CIRO Institutional Securities Exam Syllabus

Use this page as your coverage checklist for CIRO Institutional Securities Exam.

Live topic list

1. Element 1 — Managing institutional client relationships
2. Element 2 — Conflicts of interest and standards of conduct
3. Element 3 — Fixed income
4. Element 4 — Equities
5. Element 5 — Securities analysis and investment theory
6. Element 6 — Managed and other products
7. Element 7 — Execution and market integrity

How to use the syllabus

• Work through the topics in order if you want a clean first pass.
• After each topic, run a short set in practice to confirm you can apply the rules under time pressure.
• Use the cheat sheet to condense each topic into a few decision rules, control points, or escalation cues.

Exam snapshot

• Format: 100 multiple-choice questions, 150 minutes
• Current topic count: 7