Series 87 Resources — Official FINRA Links & Content Outline

Use these official resources as your source of truth.

Quick links:

• Guide Home
• Study Plan
• Cheat Sheet
• FAQ

Official source set

Enrollment, scheduling & exam day

• Enroll for an exam (FINRA)
• Schedule an exam (FINRA)
• Cancellation and reschedule policy (FINRA)
• Exam day information (FINRA)
• Testing accommodations (FINRA)
• Limited English Proficiency (FINRA)

What to confirm before you book

• Confirm that you actually need the research analyst lane.
• Confirm that you understand Series 87 is only one half of the Series 86/87 path.
• Confirm the revised current structure from the live FINRA outline rather than relying on older prep notes.
• Confirm your SIE and broader research-analyst registration path before you optimize the study plan.

High-yield rule references

• FINRA Rule 2241 (Research Analysts and Research Reports)
• FINRA Rule 2210 (Communications with the Public)
• FINRA Rule 2262 (Disclosure of Control Relationship With Issuer)
• FINRA Rule 2269 (Disclosure of Participation or Interest in Primary or Secondary Distribution)
• FINRA Rule 3110 (Supervision)
• FINRA Rule 3120 (Supervisory Control System)
• FINRA Rule 5121 (Public Offerings of Securities With Conflicts of Interest)
• FINRA Rule 5280 (Trading Ahead of Research Reports)
• FINRA exam credit and validity

SEC references

• Regulation AC
• Regulation FD
• Regulation G
• Regulation M

Route-choice check

Series 87 is not a stand-alone compliance route. It is the regulatory half of the research analyst qualification path. If your real need is a broader compliance or supervision registration, fix that route question first.

Strongest use of the official source set

Use the official pages in this order:

1. Start with the FINRA Series 86/87 page to confirm the current combined structure.
2. Read the revised outline PDF and isolate the Series 87 portion from the Series 86 portion.
3. Use Rule 2241 and the related FINRA rules as the main law-and-conduct backbone for Series 87 review.
4. Use the SEC references only after the FINRA framework is already clear.
5. Use the 2023 Regulatory Notice when you need to confirm why current structure references differ from older prep material.

Common weak resource habits

• Treating Series 87 like a stand-alone compliance exam.
• Mixing the Series 87 regulatory half with Series 86 analytical work.
• Memorizing disclosure rules without understanding the report-preparation workflow they govern.
• Relying on older pre-2023 structure references without checking the revised outline.