Securities Industry Essentials Exam Prep
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24 lessons in 4 modules, in study order. Tap a module to show its lessons.
Module 1 · 6 lessons Regulators and market participants
Includes a free lesson: The SEC: why securities are regulated, and the SEC's definition, jurisdiction and authority
- 1. The SEC: why securities are regulated, and the SEC's definition, jurisdiction and authority✓ Free
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- 2. Self-regulatory organizations: what an SRO is for, and the jurisdiction of FINRA, the MSRB and CboeFull plan
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- 3. Other regulators: the Treasury and IRS, state regulators and NASAA, the Federal Reserve, SIPC and the FDICFull plan
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- 4. Investors: accredited, institutional and retailFull plan
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- 5. Broker-dealers (introducing, clearing, prime), investment advisers, municipal advisors, issuers and underwritersFull plan
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- 6. Traders and market makers, custodians and trustees, transfer agents, and the DTCC and OCCFull plan
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Module 2 · 5 lessons Markets, the economy and offerings
Includes a free lesson: The primary market and the secondary, third and fourth markets
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- 8. The Federal Reserve: monetary vs. fiscal policy, open-market operations, and the discount and federal funds ratesFull plan
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- 9. Financial statements, the business cycle, economic indicators, cyclical and defensive sectors, and international factorsFull plan
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- 10. Offerings: who takes part, public vs. private, IPO and follow-on offerings, best efforts vs. firm commitment, and shelf registrationFull plan
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- 11. Offering documents and their delivery, SEC registration and its exemptions, and blue-sky lawsFull plan
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Module 3 · 4 lessons Equity securities
Includes a free lesson: Common stock: ownership, limited liability, order of liquidation and voting rights
- 12. Common stock: ownership, limited liability, order of liquidation and voting rights✓ Free
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- 13. Preferred stock and its features, convertible preferred includedFull plan
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- 14. Rights, warrants and American Depositary ReceiptsFull plan
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- 15. Control and restricted securities: SEC Rule 144Full plan
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Module 4 · 9 lessons Debt instruments
Includes a free lesson: Bond basics: par value, coupon, maturity, and why price and interest rates move in opposite directions
- 16. Bond basics: par value, coupon, maturity, and why price and interest rates move in opposite directions✓ Free
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- 17. Bond yields: nominal yield, current yield, yield to maturity and yield to call, at a premium and at a discountFull plan
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- 18. Callable, putable and convertible bondsFull plan
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- 19. Treasury bills, notes and bonds, Treasury receipts and STRIPS, and Treasury auctionsFull plan
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- 20. Agency securities, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securitiesFull plan
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- 21. Corporate bonds, secured and unsecured, the trust indenture, and credit ratings and rating agenciesFull plan
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- 22. Municipal securities: general obligation and revenue bonds, other types, and their tax treatmentFull plan
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- 23. Municipal new issues: negotiated vs. competitive underwriting, syndicates, the official statement and continuing disclosureFull plan
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- 24. Money market instruments: certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances and commercial paper, short-term vs. long-termFull plan
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