FINRA’s Series 26 examination assesses an entry-level Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products Principal. It requires association with and sponsorship by an applicable member firm. The exam currently delivers 110 scored questions and 10 unidentified unscored pretest questions, for 120 delivered items, allows 165 minutes, costs $200, and requires a 70% passing score. The registration also requires valid SIE and either Series 6 or Series 7. Passing Series 26 alone does not create registration or general-principal authority.
Exam overview
- Exam summary
- FINRA Series 26 — Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products Principal
- Exam-specific prerequisites
- Yes
- Prerequisite explanation
- Association with and sponsorship by an applicable member firm; valid SIE and either Series 6 or Series 7 are registration corequisites.
Exam structure
- Number of questions
- 110 scored plus 10 unidentified unscored pretest questions; 120 delivered items
- Exam duration
- 165 minutes
- Passing threshold / published scoring model
- 70%
- Exam format
- FINRA product-limited principal qualification examination
- Testing method
- FINRA-authorized test delivery
Cost & attempts
- Exam fee
- $200 examination fee; not a registration, filing, firm, or state fee
Source governance
- Official candidate handbook / exam outline
- https://www.finra.org/sites/default/files/Series_26_Outline.pdf
- Primary authoritative source
- https://www.finra.org/registration-exams-ce/qualification-exams/series26
- Last verified date
- 2026-08-30
- Verification status
- Verified
- Review / recheck date
- 2026-09-30
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