FINRA’s Series 6 examination qualifies only the investment company and variable contracts products representative functions defined by FINRA. It requires appropriate member-firm association and sponsorship and uses the SIE as a co-requisite for registration. The exam has 50 scored questions, allows 90 minutes, and costs $100. It is an activity-specific qualification, not universal broker-dealer-agent authority or state registration.
Exam overview
- Exam summary
- FINRA Series 6 — Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products Representative
- Exam-specific prerequisites
- Yes
- Prerequisite explanation
- Appropriate member-firm association and sponsorship; valid SIE is a co-requisite for registration.
Exam structure
- Number of questions
- 50 scored questions
- Exam duration
- 90 minutes
- Passing threshold / published scoring model
- See the current FINRA content outline
- Exam format
- Activity-specific FINRA representative qualification
- Testing method
- In-person
Cost & attempts
- Exam fee
- $100
Administrator (time-sensitive)
- Administrator last verified date
- 2026-08-26
Source governance
- Official candidate handbook / exam outline
- https://www.finra.org/registration-exams-ce/qualification-exams/series6
- Primary authoritative source
- https://www.finra.org/registration-exams-ce/qualification-exams
- Last verified date
- 2026-08-26
- Verification status
- Verified
- Review / recheck date
- 2026-09-26
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