Next month both MSRB and FINRA exam fees will increase. The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) will raise their development fee for professional qualification exams from $60 to $150. In addition, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) will also raise their exam fees by approximately $5-$15 per exam. Effective April 1, 2015, individuals who register for one of the following exams will be charged the new rates:
[Old rate] new rate
Series 4 – Registered Options Principal [$100] $105
Series 6 – Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative [$95] $100
Series 7 – General Securities Representative [$290] $305
Series 9 – General Securities Sales Supervisor – Options Module [$75] $80
Series 10 – General Securities Sales Supervisor – General Module [$120] $125
Series 11 – Assistant Representative – Order Processing [$75] $80
Series 14 – Compliance Official [$335] $350
Series 16 – Supervisory Analyst [$230] $240
Series 17 – Limited Registered Representative [$75] $80
Series 22 – Direct Participation Programs Representative [$95] $100
Series 23 – General Securities Principal Sales Supervisor Module [$95] $100
Series 24 – General Securities Principal [$115] $120
Series 26 – Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Principal [$95] $100
Series 27 – Financial and Operations Principal [$115] $120
Series 28 – Introducing Broker-Dealer Financial and Operations Principal [$95] $100
Series 37 – Canada Module of S7 (Options Required) [$175] $185
Series 38 – Canada Module of S7 (No Options Required) [$175] $185
Series 39 – Direct Participation Programs Principal [$90] $95
Series 42 – Registered Options Representative [$70] $75
Series 51 – Municipal Fund Securities Limited Principal [$95] $105 + $150 = $255
Series 52 – Municipal Securities Representative [$120] $130 + $150 = $280
Series 53 – Municipal Securities Principal [$105] $115 + $150 = $265
Series 55 – Limited Representative – Equity Trader [$105] $110
Series 62 – Corporate Securities Limited Representative [$90] $95
Series 72 – Government Securities Representative [$105] $110
Series 79 – Investment Banking Qualification Examination [$290] $305
Series 82 – Limited Representative – Private Securities Offering [$90] $95
Series 86 – Research Analyst – Analysis [$175] $185
Series 87 – Research Analyst – Regulatory [$125] $130
Series 99 – Operations Professional [$125] $130
This information came from http://www.finra.org/sites/default/files/rule_filing_file/SR-FINRA-2015-006.pdf and http://www.msrb.org/~/media/Files/SEC-Filings/2015/MSRB-2015-01.ashx?la=en