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The following is a list of securities examinations and the organizations that offer them.

Africa

The Securities Industry Training Institute East Africa (SITI) was conceptualized in 2008 to standardize and administer market education for the East African region. It is a joint effort involving the region's Central Depository & Settlement Corporation Ltd (CDSC) and the following exchanges:
- Uganda Securities Exchange Ltd (USE)
- Kenya's Nairobi Securities Exchange Ltd (NSE)
- Tanzania's Dar-es-Salaam Stock Exchange Ltd (DSE)
- the Rwanda Stock Exchange.
Ethiopia Institute of Financial Studies (EIFS) training program
Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) Securities Courses
Namibia Stock Exchange (NSX) semi-annual Stock-brokering Exams
Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) offers a few certificate programs including:
- Module 1: The role and responsibilities of compliance officers in the capital market
- Module 2: Compliance risk based monitoring programmes
- Module 3: Conduct of business obligations of a broker dealer firm
- Module 4: Anti-money laundering and terrorist financing
- Module 5: Capital market operations
South Africa:
- The South African Institute of Financial Markets (SAIFM)^[1] offers the specific technical exams^[2] required with regard to the "Regulated Positions"^[3] of trader, compliance officer, and settlement officer, at the JSE Stock Exchange, JSE Debt Market, South African Futures Exchange, AltX, and STRATE.
- SAIFM also offers the "Registered Persons" examinations,^[4] required for licensing as financial market "practitioners" on the various exchanges, selecting up to 8 according to the requirements of the exchange for the specific function; the typical roles here are investment advisor and fund manager, as well as those executing transactions. (Additional to these, it offers various training courses and workshops.^[5])
- The South African Institute of Stockbrokers^[6] administers the six exams required to become a qualified stockbroker, so as to manage a member firm of the JSE; other requirements are 3 years' work experience, and specified education.

Asia Pacific (ASEAN Plus Three)

Indonesia

Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Educational Programs
- IDX Basic Education Program
- IDX Intermediate Education Program
- IDX Advance Education Program
The Indonesia Capital Market Institute (TICMI) / The Committee For Capital Market Professional Standards (PSPPM)
- Wakil Perantara Pedagang Efek (WPPE) / Broker Dealer Representative
- Wakil Manajer Investasi (WMI) / Investment Manager Representative
- Wakil Penjamin Emisi Efek (WPEE) / Underwriter Representative
- Ahli Syariah Pasar Modal (ASPM) / Shariah Capital Market Professional

Singapore

Singapore College of Insurance (SCI)

Malaysia

The Securities Commission of Malaysia (Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia) provides an overview of licensing/certification in the country for those who deal in securities, derivatives, financial planning, etc.

For actual exam detail, see SIDC

Module 6: Stock Market and Securities Law
Module 7: Financial Statement Analysis and Asset Valuation
Module 9: Funds Management Regulation
Module 10: Asset and Funds Management
Module 11: Fundamentals of Compliance
Module 12: Investment Management and Corporate Finance
Module 14: Futures and Options
Module 16: Rules and Regulations of Futures and Options
Module 17: Securities and Derivatives Trading (Rules and Regulations)
Module 18: Securities and Derivatives Trading (Products and Analysis)
Module 19: Advisory Services (Rules and Regulations)
Module 19A: Advisory Services (Rules and Regulations) - Part A
Module 19B: Advisory Services (Rules and Regulations) - Part B

China

ATA

For Futures Practitioners:

China Futures Association
- Futures Practitioner Exam
- Futures Analyst Exam

Hong Kong, S.A.R.

The Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI)
Joint Programs with HKSI
- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx)
- The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- The City University of Hong Kong

India

National Institute of Securities Markets
National Stock Exchange of India NCMP Certified Market Professional
Bombay Stock Exchange Training & Certification

Japan

Core Knowledge Inc
Japanese Securities Dealers Association (JSDA)
FINRA Series 47

Philippines

Securities Representative Certification Exam (SRCE)
Associated Persons Certification Exam (APCE)
The Investment Company Representative Certification Program (ICRCP)

Thailand

Securities Analysts Association (SAA)

Cambodia

Financial Institute of Cambodia (FIC)

Global

ACI The Financial Markets Association, f.k.a. Association Cambiste Internationale, offers a full 'suite of examinations' including Dealing & Operations certificates, among others
CFA Institute
Certified Futures and Options Analyst (CFOA), an examination focused on derivatives offered by the ICFDT.
Securities & Investment Institute (SII) for Islamic/Syariah Finance
Thomson Reuters

The Middle East

The Israel Securities Authority requires six exams and an internship to become a portfolio manager. Exams:
- Securities Law and Ethics
- Accounting
- Statistics and Finance
- Economics
- Securities and Financial Instrument Analysis
- Portfolio management
Capital Market Authority (Saudi Arabia)
- General Securities Qualification Examination (CME-1)
- Compliance & Anti-money laundering/CTF (CME2)
- Broker-Dealer Qualification Certificate (CME-3)
Various courses for The U.A.E. (Dubai, Abu Dhabi), Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia

North America

Canada

Canadian Securities Institute (CSI) – variety of exams for certification.
IFSE Institute (IFSE) – variety of exams for certification.

