series 63 - passed (second attempt) with KM and Kaplan Qbank
hey guys! felt like sharing my experience in case this helps anyone out. took it the first time ~5 weeks ago, gave myself 4 days which was definitely enough time in hindsight but I just didn’t understand the material’s nuances well enough.
the first turn I got of the test had ~15-20 questions felt very difficult/worded with answer choices that all read effectively the same that came down to very precise differences. granted, the other 45 seemed manageable and point-and-shoot (very similar to knopman) but those 20 threw me off & I subsequently changed a lot of my answers upon review due to second guessing myself. ultimately i ended up failing by one mark.
considering my job was on the line, the next month was deeply stressful & I had pre planned vacations and such that i was unable to be fully present for. I didn’t actually study (anxiety was quite high) until the 10 days leading up to the test. I read the knopman book once, & then skimmed thoroughly the second time by making handwritten study guides for each chapter. I also watched the videos (super helpful info like court proceedings continue after death of plaintiff or defendant, exemptions for transactions can be revocable by state admin) for those extra nuggets.
it was only after this that I was finally understanding small nuances, like agent registration exclusions for issuers of securities do not include building and loan/savings and loan associations for example. I bought the Kaplan qbank and hammered out 1000qs and about 1200 on knopman (including practice tests)
by the end of it, scored a 97 and 95 on the knopman benchmark and final so was feeling good about today, but was overall still very anxious.
But thank god! Passed today in about 25 min!
my topics received (from what I can recall):
vulnerable adults course of actions
when to execute a margin agreement
state admin jurisdiction when they suspect smth
state admin jurisdiction on investigations specifically
brochure changes notification
crs changes notification
who must be bd (person selling corporate bonds or bank selling promissory notes to customers)?
state reg ia notified admin if iar changes reg
registration expiry
advertising and sales fees
soliciting one side of agency cross only
assignment
agent must report customer written complaint to supervisor
whiskey receipt lol
margin maintenance call
and so much more lol forgetting but happy to answer any questions