General Securities Representative: License Exam Manual

I have little financial background and needed to pass the test in about a month. Here is what I did with this book, the only book I have ever used. 1) read the book one time. Do all the chapter tests. Understand them as best you can. Read all of the material once. I suggest 30-50 pages a night depending on what subject. Unfortunately the first few sections are a grind (Munis and Options are included) and take longer - make sure to read these to understanding. Pay attentin to all "test topic" alerts in the book. 2) Buy the CD and take tests. Lots of tests. Lots and lots of tests. Take full section tests ( I took them in increments of 50 and 100) until you are getting 80% of them correct. At the end of each section of the book - take multiple tests on that section on the CD immediately afterwards. AS you read more and more sections - combine more and more subjects into the tests you take along with taking some that are subject specific. Take tests that include all of the subjects too - then find what sections and sub-sections you are scoring poorly on and take tests upon test of just those subjects until you know them. The CD is a must. You HAVE to have it. I probably took 150 tests ranging from full 125 all subject practice tests (that are JUST like the real thing as far as form and questions) to 50 question tests focusing on subjects I was scoring poorly on. 1) study the book and do the tests in the book 2) get the CD and go to town like a madman. Take tests until you cant take any more tests. You cannot take too many. I got 87 first try and finished the first 3 hour session in 50 minutes and the second 3 hour section in 1 hour and 15 minutes. Took under 2 hours total. About 30% of the questions were EXACT - the others similiar. My only complaint is that the section on Order Entry/Confirmation/and Settlement sections. I was in the 60% range on the test for that section and was LOST during the test on q's regarding those subjects. You can pass the test with a month, this book and the dearborn CD. good luck

This is an excellent book. I recommend completing the book in 25 days ~30 pages per day. Get the CD and do multiple 100+ questions test. Also, the audio CDs are excellent.Score: 92%

I have owned manuals from three of the top selling providers of Series 7 Exam study material. Dearborn's books are some of the best. The tone of the book is fairly conversational and engaging, but there is alot of material covered so its not exactly a "page turner". Its easy when studying for this exam to get overwhelmed, and this book isn't even the longest available. The best way to study for this exam is to read the book once and then hit the questions with a vengence. If you read the book once and then go through the full test 15 times you will pass on your first attempt, just make sure that you are learning the answers to the quiz and test questions and not simply recognizing them from past attempts. I would say if you need to get the test done quickly this book is great but Dearborn also has a multimedia CD-Rom that is truly fantastic. The audio coaches on the CD point out different areas of study to pay particular attention too as well as giving you a break from alot of what most people will consider fairly dry reading.If you want a even denser source of information than Dearborns then the only choice is the study materials from Securities Training Corp. There is a fair bit more material covered and the sample exams are even harder than the real thing. You will score well on the exams if you use and absorb the STC material.Pass Perfect is another provider and I would say while the easiest to read and the most conversational it also covers the least amount of info of the three and while you can certainly pass with it, you are taking a greater risk. Not to give Pass Perfect a hard time, if you just want to pass and be done with it then they are a good choice.In the end almost all the available study materials from all the different providers (except ARCO) will get the job done, it really depends on your personal preference and how much detail you want to deal with.

I pass with a 87% on the Series 7 Exam. This is how I did it.1. Read this book once. Then read over again the chapters on Municipal Securities and Options. You will need to know these chapters inside and out.2. Then do the practice test. Do everyone one of the practice test. Again and Again. The Exam is exactly like the practice test.3. Buy the 11th Edition. The CDROM alone is worth the price. If you do these 3 steps you will pass. GUARANTEE.

I have used Passtrak materials exclusively to pass the Series 3, Series 7 and the Series 63. I made 90% or above on all tests. My approach is to read the material, take the practice tests or Q/A, review and then do ALL practice tests & questions again. This second time around really helps. Do this and I don't think you'll miss. Please note that both Series 3 and Series 7 materials have separate manual & Q/A books; my statements apply to the use of both the manual and Q/A volumes -- don't buy just the manual alone.