Chapter Introduction

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. 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 7 outline splits the exam into four job functions. Functions 1, 2, and 4 are small; Function 3 (providing information, making recommendations, and transferring assets) is 73% of the exam and is spread across five chapters here.

Review UnitCoversFunction
Seeking Business & CommunicationsCommunications, new issues, underwritingF1 (7%)
Customer Accounts & SuitabilityAccounts, screening, suitability, retirement, supervisionF2 (9%)
Equity SecuritiesCommon, preferred, rights/warrants/ADRs, equity taxF3
Debt SecuritiesCorporates, governments, yields, munis, muni analysisF3
Packaged Products & AlternativesFunds, ETFs, variable contracts, REITs, DPPs, hedge fundsF3
OptionsFundamentals, basic and advanced strategies, options taxF3
Analysis, Recommendations & DisclosuresRisk, portfolio theory, analysis, tax/estate, recordsF3
Trading & SettlementOrders, market making, settlement, margin, complaintsF4 (11%)

Function 3 (Equity through Analysis) is nearly three-quarters of the exam. If you have limited time, start with the products.

-> Start with Seeking Business & Communications