Best Series 63 prep courses
Uniform Securities State Law Examination
The state-law exam most registered representatives pair with the Series 7. It covers state securities regulations (blue-sky laws), registration requirements, and ethical practices for agents of broker-dealers.
Series 63 at a glance
| Administered by | NASAA |
|---|---|
| Exam fee | $147 |
| Questions | 60 |
| Time limit | 75 minutes |
| Passing score | 43 of 60 scored questions |
| Sponsorship | No firm sponsorship required |
Rankings
- #13.0/ 4
Kaplan
The establishment pick, with the question bank other providers' students end up buying anyway
- #22.9/ 4
Knopman Marks
White-glove exam prep from the firm that trains Wall Street's new hires
- #32.9/ 4
Achievable
Budget-priced, reading-first exam prep on a genuinely modern platform
- #42.9/ 4
Securities Training Corporation (STC)
The 50-year incumbent whose practice finals candidates treat as the readiness benchmark
- #52.8/ 4
Pass Perfect
The 30-year question-bank shop, rebuilt with Solomon Exam Prep under one roof
- #62.7/ 4
Securities Institute of America
The textbook house: published question counts, a simple guarantee, and self-study basics at fair prices
How to choose for the Series 63
The 63 is a short, memorization-heavy state-law exam, so efficiency (R2) and total cost (T2) dominate the decision. Nobody needs a premium support ladder here, and the market agrees: this is where entry prices are lowest across the board. Buy a solid bank, drill the law, move on.
The rankings above order providers by overall CHART score; the picks below map them to the situations we actually see for this exam.
Want a guarantee and a long runway
Budget pricing with a collectible guarantee and a year of access if the 63 slips behind your Series 7 prep.
Want a human to ask
Instructor support and live review are included even at the base tier, at nearly the same price as the pure self-study options.
Series 63 FAQs
Generally no. NASAA's Series 66 qualifies you in both capacities the 63 and 65 cover: as a representative of a broker-dealer and of an investment adviser. Confirm your state's specific requirements with its securities regulator.
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