United States

The following is a list of the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), NASAA, and National Futures Association (NFA) financial securities examinations. Most FINRA examinations are divided into two categories: Registered Representative and Registered Principal levels. An asterisk designates that there is no sponsorship requirement in order take the exam.

Registered representative level

SIE – Securities Industry Essentials Exam*
Series 00 – General Securities Principal Exam (Discontinued
Series 1 – Registered Representative Exam (Discontinued)
Series 2 – Non-Member General Securities Exam (Discontinued)
Series 3 – National Commodities Futures Exam*
Series 5 – Interest Rate Options Exams
Series 6 – Investment Company and Variable Contracts Exam (Mutual Funds Broker/Variable Annuities)
Series 7 – General Securities Representative Exam (Stockbroker)
Series 11 – Assistant Representative – Order Processing
Series 15 – Foreign Currency Options Exam
Series 17 – United Kingdom Securities Representative Exam
Series 22 – Direct Participation (Limited partnerships) Exam
Series 30 – NFA Branch Manager Exam
Series 31 – Futures – Managed Funds Exam*
Series 32 – Limited Futures Exam - Regulations
Series 37 – Canada Securities Representative Exam - With Options
Series 38 – Canada Securities Representative Exam - No Options
Series 42 – Registered Options Representative Exam
Series 44 – NYSE Arca Options Market Maker Exam
Series 47 – Japanese Module of the General Securities Exam
Series 50 – Municipal Advisor Representative Exam
Series 52 – Municipal Securities Representative Exam
Series 55 – Equity Trader – Limited Representative Exam
Series 56 – Proprietary Trader Qualification Exam
Series 57 – Securities Trader Qualification Exam^[7]
Series 62 – Corporate Securities – Limited Representative Exam (Discontinued)
Series 63 – Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam*
Series 65 – Uniform Investment Adviser Law Exam*
Series 66 – Uniform Combined State Law Exam (Combined 63 and 65)*
Series 72 – Government Securities – Limited Representative
Series 79 – Investment Banking Exam
Series 82 – Private Securities Offerings – Limited Representative
Series 86 – Research Analyst – Securities Analysis ^[8]
Series 87 – Research Analyst – Regulations^[8]
Series 99 – Operations Professional

Registered principal level

Series 4 – Registered Options Principal Exam
Series 8 – General Securities Sales Supervisor Exam – Options Module & General Module (Discontinued)
Series 9 – General Securities Sales Supervisor Exam – Options
Series 10 – General Securities Sales Supervisor Exam – General Module
Series 12 – NYSE Branch Manager
Series 14 – NYSE Compliance Officer
Series 14A – NYSE DMM Compliance Official Examination
Series 16 – NYSE Supervisory Analyst
Series 23 – General Securities Principal (Upgrade from Series 9 and 10)
Series 24 – General Securities Principal Exam
Series 26 – Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products Principal Exam
Series 27 – Financial and Operations Principal Exam
Series 28 – Financial and Operations Principal Introducing Broker Exam
Series 39 – Direct Participation Programs Principal Exam
Series 51 – Municipal Fund Securities Limited Principal
Series 53 – Municipal Securities Principal Exam

Latin America

Brazil

Issued by ANBIMA (Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Markets):

CPA-10 (Securities Representative - for Retail Investors)
CPA-20 (Securities Representative - for Qualified Investors)
CEA (Retail Account Financial Advisor)
CGA (Professional Portfolio Management)
AAI (Autonomous Investment Agent)

Issued by APIMEC (Brazilian Association of Investment and Capital Markets Professionals):

CNPI (Fundamental Securities Research) [Required for all fundamental sell-side research analysts]
CNPI-T (Technical Securities Research) [Required for all technical sell-side research analysts]
CNPI-P (Fundamental and Technical Securities Research)

Costa Rica

Securities broker license
Operator and promoter in currency derivatives

Europe

Irish Stock Exchange Xetra Exam
Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) (United Kingdom)
The Finnish Society of Financial Analysts
Courses & Seminars in English, offered by Oslo Stock Exchange
Courses & Seminars in Norwegian/Norsk, offered by Oslo Stock Exchange
SwedSec Licensiering AB, subsidiary of the Swedish Securities Dealers Association
The European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies

References

^ The South African Institute of Financial Markets, saifm.co.za
^ "Guide to Examinations and Regulatory Recognition" (PDF).
^ "Recognition of Exams – SAIFM". saifm.co.za.
^ Registered Persons Examinations, saifm.co.za
^ workshops, saifm.co.za
^ South African Institute of Stockbrokers, sais.co.za
^ "Series 57 - Securities Trader Representative Exam | FINRA.org". www.finra.org.
^ ^a ^b "Research Analyst Qualification Examinations" (PDF). www.finra.org.

