FINRA’s Series 24 examination assesses an entry-level General Securities Principal. It requires association with and sponsorship by a FINRA member or another applicable SRO member firm. The exam currently delivers 150 scored questions and 10 unidentified unscored pretest questions, for 160 delivered items, allows 225 minutes, costs $235, and requires a 70% passing score. The ordinary GP registration route also requires valid SIE and Series 7 qualifications. Passing Series 24 alone does not create principal registration or unrestricted supervisory authority.
Exam overview
- Exam summary
- FINRA Series 24 — General Securities Principal
- Exam-specific prerequisites
- Yes
- Prerequisite explanation
- Association with and sponsorship by an applicable member firm; the ordinary GP registration route uses valid SIE and Series 7 corequisites.
Exam structure
- Number of questions
- 150 scored plus 10 unidentified unscored pretest questions; 160 delivered items
- Exam duration
- 225 minutes
- Passing threshold / published scoring model
- 70%
- Exam format
- FINRA principal qualification examination
- Testing method
- FINRA-authorized test delivery
Cost & attempts
- Exam fee
- $235 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_24_Outline.pdf
- Primary authoritative source
- https://www.finra.org/registration-exams-ce/qualification-exams/series24
- Last verified date
- 2026-08-30
- Verification status
- Verified
- Review / recheck date
- 2026-09-30
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