SIE
The SIE passing score: a scaled 70
Enter the number of correct answers from a full mock: the tool sets it against the passing line and shows the margin, with the limits of the comparison.
Is my mock score above the passing line?
Result against the line (approximation)
Above the line
| Passing line | scaled 70, about 53 of 75 |
| Your share | 73% |
| Margin | 2 answers |
| Questions you can miss | 22 |
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 SIE you need a scaled score of 70, as stated on the FINRA SIE page. A scaled score is not a percentage of correct answers. FINRA delivers several forms of the exam with different questions, and it uses a statistical adjustment called equating to put every result on a common scale, so that a candidate who drew a slightly harder form is not penalized for it. The consequence is that the number of correct answers needed can vary a little from one form to another, and FINRA publishes no table converting correct answers into a scaled score. As a working guide, 70% of the 75 scored questions is 53 correct answers, which leaves 22 that you can miss; our mock exams use that figure and label it an approximation. The 5 unscored pretest items do not enter the score at all. There is no penalty for a wrong answer, so a guess always beats a blank. FINRA does not publish a pass rate for the SIE either, so any percentage you see quoted is not an official figure.
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| Pass: scaled score of 70; here 4 of 5 correct (70%), an approximation |
| You can still miss 1 |
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.
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Why the score is scaled
Every candidate receives a set of questions built from the same outline, in the same section proportions, but not the same questions. Even careful exam writers cannot make two sets exactly equal in difficulty. Equating measures the difference and adjusts the score so that everyone is held to the same standard of knowledge, whatever form they drew. The content outline describes this process and the reason for it. For you, it means that the target is a level of knowledge, not a fixed count of right answers.
What the line means for your target
Because the conversion is unknown, aim your preparation at a level, not at a count. A sensible working target is to answer correctly well above 70% of fresh practice questions in every section, so that a harder form, a few unfamiliar wordings and some fatigue still leave you on the right side of the line.
Practice scores against the line
| Share correct on a full mock | Correct answers | Against the working line |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | 45 of 75 | below by 8 |
| 65% | 49 of 75 | below by 4 |
| 70% | 53 of 75 | above, margin 0 |
| 75% | 56 of 75 | above, margin 3 |
| 80% | 60 of 75 | above, margin 7 |
| 85% | 64 of 75 | above, margin 11 |
The calculator at the top of this page does the same for any score you enter. Treat a result just above the line as a coin toss: the real exam words things differently, and fatigue or one weak section can cost three or four answers. Results around ten points of percentage above the line, repeated on different draws, are a far stronger signal. The readiness calculator on the difficulty page turns a practice rate into a rough probability.
Every answer counts the same
The outline says there is no penalty for guessing, and the sections are not scored separately: a pass depends on the overall result. A weak section can be offset by a strong one, but since products and trading carry most of the questions, weakness there is hard to make up elsewhere.
No official pass rate
FINRA reports results to candidates but does not publish a current share of candidates who pass the SIE. Numbers quoted elsewhere are dated or unverified estimates, and none can be checked against a current official source. This site therefore shows none. What you can measure is your own level: full mocks on the practice exam page give a result against the working line, and the five questions under this text give a quick sample.
If the score falls short
A failed attempt means a wait before the next one: 30 days after a first or second failure today, 15 days from January 19, 2027 under the change FINRA has announced (Rule 1210). The retake page gives your date and the full fee is due again. Use the wait to work on the sections where the gap was largest, then sit two mocks before booking. The same logic of a scaled line applies to the Series 7, while the NASAA exams use a plain count of correct answers, as the Series 65 passing score page shows.