SIE
Full SIE practice exam under the clock
The clock starts with your first answer. Corrections stay hidden until the end, as on exam day; then every question comes back with its explanation.
Your score · SIE mock
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0 / 75 answered
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| Pass: scaled score of 70; here 53 of 75 correct (70%), an approximation |
| Time left: 98:00 of 98 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 SIE practice exam is a full-length mock: 75 questions, the same number FINRA scores on the real test, drawn so that each outline section gets exactly its official quota (12 from section 1, 33 from section 2, 23 from section 3, 7 from section 4). It differs from a practice set in three ways. Nothing is corrected until you submit, a clock runs from your first answer, and the result is a single score compared with the passing line. On exam day FINRA adds 5 unscored pretest questions to the 75 that count and allows 1 hour 45 minutes for the 80 items; our mock leaves the pretest items out, since they never change a score. FINRA reports a scaled score, and a pass needs 70. It publishes no conversion from correct answers, so the mock compares your result with about 53 correct answers out of 75 and says plainly that this is an approximation. Use it two or three times near the end of your preparation, not as a first step, and spend at least as long reviewing it as you spent taking it.
Time per question on exam day
Seconds per question
79
| Questions on screen | 80 (5 unscored) |
| Time allowed | 105 minutes |
| After 40 questions, on pace | 53 min used, 53 left |
The unscored pretest questions look like the others and are spread through the exam, so the pace counts them too.
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What the mock copies from the real SIE, and what it does not
| SIE on exam day | This mock | |
|---|---|---|
| Scored questions | 75 | 75 |
| Unscored pretest questions | 5, hidden among the others | left out |
| Section quotas | 12 / 33 / 23 / 7 | the same |
| Corrections | none during the exam | shown after you submit |
| Pass mark | scaled score of 70 | about 53 correct (approximation) |
Each mock is a new draw from the pool, shuffled so that sections are mixed as they are on the real test. The questions are written by Radif Partners from the outline topics; they cover the same ground in a similar four-choice format, but no practice question can tell you exactly how FINRA will word a point.
Pacing over a full sitting
On exam day the 1 hour 45 minutes cover 80 items, which leaves about 79 seconds each. The pace calculator under this text tells you, for any number of questions answered, how many minutes you should have used. In practice most candidates finish the SIE with time to spare; the risk is less the clock than fatigue, which shows up as careless misreadings in the last third of the exam.
Three habits for the sitting
- Answer every question on the first pass, even when unsure: the outline states there is no penalty for guessing.
- Flag the long scenario questions for a second look rather than solving them twice.
- Check the clock at the quarter, half and three quarter marks only, not after every item.
Set up the sitting like the real one
Pick a moment when you can work without interruption for the whole length, close other tabs, put the phone in another room and keep only scratch paper on the desk. Answer in order, flag rather than linger, and resist checking notes halfway: a mock interrupted to look something up measures your notes, not you.
Reading the score
The result screen gives your share of correct answers overall and per section. Compare the overall figure with the line of about 53 of 75; then look at the sections, because a strong result built on one section can hide a weak one that a different draw would expose. The passing score page explains why the scaled score of 70 cannot be turned into an exact number of answers.
Your mock results, like the practice sets, are stored in this browser only. Every question you missed is added to the review list, so the hours after a mock can go straight to your gaps.
When a mock is worth sitting
A first mock taken too early mostly measures what you have not read yet, and it uses up an evening. Wait until practice sets in each section run comfortably above the line. Then sit one mock, review it in depth over the next days, fix the weak section, and sit a second one on a new draw about a week later. If both clear the line with a margin, you are in the zone where booking the exam makes sense; the exam day page covers what happens once you arrive. If not, the difficulty page lists the parts of the SIE that most often cost points.