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Series 79 Exam Explained: Investment Banking Rep, Passing Score 73 & How to Study

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The FINRA Series 79 in plain English: what an investment banking representative may do and what the license doesn't cover, the three job functions, the passing score of 73, a Form 8-K practice question, and why the exam needs more math than memory. All exam facts checked against FINRA as of October 2026.

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Chapters
0:00 The Short Answer
0:38 What the Series 79 Is
1:15 What It Doesn't Cover
1:49 Who Can Take It
2:17 The Format
2:37 The Three Job Functions
3:19 The Passing Score
3:40 Cost and Signing Up
3:53 Try a Question
4:28 How to Study
4:57 If You Don't Pass
5:08 Your Turn

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"Reminiscing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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