Series 52 Exam Overview — Format & Topic Weights

Understand the FINRA Series 52 exam at a glance: pacing, topic weighting, and study priorities.

Series 52 at a glance

  • Exam in app: Series 52 – Municipal Securities Representative Qualification Examination
  • Reference question count: 75
  • Reference time: 150 minutes
  • Approximate pace: ~120 seconds per question

Topic weighting map

  • Part 1 - Municipal Securities — 60%
  • Part 2 - Economic Activity, Government Policy and the Behavior of Interest Rates — 14%
  • Part 3 - Securities Laws and Regulations — 26%

How to study this exam

  1. Start with the highest-weighted area: Part 1 - Municipal Securities (60%).
  2. Use the Syllabus to close gaps topic by topic.
  3. Use timed sets in Practice to build pacing discipline.