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Roughly 1 in 3 first-time takers fails the Series 65.
The pass line is 92 of 130. Most candidates never face exam-length, exam-weighted, exam-timed questions until the real thing. That's the gap we close.
14 minutes · exam-difficulty questions · scored by section · no account, no card · results to your inbox. Or see the numbers · ready now? full access from $69.
Pass rates & pass lines, without the spin
Two kinds of numbers get mixed up constantly. The passing score is official — published by the regulators, fixed, non-negotiable. The pass rate mostly is not: NASAA publishes no pass-rate statistics for its exams, so every Series 63/65/66 figure you see online is an estimate. We label which is which.
| Exam | Passing score official | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Series 65Investment Adviser Law (NASAA) · full breakdown → | 92 / 130 (~71%) | ~65–70% estimate |
| Series 66Combined State Law (NASAA) · practice exams → | 73 / 100 (73%) | ~65–70% estimate |
| Series 63Securities Agent State Law (NASAA) | 43 / 60 (72%) | ~70% estimate |
| SIESecurities Industry Essentials (FINRA) | 70% | 74% FINRA, 2019 disclosure |
| Series 7General Securities Representative (FINRA) · practice exams → | 90 / 125 (72%) | 71% FINRA, 2019 conference |
Where these numbers come from: Passing scores are published in the official NASAA and FINRA exam specifications. The SIE and Series 7 pass rates are the most recent figures FINRA has disclosed publicly (2019: 74% first-time SIE across 58,264 candidates; 71% Series 7 pass-through, Oct 2018–Mar 2019); FINRA does not publish updates on a regular schedule. NASAA has never published pass rates for the Series 63, 65, or 66 — the estimates shown are the consensus range reported by exam-prep providers from their own student data, and no regulator stands behind them. Treat estimates as directional, and the passing score as the number that matters: it's fixed, and it's what our mock exams grade you against. Passing scores and pass-rate status for every FINRA and NASAA exam →
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Quiz-based learning that mirrors how the exam is built: focused 20-question quizzes for each of the four sections, then a full exam simulation — 140 questions in 3 hours, including 10 unmarked, unscored pretest questions, exactly like the real thing.
Section quizzes to learn by
Drill each section with fresh 20-question timed quizzes drawn from a 1,000-question original bank. Every answer ends with a plain-English explanation, so a miss becomes a concept you keep.
A true full-exam simulation
140 questions on a fixed 3-hour clock — 130 scored at the official section weighting plus 10 unmarked pretest questions, just like exam day. Flag, skip, and return like the testing-center software.
Scored against the pass line
Simulations grade you against the actual standard — 92 of 130 scored questions — and break results down by section so you know exactly what to study next.
Real pacing, on a clock
The exam gives you about 83 seconds per question. Quizzes and simulations run the same rate, so exam-day pacing is a habit, not a surprise.
Series 66 Mock Exams are live — same simulator, a 1,200-question bank written to the June 2023 outline, 110-question simulations against 73/100. Series 66 practice exam → Series 7 Mock Exams too: 130-question, 225-minute simulations against the 72% line. Series 7 practice exam → Series 63 and SIE are next.
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Pass guarantee
An investment adviser can't guarantee results — Series 65 candidates know that rule cold. A test-prep service can, and ExamPassRate does. Complete two full-length simulations at 92/130 or better, sit the exam inside your access window, and if you don't pass, we refund your purchase. Mock Exams and Complete Prep. Conditions.
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- 1,000+ original questions, weighted to the NASAA outline
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- Unlimited 20-question section quizzes, scored against the 92/130 pass line
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- One workflow: review a section → drill it untimed → prove it in a timed simulation
- Bought separately the two cost $138 — together they're $99
- Pass guarantee — sit the exam after two full simulations at the pass line; fail anyway and we refund you
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- Frequently Tested Concepts — section-by-section review of what the exam tests most
- Untimed study mode — the answer and a plain-English explanation after every question
- Timed mock exams and section quizzes
Also available · Series 66 Mock Exams — $69 one-time
Taking the 66 instead? The same simulator with a 1,200-question bank written to the June 2023 Series 66 outline: 110-question, 150-minute simulations scored against 73/100, section quizzes, pass guarantee. What's inside →
Also available · Series 7 Mock Exams — $69 one-time
The General Securities Representative exam: a 1,200-question bank across FINRA's four job functions, 130-question, 225-minute simulations scored against the 72% line, options and margin math with worked explanations, pass guarantee. What's inside →
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