How to Use This App

This platform is designed to help you pass the Series 7 exam efficiently. Here's how to make the most of the features built specifically for your success.

Mark as Complete

At the bottom of each page, you'll see a "Mark as Complete" button.

What happens when you click it:

  • The section is marked as complete (you'll see a checkmark in the sidebar)
  • Next time you visit the Learn page, you'll automatically jump to your next incomplete section
  • Your progress is saved across all your devices

Why this matters: You don't have to remember where you left off. The app picks up exactly where you stopped, making it easy to study in short sessions throughout your day.

Think of it this way: It's like a bookmark that automatically advances. Read a section on your lunch break, mark it complete, and when you open the app after work, you'll land on the next section automatically.

Smart Flashcards

The flashcard system focuses your time on concepts you haven't mastered yet.

How It Works

  1. Adaptive algorithm: Cards you struggle with appear more frequently
  2. Spaced repetition: Concepts resurface just before you'd forget them
  3. Exam-weighted: More cards on high-weight topics like Investment Recommendations (73%) than Seeking Business (7%)
  4. Topic-targeted: Struggling with options spreads? The app will prioritize those cards

You spend time on what you don't know instead of reviewing material you've already mastered.

Smart Quizzes

The quiz system targets your weak areas based on your performance.

What Makes Them Smart

  • Performance-based: The app tracks which subtopics you miss most often
  • Exam-weighted: Questions are weighted by their importance on the actual exam
  • Adaptive difficulty: As you improve, questions adjust to keep challenging you
  • Progress analytics: See exactly which topics need more work

Example: If you score 90% on equity securities but only 55% on options strategies, the next smart quiz will have more options questions. The app adapts to where you need help most.

Exam-Weighted Practice Exams

Our practice exams mirror the real Series 7 exam: 130 questions (125 scored) in 225 minutes, weighted exactly like the actual test.

Prometric Interface Mode

On laptops and desktops, you can switch to a Prometric-style interface that replicates the testing center experience. This helps you get comfortable with the actual exam software before test day, so there are no surprises. (This mode requires a larger screen and isn't available on mobile devices.)

Exam Weighting Matches FINRA

All practice exams follow the official FINRA weights:

  • F1: Seeking Business: 7%
  • F2: Customer Accounts: 9%
  • F3: Recommendations & Information: 73%
  • F4: Trading & Settlement: 11%

Why this matters: Some prep providers give you equal questions across all topics. That's not how the real exam works. Our practice questions match the actual exam distribution so you're not surprised on test day.

After Each Practice Exam

You'll see:

  • Your score and passing threshold (72%)
  • Performance by topic: which areas need work
  • Weak subtopics: exactly which units to review
  • Recommended study path: smart quizzes and flashcards targeted to your gaps

The Complete Study System

Here's how these features work together:

First Pass: Build the Foundation One Unit at a Time

  1. Watch the unit videos and listen to the podcast for an overview. Keep listening if a new term does not click yet.
  2. Take the unit's Study Quiz and run its Flashcards from the unit introduction page before reading. Use the questions to see what needs attention.
  3. Read the unit's learn pages for the explanations and concrete examples. Mark each section complete as you finish it.
  4. Repeat the unit's Study Quiz and Flashcards, review the explanations for anything you missed, then move to the next unit. The first pass is for coverage, not mastery.

You do not need to transcribe the podcast. The learn pages hold the written concepts and examples; the unit quiz and flashcards let you practice recalling them. If something still feels slippery after the second pass, write down that one idea in your own words with one example, then revisit it later.

After the First Pass: Find and Work on Gaps

  1. Take a full Practice Exam weekly to see which units need work.
  2. Review weak units and revisit their learn pages and explanations as needed.
  3. Use Smart Study and Smart Flashcards to work across your weak areas and keep reviewing concepts over time.

Final Week: Simulate and Polish

  1. Take another practice exam under test conditions (130 questions, 225 minutes, no breaks)
  2. Try Prometric mode on a laptop or desktop to get comfortable with the real interface
  3. Review every missed question
  4. Final targeted quizzes on any remaining gaps

The goal: By exam day, you've seen the exam format, know your weak areas, and have systematically eliminated knowledge gaps.

Study Tips

Make "Mark as Complete" Your Habit

Read actively and mark sections complete as you finish them. This builds momentum and gives you clear progress signals. Seeing completed sections stack up is motivating.

Use Smart Tools Over Manual Review

Randomly re-reading Chapter 4 is less effective than taking a smart quiz that targets your weaknesses. Let the algorithm guide your study time.

Take a Practice Exam Early

Take a practice exam after finishing the content to identify blind spots. You'll study more efficiently when you know what needs work.

Review Wrong Answers Immediately

When you miss a flashcard or quiz question, review the explanation right away. The best learning happens in the moments after you realize you don't know something.

Ready to Start?

Now that you understand how the app works, let's begin your Series 7 journey.

-> Start Learning: Chapter 1 Introduction

Or jump straight into action:

Remember: Consistent, focused study beats cramming. Use the app's smart features daily, mark sections complete as you finish them, and you'll be ready for exam day.

Good luck.