External links

[1] The South African Institute of Financial Markets, saifm.co.za

[2] "Guide to Examinations and Regulatory Recognition" (PDF).

[3] "Recognition of Exams – SAIFM". saifm.co.za.

[4] Registered Persons Examinations, saifm.co.za

[5] workshops, saifm.co.za

[6] South African Institute of Stockbrokers, sais.co.za

[7] "Series 57 - Securities Trader Representative Exam | FINRA.org". www.finra.org.

[86/87-8] "Research Analyst Qualification Examinations" (PDF). www.finra.org.

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 The following is a list of [[securities]] examinations and the organizations that offer them.
 ==Africa==
-*The [[Securities Industry Training Institute]] East Africa (SITI) was conceptualized in 2008 for this aim for East Africa.  It is a joint effort involving [[Uganda Securities Exchange]] Ltd (USE), Kenya's [[Nairobi Securities Exchange]] Ltd (NSE), Tanzania's [[Dar-es-Salaam Stock Exchange]] Ltd (DSE), and the [[Central Depository & Settlement Corporation Ltd]] (CDSC) and [[Rwanda Stock Exchange]], to standardize and administer market education for the [[East Africa|East African]] region.
+*The [[Securities Industry Training Institute]] East Africa (SITI) was conceptualized in 2008 to standardize and administer market education for the [[East Africa|East African]] region.  It is a joint effort involving the region's [[Central Depository & Settlement Corporation Ltd]] (CDSC) and the following exchanges:
+**[[Uganda Securities Exchange]] Ltd (USE)
+**Kenya's [[Nairobi Securities Exchange]] Ltd (NSE)
+**Tanzania's [[Dar-es-Salaam Stock Exchange]] Ltd (DSE)
+**the [[Rwanda Stock Exchange]].
 *[[Ethiopia Institute of Financial Studies]] (EIFS) training program
 *[[Ghana Stock Exchange]] (GSE) Securities Courses
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 **Module 5: Capital market operations
 *[[South Africa]]:
-**The South African Institute of Financial Markets <ref>[http://saifm.co.za/ The South African Institute of Financial Markets], saifm.co.za</ref> offers the role-specific "Registered Persons Examinations",<ref>[http://saifm.co.za/careers/ saifm.co.za/careers/]</ref> required by the [[JSE Securities Exchange]], [[Bond Exchange of South Africa]], [[South African Futures Exchange]] and [[AltX]].
+**The South African Institute of Financial Markets (SAIFM)<ref>[http://saifm.co.za/about/ The South African Institute of Financial Markets], saifm.co.za</ref> offers the specific technical exams<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://saifm.co.za/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Guide-August-2022.pdf|title=Guide to Examinations and Regulatory Recognition}}</ref> required with regard to the "Regulated Positions"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://saifm.co.za/careers/|title=Recognition of Exams – SAIFM|website=saifm.co.za}}</ref> of [[Floor_trader|trader]], [[compliance officer]], and [[Settlement (finance)|settlement officer]],  at the [[Johannesburg Stock Exchange|JSE Stock Exchange]], [[JSE Debt Market]], [[South African Futures Exchange]], [[AltX]], and [[JSE_Limited#Strate|STRATE]].
+**SAIFM also offers the "Registered Persons" examinations,<ref>[http://saifm.co.za/exams/registered-persons-examinations/ Registered Persons Examinations], saifm.co.za</ref> required for licensing as financial market "practitioners" on the various exchanges, selecting up to 8 according to the requirements of the exchange for the specific function; the typical roles here are [[investment advisor]] and [[fund manager]], as well as those executing transactions. (Additional to these, it offers various training courses and workshops.<ref>[http://saifm.co.za/workshops/ workshops], saifm.co.za</ref>)
-**The [[South African Institute of Stockbrokers]] <ref>[https://www.sais.co.za/becoming_a_stockbroker South African Institute of Stockbrokers], sais.co.za</ref> sets the six exams required to become a qualified [[stockbroker]], following 3 years' work experience, and with other educational requirements met. It also offers the Financial Markets Practitioner certification. <ref>[https://www.sais.co.za/financial_markets_practitioner Financial Markets Practitioner], sais.co.za</ref>
+**The [[South African Institute of Stockbrokers]]<ref>[https://www.sais.co.za/becoming_a_stockbroker South African Institute of Stockbrokers], sais.co.za</ref> administers the six exams required to become a qualified [[stockbroker]], so as to manage a member firm of the JSE; other requirements are 3 years' work experience, and specified education.
