Series 7 and 6
Series 7 passing score and pass rate
Enter the number of correct answers on a full mock: the calculator places it against the passing line and shows your margin. The explanation of the scaled score follows.
Is my mock score above the passing line?
Result against the line (approximation)
Above the line
| Passing line | scaled 72, about 90 of 125 |
| Your share | 74% |
| Margin | 2 answers |
| Questions you can miss | 35 |
FINRA reports a scaled score after equating each exam form; it publishes no table from correct answers to scaled score, so the share of correct answers is only a guide.
To pass the Series 7 you need a scaled score of 72, as stated on FINRA's Series 7 exam page. That number is not a percentage of correct answers. FINRA places every candidate's result on a common scale through equating, a statistical adjustment that offsets small differences in difficulty between the sets of items that different candidates receive, so that everyone is held to the same standard (Series 7 outline). FINRA does not publish the table that turns raw correct answers into a scaled score, and the 5 unscored pretest items do not count at all. On a full mock of 125 questions, the closest honest approximation is to treat 72 as a share: about 90 correct answers, or roughly 35 that you can miss. As for the pass rate, FINRA publishes no current figure for the Series 7, so this page gives none; numbers that circulate without a source cannot be checked. What you can measure is your own margin above the line on fresh mocks, which the calculator above does.
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| Pass: scaled score of 72; here 4 of 5 correct (72%), an approximation |
| You can still miss 1 |
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What a scaled score means
Every candidate sees a different set of 130 items drawn from FINRA's item bank. Some sets are slightly harder than others, so a raw count of correct answers would favor whoever drew the easier set. Equating corrects for this: raw results are converted to one common scale, and the line on that scale stays at 72 whatever the form. The consequence for you is that no one outside FINRA can say exactly how many correct answers a pass requires on a given day. The outline also notes that there is no penalty for guessing, so a blank answer is always a lost chance.
The line our mocks use
Our mock exams compare your share of correct answers with 72%, which on 125 scored questions means 90. The table shows how a few raw results compare with that line.
| Correct on a full mock | Share | Against the line | Questions missed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 66% | short by 8 | 43 |
| 86 | 69% | short by 4 | 39 |
| 90 | 72% | above the line by 0 | 35 |
| 95 | 76% | above the line by 5 | 30 |
| 100 | 80% | above the line by 10 | 25 |
| 105 | 84% | above the line by 15 | 20 |
Read the table as a margin, not a verdict. A result exactly on the line on our mock says you are in the zone where the real outcome could go either way, because our questions are written independently and the real form may be harder or easier for you.
Why this page gives no pass rate
FINRA does not publish a current pass rate for the Series 7 on its exam pages or in the outline. Some figures have circulated over the years, from various sources, with no way to check how they were computed or which period they cover. Publishing one here would look precise and mean little. The useful question is narrower: how far above the line are you, and in which functions are you weakest? A full mock answers both.
The same caution applies to anecdotes. A colleague who passed with little study, or a forum story of a hard form, tells you about one person on one day. Your own record across several mocks, function by function, is the only evidence that speaks about your result.
Building a safe margin
Aim above the line, not at it
Candidates who book as soon as one mock crosses 90 are betting on a single draw. A steadier signal is several fresh mocks, taken on different days, all clearly above the line, with no function far behind the others. The timed mock gives a score by function at the end for that reason.
Where the points are
The investments and recommendations function carries 91 of the 125 items, so a weak score there cannot be made up elsewhere. If your margin is thin, spend the next week on that function before anything else, then take another mock.
If the result is a fail
A failed attempt means a wait before the next one: 30 days after a first or second failure, and 180 days after a third failure in a row, under FINRA Rule 1210. From January 19, 2027, these waits shorten to 15 and 60 days. Each attempt is charged the full fee of $395. The retake calculator gives the first date you can sit again, and the study planner helps decide how much time to put between the two.