FINRA SERIES 6 Study report

David Platt (dj.platt51@gmail.com)

Study time breakdown

Study progress

Study plan

Target date: Friday, February 27th

On track

Thursday, Feb 12th

157m

Read textbook

2.1 Characteristics
15m
2.2 Features
21m
2.3 Suitability
18m
3.1 Characteristics
18m
3.2 Features
10m
3.3 Duration & volatility
12m
3.4 Suitability
27m

Practice exams

Chapter 1. Common stock
36m
Chapter 2. Preferred stock
36m

Friday, Feb 13th

180m

Read textbook

4.1 Types
21m
4.2 Convertible bonds
6m
4.3 Bank products
7m
4.4 Suitability
10m
5.1 Types
16m

Practice exams

Chapter 3. Debt securities
36m
Checkpoint: Chapters 1 to 3
48m
Chapter 4. Corporate debt
36m

Saturday, Feb 14th

170m

Read textbook

5.2 Suitability
12m
6.1 Types
21m
6.2 Federal agencies
5m
6.3 Suitability
12m

Practice exams

Chapter 5. Municipal debt
36m
Chapter 6. US government debt
36m
Checkpoint: Chapters 4 to 6
48m

Sunday, Feb 15th

180m

Read textbook

7.1 Foundations
6m
7.2 Types of funds
20m
7.3.1 Characteristics
17m
7.3.2 Shareholder rights
14m
7.3.3 Transactions
19m
7.3.4 Share classes
18m
7.4 Closed-end management companies
15m
7.5 Passive ETFs
11m
7.6 Other ETFs
9m
7.7 Unit investment trusts (UITs)
5m
7.8 Tax considerations
23m
7.9 Inherited & gifted securities
5m
7.10 Wash sales
10m
7.11 Suitability
8m

Monday, Feb 16th

184m

Read textbook

7.12 Alpha and beta
8m
8.1 Annuities
27m
8.2 Life insurance
16m
8.3 Suitability
7m

Practice exams

Chapter 7. Investment companies
36m
Midterm: Chapters 1 to 7
54m
Chapter 8. Insurance products
36m

Tuesday, Feb 17th

196m

Read textbook

9.1 Characteristics
18m
9.2 The IPO process
17m
9.3 Exemptions
21m
9.4 Rule 144
13m
10.1 Characteristics
26m
10.2 Transactions
13m
10.3 Prohibited actions
16m

Practice exams

Chapter 9. The primary market
36m
Chapter 10. The secondary market
36m

Wednesday, Feb 18th

180m

Read textbook

11.1 Generalities
16m
11.2 Account types & registrations
24m
11.3 Customer complaints
9m
12.1 Generalities
18m
12.2 Rules
9m
12.3 Workplace plans
20m

Practice exams

Checkpoint: Chapters 7 to 10
48m
Chapter 11. Brokerage accounts
36m

Thursday, Feb 19th

184m

Read textbook

12.4 Individual retirement accounts (IRAs)
23m
12.5 Education & other plans
19m
13.1 The regulators
19m
13.2.1 General standards
8m
13.2.2 Investment company communications
18m
13.2.3 Types
14m
13.3 Social media
14m
13.4 Regulation BI
13m
13.5 Registered representative rules
20m

Practice exams

Chapter 12. Retirement and education plans
36m

Friday, Feb 20th

174m

Read textbook

13.6 Regulation S-P
3m
13.7 Protecting vulnerable investors
12m
13.8 Restitution & penalties
10m
13.9 Recordkeeping requirements
12m
14.1 Product summaries
18m
14.2 Investment objectives
26m
14.3 FINRA suitability standards
7m
14.4 Investor profiles
18m
14.5 Best practices
14m
14.6 Portfolio analysis
18m

Practice exams

Chapter 13. Rules and ethics
36m

Saturday, Feb 21st

215m

Read textbook

14.7 Economic analysis
8m
14.8 Test taking skills
8m
Wrapping up
7m

Practice exams

Chapter 14. Suitability
36m
Checkpoint: Chapters 11 to 14
48m
Final exam A, review missed/guessed
108m

Sunday, Feb 22nd

216m

Practice exams

Final exam B, review missed/guessed
108m
Series 6 full exam, review missed/guessed
108m

Monday, Feb 23rd

216m

Practice exams

Series 6 full exam, review missed/guessed
108m
Series 6 full exam, review missed/guessed
108m

Tuesday, Feb 24th

216m

Practice exams

Series 6 full exam, review missed/guessed
108m
Series 6 full exam, review missed/guessed
108m

Wednesday, Feb 25th

Focused review

Thursday, Feb 26th

108m

Practice exams

Series 6 full exam, review missed/guessed
108m

Get a good night's sleep!

