Series 99 Exam — Mock Exams & Practice Tests

Prepare for FINRA Series 99 (Operations Professional) with a blueprint-aligned syllabus, a comprehensive operations cheat sheet, authoritative resources, and exam-style practice.

The Series 99 (Operations Professional Qualification Exam) focuses on the broker-dealer’s operational “plumbing”: onboarding, cashiering and transfers, custody and control, margin and stock loan, settlement/fail control, confirmations/statements, financial controls, and books-and-records discipline.

Key points:

  • Sponsorship required: you must be associated with a FINRA member firm (or other applicable SRO member firm) to sit for Series 99.
  • Corequisite: SIE.
  • Registration category: Operations Professional (FINRA Rule 1220(b)(3), high level).
  • Exception: FINRA lists “eligible registrations” that may qualify you without taking Series 99 (see FAQ).

Use this hub as your study flow:

  • Overview: exam format, timing, score, and what’s tested
  • Syllabus: blueprint → functions → learning objectives (practice links included)
  • Cheatsheet: high-yield workflows, definitions, controls, and common traps
  • Practice: timed mocks + targeted drills
  • FAQ: eligibility, exceptions, and study strategy
  • Resources: official FINRA links and the content outline PDF
  • Updates: content changes and syllabus mapping updates

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