Finance · Securities
FINRA Series 6 Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products Representative Exam
The top-off exam for mutual fund and variable annuity representatives: fund communications, opening accounts, investment company and variable contract rules, sales charges and breakpoints, retirement and 529 accounts, and processing fund orders.
Questions last checked against the official sources on October 11, 2026.
The real exam at a glance
- Questions
- 50 scored + 5 unscored pretest (55 in all)
- Time
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- To pass
- Scaled score of 70
- Corequisite
- SIE exam; firm sponsorship required
- Body
- FINRA
What you'll practise
Try a question
A customer invests $300 a month for three months at $10, $15 and $30 per share. What is the average cost per share?
- $18.33
- $15.00
- $16.67
- $12.50
Show the answer
B. $15.00 — Shares bought: 30 + 20 + 10 = 60 for $900, so average cost is $15.00, below the $18.33 average price, illustrating dollar-cost averaging.
Sample questions by topic (in English)
- 1. Seeks business / Communications
- 1. Seeks business / Conduct and compensation
- 2. Opens accounts / Account information and KYC
- 2. Opens accounts / Suitability and best interest
- 3. Products and recommendations / Investment company structure
- 3. Products and recommendations / Variable contracts
- 3. Products and recommendations / Disclosures and seniors
- 3. Products and recommendations / Statements and records
- 4. Orders and transactions / Complaints, disputes and conduct
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Questions about the FINRA Series 6
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What is the real FINRA Series 6 like?
Questions: 50 scored + 5 unscored pretest (55 in all). Time: 1 hour 30 minutes. To pass: Scaled score of 70. Corequisite: SIE exam; firm sponsorship required. Body: FINRA.
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