CIRE Study Plan (30 / 60 / 90 Days)

30/60/90-day CIRE study plans aligned to CIRO topic weights. Weekly focus + what to drill, with links to the syllabus, cheat sheet, and timed mock exams.

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Treat CIRE as a workflow + judgment exam. Prep improves fastest when you practice one repeatable loop:

Read → turn it into rules → drill scenarios → review misses → repeat.

Use the weights as a guide: heavier topics should show up more often in your weekly mixed practice.

Start here when you’re ready to drill: CIRE Practice (mock exams + drills).

30-Day Intensive Plan (4 weeks)

Week	Focus (by weighting)	What to do
1	Regulatory framework (10%) + Prospective relationships (10%)	Build your regulatory map; drill disclosure + KYC completeness + suitability trigger basics.
2	Scope of client relationships (15%) + Conflicts & ethics (16%)	Write “first action” rules; drill conflicts identification/mitigation/disclosure and supervision cues.
3	Products (19%) + Market integrity/execution/settlement (12%)	Product-fit reps; order → execution → confirmation → clearing → settlement workflow drills.
4	Mixed review + weak areas	Mixed sets 3–4x/week; review every miss; tighten timing and decision discipline.

60-Day Balanced Plan (8 weeks)

Weeks	Focus	What to do
1	Regulatory framework	Learn the CSA vs CIRO map; marketplaces, clearing, and investor protection at high level.
2	Prospective client relationships	Disclosure + onboarding workflow; build a defensible documentation checklist.
3–4	Scope of client relationships	Suitability triggers, account types, authority limits, and client category concepts.
5	Complaints + reporting	Intake → categorize → document → escalate; drill “what do you do next?” questions.
6	Market/company analysis	Practical interpretation and core concepts; avoid trivia.
7	Market integrity/execution/settlement	Order handling, best execution mindset, trade lifecycle, and integrity red flags.
8	Products + derivatives basics + ethics	Product-fit and risk literacy; finish with mixed sets and weak-area reinforcement.

90-Day Part-Time Plan (12 weeks)

Weeks	Focus	What to do
1–2	Regulatory framework	Build the regulator map and vocabulary; take short drills weekly.
3	Prospective relationships	Disclosure + KYC completeness + documentation discipline.
4–5	Scope of relationships	Suitability triggers and client constraints; drill scenario decisions.
6	Complaints + reporting	Build a complaint workflow; drill classification and escalation cues.
7	Market/company analysis	Learn the interpretation mindset; do small sets.
8	Execution/settlement	Trade lifecycle and marketplace mechanics; practice workflow questions.
9	Products	Managed products and mutual funds; costs/risks/fit.
10	Conflicts + ethics	Identify, mitigate, disclose; supervision and documentation.
11–12	Mixed review	Two mixed sets/week; review misses; tighten timing.

Final 7–10 days (mocks + pacing)

Your job in the last stretch is to remove avoidable misses and tighten timing.

Run 2–4 timed mock exams in Practice.
After each mock, review every miss and write a one-sentence “rule” (what to do next + what to document/escalate).
Re-drill your top 3 weak areas for 2–3 days, then run another mixed set or mock.

Timing target: the official format is 110 questions in 2 hours (roughly 65 seconds per question). Practice under time so you don’t overthink “almost-right” choices.

Readiness benchmark (avoid memorizing)

The CIRE question bank is large (2,400+ questions). Don’t try to brute-force the whole pool:

If you can pass 3–4 different mock exams at 75%+ while staying within time, you’re likely ready to book.
If English is your second language, extra volume can help reading speed and pattern recognition.

✅ Next: open the Syllabus and start checking off objectives.

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Syllabus