Series 7
Education & Academia abbreviation · Professional Certification
| Stands for | General Securities Representative Qualification Examination |
|---|---|
| Categories | Education & Academia |
Series 7 stands for General Securities Representative Qualification Examination, a professional certification abbreviation.
FINRA licensing exam that qualifies registered representatives to sell most types of securities, including stocks, bonds, options and mutual funds. Candidates must be sponsored by a FINRA member firm and also pass the SIE.
Example: New advisers at the brokerage must pass the Series 7 and Series 66 within their first four months.
Usage notes
The exam has 125 scored questions over three hours and 45 minutes, with a passing score of 72. Registered representatives also need a state-law exam, usually the Series 63 or 66. "Series" numbers refer to the exam, not to a professional designation.
Related abbreviations
More professional certification abbreviations
- RHCSA – Red Hat Certified System Administrator
- SE – Structural Engineer
- Security+ – CompTIA Security+
- Series 63 – Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
- Series 65 – Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
- Series 66 – Uniform Combined State Law Examination
- SHRM-CP – Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional
- SHRM-SCP – Society for Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional
- SIE – Securities Industry Essentials Exam
- SPHR – Senior Professional in Human Resources
- SSCP – Systems Security Certified Practitioner
- TEFL – Teaching English as a Foreign Language