You have worked through the whole book. This chapter is the condensed version of all of it: every unit boiled down to the must-know facts, the numbers to memorize, the mnemonics, and the gotchas the exam loves to test.
Think of it as the rapid-fire recap at the end of each podcast, gathered into one place for the days right before test day.
How to Use It
- In your final week, read one or two review units a day, then close the tab and see how much you can recall.
- The morning of the exam, skim the "Numbers to Lock In" tables and the "Top Gotchas" in each section. On a principal exam, that is where points are won and lost.
- Pair it with a Practice Exam. Anything the review sheet reminds you that you forgot is a signal to run a Custom Quiz on that unit.
This is a recap, not a first pass. If a section shows you a topic you have never seen, go back to the full unit and study it properly before relying on the cram sheet.
The Whole Book on One Page
Short on time? The One-Page Cheat Sheet condenses every unit to a single line. Read it top to bottom the night before and the morning of your exam.
What's Inside
The Series 24 outline splits the exam into five job functions. Function 2 (general supervision) is the giant at 30% of the exam; the middle three functions are each about a fifth; registration is the smallest slice.
| Review Unit | Covers | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Registration & Personnel Management | Broker-dealer and associated-person registration, forms, disqualification, continuing education | 6% |
| General Broker-Dealer Supervision | Supervisory procedures, conduct, compensation, products, discipline, books and records, financial responsibility | 30% |
| Customer-Related Activities | Account opening, anti-money-laundering, communications, recommendations, Reg BI | 21% |
| Trading & Market Making | Order handling, Reg SHO, Reg NMS, settlement, trade reporting | 21% |
| Investment Banking & Research | Offerings, due diligence, disclosure materials, research-analyst supervision, information barriers | 21% |
General Broker-Dealer Supervision is nearly a third of the exam by itself. If you have limited time, that is where you start.