-==Asia Pacific ([[ASEAN Plus Three]])==
+==Asia Pacific (ASEAN Plus Three)==
 ===Indonesia===
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 *[[Bombay Stock Exchange]] Training & Certification
-===Japan ===
+=== Japan ===
 *Core Knowledge Inc
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 *[[ACI The Financial Markets Association]], f.k.a. Association Cambiste Internationale, offers a full 'suite of examinations' including Dealing & Operations certificates, among others
 *[[CFA Institute]]
+*Certified Futures and Options Analyst (CFOA), an examination focused on derivatives offered by the ICFDT.
 *[[Securities & Investment Institute]] (SII) for Islamic/Syariah Finance
 *[[Thomson Reuters]]
 ==The Middle East==
+*The [[Israel Securities Authority]] requires six exams and an internship to become a portfolio manager. Exams:
-*Israeli Securities Authority – Securities Law and Ethics Exam'''
+**Securities Law and Ethics
+**Accounting
+**Statistics and Finance
+**Economics
+**Securities and Financial Instrument Analysis
+**Portfolio management
 *[[Capital Market Authority (Saudi Arabia)]]
 **General Securities Qualification Examination (CME-1)
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 ====Registered representative level====
+* '''SIE''' – Securities Industry Essentials Exam*
+* '''Series 00''' – General Securities Principal Exam (Discontinued
+* '''Series 1''' – Registered Representative Exam (Discontinued)
+* '''Series 2''' – Non-Member General Securities Exam (Discontinued)
 * '''Series 3''' – National Commodities Futures Exam*
 * '''Series 5''' – Interest Rate Options Exams
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 * '''Series 44''' – NYSE Arca Options Market Maker Exam
 * '''Series 47''' – Japanese Module of the General Securities Exam
+* '''Series 50''' – Municipal Advisor Representative Exam
 * '''Series 52''' – Municipal Securities Representative Exam
 * '''Series 55''' – Equity Trader – Limited Representative Exam
 * '''Series 56''' – Proprietary Trader Qualification Exam
 * '''Series 57''' – Securities Trader Qualification Exam<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.finra.org/industry/series57|title=Series 57 - Securities Trader Representative Exam &#124; FINRA.org|website=www.finra.org}}</ref>
-* '''Series 62''' – Corporate Securities – Limited Representative Exam
+* '''Series 62''' – Corporate Securities – Limited Representative Exam (Discontinued)
 * '''Series 63''' – [[Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam]]*
-* '''Series 65''' – [[Uniform Registered Investment Adviser Law Exam]] (RIA)*
+* '''Series 65''' – [[Uniform Investment Adviser Law Exam]]*
-* '''Series 66''' – Uniform Investment Adviser – Combined State Laws Exam (Combined 63 and 65)
+* '''Series 66''' – [[Uniform Combined State Law Exam]] (Combined 63 and 65)*
 * '''Series 72''' – Government Securities – Limited Representative
 * '''Series 79''' – [[Investment Banking Exam]]
-* '''Series 68''' –
 * '''Series 82''' – Private Securities Offerings – Limited Representative
-* '''Series 86''' – Research Analyst – Securities Analysis
+* '''Series 86''' – Research Analyst – Securities Analysis <ref name="86/87">{{Cite web|url=https://www.finra.org/sites/default/files/Series_86-87_Content_Outline.pdf|title=Research Analyst Qualification Examinations|website=www.finra.org}}</ref>
-* '''Series 87''' – Research Analyst – Regulations
+* '''Series 87''' – Research Analyst – Regulations<ref name="86/87"/>
 * '''Series 99''' – Operations Professional
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 * '''Series 4''' – Registered Options Principal Exam
+* '''Series 8''' – General Securities Sales Supervisor Exam – Options Module & General Module (Discontinued)
 * '''Series 9''' – General Securities Sales Supervisor Exam – Options
 * '''Series 10''' – General Securities Sales Supervisor Exam – General Module
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 === Brazil ===
-'''Issued by ANBIMA(Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Markets):'''
+'''Issued by ANBIMA (Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Markets):'''
 *'''CPA-10''' (Securities Representative - for Retail Investors)
 *'''CPA-20''' (Securities Representative - for Qualified Investors)