Securities Industries Essentials (SIE) Prep Courses

About the SIE

The FINRA^® Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam is a new FINRA exam for prospective securities industry professionals. This introductory-level exam assesses a candidate’s knowledge of basic securities industry information including concepts fundamental to working in the industry, such as types of products and their risks; the structure of the securities industry markets, regulatory agencies and their functions; and prohibited practices.

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SIE Prep Available to Texas State Community

Kaplan financial planning courses are available for purchase to Texas State students, alumni, staff, and faculty. If you would like to purchase a Kaplan financial planning course but do not have association with Texas State University, please contact us at continuinged@txstate.edu.

Student Portal Access after Purchase

When you purchase one of the courses below through Kaplan, a representative from Kaplan will contact you by email within 7 to 10 business days, to provide you with information to set up your student portal, which gives you access to the selected test preparation course.

Course Description: SIE Live Online

Price: $183.20

Note: prices shown on the Kaplan website do not include the Texas State discount and class times are listed in central time.

Premium Instruction Live Online SIE Includes:

Access to course content for 5 months

Exam tips and content updates

An online practice exam

An online and downloadable interactive SecuritiesPro QBank

An online performance tracker

PDF and printable class notes

Online checkpoint exams

A customizable online study calendar

An online mastery exam

InstructorLink access to connect with a Kaplan instructor

An online video library to help prepare for the qualification exam

A PDF and printable License Exam Manual (LEM)

An online midterm exam

Course Schedule

To view live online course dates, see the SIE Premium Live Online Class Dates.

SIE Prep: Essential Self-Study

Price: $119.20