CIRO Trader Exam Study Plan

Use the topic map below to turn CIRO Trader Exam into a repeatable weekly process instead of a loose reading project.

30-day intensive track

• Week 1: The regulatory environment; Capital formation; Role of Traders and trade execution; Marketplaces
• Week 2: Methods of trading; Trading rules; Trade desk function, supervision and compliance
• Week 3: Specific requirements for derivatives; Clearing and settlement; Ethics, conflicts of interest and confidentiality
• Week 4: run mixed timed sets, review every miss, and re-drill the 2-3 topics that still produce hesitation.

60-day balanced track

• Weeks 1-2: The regulatory environment; Capital formation; Role of Traders and trade execution
• Weeks 3-4: Marketplaces; Methods of trading; Trading rules
• Weeks 5-6: Trade desk function, supervision and compliance; Specific requirements for derivatives
• Weeks 7-8: Clearing and settlement; Ethics, conflicts of interest and confidentiality

90-day part-time track

• Weeks 1-2: The regulatory environment; Capital formation
• Weeks 3-4: Role of Traders and trade execution; Marketplaces
• Weeks 5-6: Methods of trading; Trading rules
• Weeks 7-8: Trade desk function, supervision and compliance; Specific requirements for derivatives
• Weeks 9-10: Clearing and settlement
• Weeks 11-12: Ethics, conflicts of interest and confidentiality
• Across the final two weeks: slow down, clean up note cards and rule sheets, then finish with timed mixed review rather than new content.

Final stretch

• Run timed mixed sets in practice .
• Review every miss and write a one-line rule: what controlled answer was better, and why?
• Re-drill the weakest topic group instead of chasing random new questions.
• Work toward roughly 72 seconds per question so timing pressure does not force bad decisions on exam day.