For the Public
FINRA Data provides non-commercial use of data, specifically the ability to save data views and create and manage a Bond Watchlist.
For Industry Professionals
Registered representatives can fulfill Continuing Education requirements, view their industry CRD record and perform other compliance tasks.
For Member Firms
Firm compliance professionals can access filings and requests, run reports and submit support tickets.
Financial Learning Experience™ (FLEX™) is a centralized continuing education (CE) platform that provides e-learning content that firms have the option to leverage for their Firm Element or other training needs.
By delivering Firm Element training via the FLEX platform, your learners will be able to take their training directly from their FinPro account.
Currently, the platform includes courses from FINRA’s e-learning catalog. FINRA plans to expand the offering in the future to include courses from other CE content providers in the financial and securities industry. Additionally, FINRA plans to expand the course offerings to include content that may satisfy other CE training requirements such as Investment Adviser Representative CE (IAR CE).
The platform will provide firms with direct access to view, assign and track CE training for their representatives through three delivery methods:
Firms can choose between two types of licenses.
Billing will occur quarterly through E-Bill invoices based on a firm’s license type and consumption.
Email [email protected] to learn more.
FINRA offers a variety of interactive online courses that provide an affordable and convenient solution for Firm Element and other training. Courses are available on a variety of topics relevant to individuals in the securities industry including AML, firm operations, communications with the public, sales practices, and product knowledge, among others.
Course content focuses on industry rules and regulations, best practices, and other core subject knowledge. Scenarios and other assessments throughout the courses give learners the chance to apply the material to common situations. Many courses also have the option for users to take an exam at the end of the course to test their knowledge of the course content.
FINRA e-Learning Courses can also be purchased separately through the following training content providers.
Note: Use of FINRA's e-Learning courses does not guarantee compliance with regulatory requirements or create a safe harbor from regulatory responsibilities.
FINRA's e-learning library offers training on a range of compliance topics, including anti-money laundering, communications with the public, cybersecurity, and senior investor issues, among others — with several courses offering CFP® CE credits (0.5 – 2.0 CE credits per course).
Earn CFP Credits:
Depending on which method you choose to purchase your CFP® course, either FINRA or the vendor will report your credits to the CFP® Board upon course completion.
1 Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, CFP® (with plaque design) and CFP® (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP® Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.
New courses are added to the FLEX catalog on a quarterly basis. Bookmark this page to view the latest offerings as well as announcements pertaining to system upgrades and enhancements.
New Firm Element Courses – July 2025
The Regulation BI (Best Interest) Compliance for Registered Representatives and Their Supervisors (ELC263) in the Chinese and Spanish languages.
CRED Series: Introduction to Individual Disclosure (Free Course): This course is designed to provide registration and compliance personnel at FINRA member firms with a general overview of individual disclosure requirements.
Senior Series: Addressing and Reporting Financial Exploitation of Senior & Vulnerable Adult Investors (Free Course): NASAA, the SEC and FINRA provided this course as a resource for firms implementing the requirements of the federal “Senior Safe Act” (Section 303 of the ‘‘Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act’’) and the state training requirements for certain firms and financial institutions relating to senior investor protection. As of June 2023, this course satisfies state training requirements for Connecticut, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, Puerto Rico and Washington.
To gain access to the FLEX dashboard within FINRA Gateway for the first time to subscribe to FLEX, please contact your firm’s Super Account Administrator (SAA). The Accessing FLEX on FINRA Gateway Quick Reference Guide provides additional instructions if needed.
Once granted access to the dashboard, the Firm CE Admin can take the following actions. For further instructions, please view the hyperlinked Quick Reference Guides:
For any questions, please contact [email protected].
Persons associated with member firms who have subscribed to the FLEX platform will have access to the their assigned courses via Financial Professional Gateway (FinPro) using the “Take Firm Element CE” link in the Actions (Quick Links) section at the top right.
Please refer to the FLEX User Guide for detailed instructions.
Guides for FLEX Administrators
Guides for FLEX Learners
Additional Support