Series 7 and 6
Series 6 mock exam, timed and full length
The timer starts with your first answer and the corrections wait for the end, as on test day. Each new draw mixes the four job functions in their official proportions.
Your score · Series 6 mock
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| Pass: scaled score of 70; here 35 of 50 correct (70%), an approximation |
| Time left: 82:00 of 82 min |
Practice questions written by Radif Partners from the official outline topics. They are not questions from the real exam. Progress is kept in this browser only (local storage) and never sent.
This mock gives you a Series 6 of the right shape: 50 scored questions, with each job function receiving exactly its weight in the FINRA outline, 12 for F1, 8 for F2, 25 for F3, 5 for F4, then mixed. On the day, FINRA adds 5 unscored pretest items and allows 1 hour 30 minutes for all 55; our version leaves the pretest items out and shortens the clock in proportion, so the time per question stays the same. When the test is marked you see your score, a breakdown by function and each missed question with its explanation. The real exam reports a scaled score, with 70 needed to pass (FINRA Series 6 page), and FINRA publishes no conversion from correct answers. Our mock therefore uses 70% of the scored items as its line, 35 of 50, and calls it an approximation. On a short exam each question weighs a lot: one item is 2% of the score, so a single bad stretch moves the result more than on the Series 7.
Time per question on exam day
Seconds per question
98
| Questions on screen | 55 (5 unscored) |
| Time allowed | 90 minutes |
| After 40 questions, on pace | 65 min used, 25 left |
The unscored pretest questions look like the others and are spread through the exam, so the pace counts them too.
Questions, formats and fees by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method
How the draw is built
| Function | Questions in the mock | Share | Our pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1. Seeking business | 12 | 24% | 22 |
| F2. Opening accounts | 8 | 16% | 21 |
| F3. Funds, variable contracts and recommendations | 25 | 50% | 51 |
| F4. Orders and transactions | 5 | 10% | 10 |
The pool for each function includes questions shared with the SIE and the Series 7 when the outline topic is identical, for instance prospectus delivery or the features of a variable annuity. Every mock draws a fresh combination, and the address bar keeps the draw so that you can replay it later and check whether last week's misses are fixed.
Pacing a short exam
The real exam gives about 98 seconds per item on average, counting the unscored ones that sit invisibly among the rest. That is generous for definition questions and fair for the pricing and annuity calculations. The risk on the Series 6 is less running out of time than losing focus: with fewer items, a run of careless answers costs more. Two habits help.
- Check your position against the pace calculator at a quarter, half and three quarters of the mock.
- Mark the items you are unsure of and come back to them at the end, rather than stalling on one.
The test center supplies the calculator and the material for notes; the exam day page lists what you can and cannot bring.
Reading your result
The function breakdown first
On the Series 6, seeking business carries 12 items and account opening 8, so the rule-based functions weigh much more than on the Series 7. A low score there is often the quickest to fix: communications, prospectus and customer information rules can be learned in a few sessions. A low score in the products function, with its 25 items, needs longer work on funds and variable contracts.
Then the overall score
Compare it with the line of 35 and look at the margin. Because of the small number of items, a result two or three questions above the line is still within the normal swing between draws.
What the mock cannot tell you
Our questions are written by Radif Partners from the outline topics, not taken from FINRA's item bank, so the wording on the day will differ. The mock measures how well you cover the outline and how you hold up under the clock; it does not predict a scaled score. Two limits deserve attention. First, a small pool in a function means some questions return across draws, and a familiar question is easier than a new one. Second, a quiet room at home is kinder than a test center. Give yourself a margin for both, and use the practice sets on the Series 6 page to keep meeting fresh items between mocks.
Between two mocks
Go through every miss shown under the results, then send them to the review page, which serves them again until they are right. Refresh the arithmetic of offering prices and sales charges on the fund pricing page. Leave a few days before the next mock so it measures what you learned, not what you remember of the draw. Should the real attempt go wrong, the retake rules explain the waiting period before you can sit again, currently 30 days after a first failure.