A future adviser representative who takes only the Series 65 pays $187. A single failed Series 7 adds $395 and at least the waiting period before the next attempt, which is why the fee calculator lets you budget retakes explicitly rather than hoping for the best.
Study material, courses and travel to the test center are not FINRA fees and are not counted here.
Fees are set by FINRA's schedule and change rarely, through a rule filing announced in advance, as with the increase that took effect on January 1, 2026. When a new schedule is published, the parameter file of this site is updated and every figure on this page follows, with its date. Until then, the amounts above are the ones FINRA charges when you or your firm enroll.