FINRA applications and support services appear to be operating normally. This includes the TRACE New Issue form and Market Operations phones lines. FINRA will continue to monitor its systems and support services and will send additional updates as necessary.
Your First Step to a Career in the Securities IndustryEffective Oct. 27, 2025, FINRA will reduce the number of unscored (pretest) questions delivered to candidates on the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE), Series 7 - General Securities Representative and Series 79 - Investment Banking Representative exams. Candidates who take these exams will receive five unscored questions instead of 10. The
Beginning Monday, July 24, 2023, FINRA will increase the bandwidth rate for the Trade Data Dissemination Service 2.1 (TDDS 2.1) vendor feed from 2,500 kilobits per second (Kbps) to 3,000 kilobits per second (Kbps).
Testing
FINRA will test the new bandwidth rate on Saturday June 10, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET and Saturday July 8, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET. The
ON THIS PAGE:What is MFA?Frequently Asked QuestionsEffective July 25, 2025, FINRA will support 3 FINRA-compliant MFA options shown below. Duo Verified Push—download the Duo application to receive authentication notifications on your smart phone or tablet; Security Key—use a supported USB Security Key to verify your account; or Duo Mobile Passcode—download the Duo
Following are FAQs about the Securities Industry Essentials® (SIE®) Exam and exam restructuring. Click on the links below to view all sections of the FAQs.
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Enrollment and Eligibility
1. How old do I have to be to take the SIE?
You must be 18
Beginning Monday, August 14, 2023, FINRA will increase the bandwidth rate for the Trade Data Dissemination Service 2.1 (TDDS 2.1) vendor feed from 2,500 kilobits per second (Kbps) to 3,000 kilobits per second (Kbps).
TDDS 2.1 subscribers should ensure their systems can accept the higher data rates. The TDDS 2.1 data rate change does not impact any of the ORF reporting applications (FIX and TRAQS