Friday, Feb 27th

Exam day! You've got this :-)

Summaries

Quiz summary

7 days

Scores based on questions completed in the past 7 days

Exam summary

7 days

Scores based on questions completed in the past 7 days

Practice exams list

name	status	completed	time spent	score	summary	config	activity
Common stock	pass	2-11-2026 7:52pm	41% 12/30m	95%, 19/20		-	-

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Common stock

Status

pass

Completed

2-11-2026 7:52pm

Time spent

41%

12/30m

Score

95%, 19/20

Summary

Config

Activity

Textbook progress

Spent

57m 28s

reading and completed

13/82

pages

Times shown as:

Observed

/ Expected

Introduction

2m 43s

/ 4m 27s

1. Common stock

1.1 Characteristics

5m 39s

/ 8m 22s

1.2 Fundamental analysis

24sReading time flagged as too fast

/ 7m 47s

1.3 Suitability

36sReading time flagged as too fast

/ 18m 24s

1.4 Options

1.4.1 Fundamentals

27m 25s

/ 10m 41s

1.4.2 Transactions

5m 20s

/ 5m 20s

1.4.3 Contracts

4m 38s

/ 8m 8s

1.4.4 Premiums & exercise

4m 6s

/ 9m 9s

1.4.5 Long calls

3m 21s

/ 5m 7s

1.4.6 Short calls

25sReading time flagged as too fast

/ 6m 37s

1.4.7 Long puts

6sReading time flagged as too fast

/ 5m 45s

1.4.8 Short puts

24sReading time flagged as too fast

/ 8m 18s

1.4.9 Index options

2m 21sReading time flagged as too fast

/ 8m 0s

2. Preferred stock

2.1 Characteristics

9m 36s

2.2 Features

12m 36s

2.3 Suitability

10m 22s

3. Debt securities

3.1 Characteristics

14m 0s

3.2 Features

5m 44s

3.3 Duration & volatility

5m 40s

3.4 Suitability

11m 26s

4. Corporate debt

4.1 Types

13m 19s

4.2 Convertible bonds

3m 18s

4.3 Bank products

3m 27s

4.4 Suitability

5m 56s

5. Municipal debt

5.1 Types

10m 5s

5.2 Suitability

6m 6s

6. US government debt

6.1 Types

13m 34s

6.2 Federal agencies

2m 58s

6.3 Suitability

5m 11s

7. Investment companies

7.1 Foundations

2m 48s

7.2 Types of funds

12m 31s

7.3 Open-end management companies

7.3.1 Characteristics

12m 37s

7.3.2 Shareholder rights

9m 7s

7.3.3 Transactions

12m 1s

7.3.4 Share classes

12m 14s

7.4 Closed-end management companies

7m 33s

7.5 Passive ETFs

5m 48s

7.6 Other ETFs

5m 0s

7.7 Unit investment trusts (UITs)

1m 34s

7.8 Tax considerations

14m 38s

7.9 Inherited & gifted securities

2m 51s

7.10 Wash sales

8m 6s

7.11 Suitability

3m 48s

7.12 Alpha and beta

5m 52s

8. Insurance products

8.1 Annuities

14m 21s

8.2 Life insurance

10m 50s

8.3 Suitability

4m 39s

9. The primary market

9.1 Characteristics

9m 25s

9.2 The IPO process

10m 8s

9.3 Exemptions

12m 46s

9.4 Rule 144

4m 52s

10. The secondary market

10.1 Characteristics

12m 59s

10.2 Transactions

4m 26s

10.3 Prohibited actions

8m 5s

11. Brokerage accounts

11.1 Generalities

8m 1s

11.2 Account types & registrations

13m 36s

11.3 Customer complaints

4m 25s

12. Retirement & education plans

12.1 Generalities

9m 42s

12.2 Rules

5m 59s

12.3 Workplace plans

9m 20s

12.4 Individual retirement accounts (IRAs)

14m 8s

12.5 Education & other plans

10m 52s

13. Rules & ethics

13.1 The regulators

10m 32s

13.2 Public communications

13.2.1 General standards

5m 19s

13.2.2 Investment company communications

13m 16s

13.2.3 Types

7m 7s

13.3 Social media

7m 41s

13.4 Regulation BI

8m 31s

13.5 Registered representative rules

11m 59s

13.6 Regulation S-P

1m 16s

13.7 Protecting vulnerable investors

7m 25s

13.8 Restitution & penalties

3m 34s

13.9 Recordkeeping requirements

4m 4s

14. Suitability

14.1 Product summaries

8m 39s

14.2 Investment objectives

11m 31s

14.3 FINRA suitability standards

4m 19s

14.4 Investor profiles

12m 57s

14.5 Best practices

10m 6s

14.6 Portfolio analysis

13m 43s

14.7 Economic analysis

4m 15s

14.8 Test taking skills

7m 58s

Wrapping up

6m 39s