Pass the first time! Knopman Marks offers an industry-leading training package with a 98% first-time pass rate for this exam. Our FINRA Series 79 Exam training course includes comprehensive study materials as well as instructor guidance that you can access throughout your study journey. This training course will instill you with the confidence needed to pass your first time around!
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With the All Access Pass add-on, you can take as many Series 79 live classes throughout your training as you need. View Class Schedule
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You must be sponsored by a FINRA member firm in order to take the Series 79. Learn more about sponsorship and consider the SIE exam if you aren't sponsored.
Add All Access Pass to your course and you can enroll in any of our Series 79 live (in-person or virtual) courses through your Training Center, along with an onboarding call and review sessions. With the All Access Pass, you have unlimited access to our instructor-led sessions.
We recommend completing at least 1,000 practice questions, plus the diagnostic exams prior to taking the actual exam.
The actual exam is typically only about 10-15% math, so on average, expect to see about 10 math questions on the exam. For those who need additional help practicing math, we recommend completing the math challenge questions on the TestPrep site.
For new investment bankers, we typically recommend about 50-75 hours of total prep (about 4-6 weeks while working full-time). For experienced bankers comfortable with financial statements, valuation, and M&A, we typically recommend between 40 – 50 hours of prep (2-3 weeks while working full-time).
There are three diagnostic exams, available online. These exams should be staggered with the practice exams so that for every 250 questions you complete online, you complete one diagnostic exam. The diagnostic exams are very close in difficulty to the actual exam, so they should be completed closed-book in one sitting. You should not do any of the diagnostic exams until you are within two weeks or less of taking the examination. You should complete the benchmark exam 2-3 days before your scheduled exam date.
Our online exams tend to be slightly harder than the actual exam, so scores in the high-60s and low-70s puts candidates in a strong position. The final diagnostic exams are similar in difficulty to the actual exam. Those who pass our final benchmark exam, pass the actual exam over 99% of the time.
Time management is important on the Series 79, given that there are a number of multi-step math questions which take time to work through. Though most people are able to finish the exam, you should expect to use most of the time and might not have time to review questions marked for review. The pacing to follow on the exam is 20 questions every 30 minutes. This will ensure you finish with some additional time for review.
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* All in-person classes are located in New York City. Remote classes are accessed online.
Group onboarding call
Meet the team, explore the Training Center, and get started fast.
Traditional faculty-led class
In-person or live-streamed faculty-led delivery of the Knopman Marks lectures covering the most heavily tested and difficult concepts on the exam.
Blended Class
A scheduled course that blends the on-demand recorded lectures from the Training Center with faculty-led coaching and review sessions.
Review Session
Spend one hour with KM faculty, diving deep into the most difficult concepts, drilling and practicing together, and having questions answered with interactive polling and real-time student participation.
BONUS: We're adding our new Study Essentials course to your purchase ($75 added value). Find it in your Training Center after check-out.
