Series 7 exam for dummies / by Steven M. Rice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rice, Steven M.

Series:

For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stockbrokers--Examinations.

Stockbrokers.

Securities industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Series seven exam for dummies

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons Inc., c2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The fast and easy way to score high at exam time Series 7 Exam For Dummies, Premier Edition includes all the help you need to pass your Series 7 exam and to reach your goal of being a stockbroker and selling securities. But the road to stock broker success isn't easy. First, you must first pass the Series 7 exam-a 6-hour, 250-question monstrosity. Unlike many standardized tests, the Series 7 exam is harder than it seems. Luckily, there's Series 7 Exam For Dummies Premier-the perfect guide that not only shows you how to think like a financial advisor but also like the tes

Contents:

Series 7 Exam For Dummies; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; What You're Not to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Gearing Up for the Series 7 Exam; Chapter 1: So You Want to Sell Securities: Introducing the Series 7 Exam; What Is the Series 7 Exam, Anyway?; Profiling the Series 7 Exam-Taker; One's Not Enough: Tackling the Series 63 or Series 66

Securing Sponsorship and Signing UpTaking a Peek at the Tested Topics; Understanding the Exam Formatand Other Exam Details; Chapter 2: Preparing for the Series 7 Exam; Courses and Training Materials: Determining the Best Way to Study; Managing Your Study Time Wisely; Exploring Study Strategies; Developing Solid Test-Taking Skills; Knowing When You're Ready; Chapter 3: Examining and Mastering Question Types; Familiarizing Yourself with Question Formats; Shredding the Questions: Tips and Tricks; Chapter 4: Surviving Test Day; Composing Yourself the Day Before; Making the Most of the Morning

Arriving on the SceneTaking the Exam; Getting the Results: Drum Roll Please . . .; Part II: Mastering Basic Security Investments; Chapter 5: Underwriting Securities; Bringing New Issues to the Market; Getting Up to Speed on the Types of Securities Offerings; Reviewing Exemptions; For Further Review; Chapter 6: Corporate Ownership: Equity Securities; Beginning with the Basics: Common Stock; Getting Preferential Treatment: Preferred Stock; Securities with a Twist; For Further Review; Chapter 7: Debt Securities: Corporate and U.S. Government Loans; Tackling Bond Terms, Types, and Traits

Making Basic Bond Priceand Yield CalculationsDetermining the Best Investment: Comparing Bonds; Exploring U.S. Government Securities; Playing It Safe: Short-Term Loans or Money Market Instruments; For Further Review; Chapter 8: Municipal Bonds: Local Government Securities; General Obligation Bonds: Backing Bonds with Taxes; Dealing with Revenue Bonds: Raising Money for Utilities and Such; Examining Other Types of Municipal Bonds on the Test; Don't Forget Municipal Notes!; Understanding the Taxes on Municipal Bonds; Following Municipal Bond Rules; Gathering Municipal Bond Info

For Further ReviewPart III: Delving Deeper: Security Investments with a Twist; Chapter 9: Borrowing Money and Securities: The Long and Short of Margin Accounts; Getting the Paperwork out of the Way; Introducing Long and Short Margin Accounts; Playing by the Federal Reserve Board's Rules; Opening a Margin Account: The Initial Requirements; Calculating Debit and Equityin Long Margin Accounts; Making Short Work of Calculations in Short Margin Accounts; Let the Good Times Roll: Handling Excess Equity; Looking at Limits When the Market Goes the Wrong Way; For Further Review

Chapter 10: Delivering Diversification with Packaged Securities

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781283858830

1283858835

9781118224434

1118224434

OCLC:

827606559