Series 3 Exam

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Thanks for that, I will check it out. I have searched quite a bit already though. I was just posting to see if anyone who has taken the test has any up to date advice. I figured this is the site where these types of people would hang out.
 
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I used STC 11 years ago - many of the practice exam questions were very similar to the actual exam.
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Thanks. Actually I just ordered their study guide and CD. The company seems professional and the price isn't to bad.
 
Just took the Series 3 last week and was using the STC material. I can't complain, I was well prepared after studying.
 
I bought Kaplan's book. There are a lot of mistakes in the book but it was good enough nonetheless. There are a bunch of questions on hedging and regulation. The hedging questions you can get down cold through repitition but you may find the regulation questions challenging because they bring a few questions out of left field. All in all, it wasn't a hard test but you need to take as many practice tests as you can until you consistently score in the high 80's. I took the test after I was scoring in the low 90's but that was because I memorized many of the questions. I got an 88 on the exam.
 
Same for me, I used STC and took it last week. I got a 91%. If you just read the STC text and get all the practice exams down so that you know the questions backwards and forwards, you'll pass.


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Just took the Series 3 last week and was using the STC material. I can't complain, I was well prepared after studying.
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I'm actually interested in taking the Series 3 too... It doesn't require sponsorship so why not.

I looked at all the links posted earlier. I don't really want to pay $300 for educational materials on a ~$110 test... is it possible just to purchase a simple review book that doesn't exceed $100 somewhere?

I would be taking this test as a hobby and for general educational purposes I'm already enrolled in the CFA Level I for December 2009 which ran about $1,000... totally worth it with all I'm learning though.

Has anyone used this book:

http://www.aitraining.com/series3.htm

It's $175 for 200 pages!

Kaplan is offering a seemingly "too extensive for me" $300 program. Books, questions, online access, etc.

Should I just cough up several hundreds for the sake of this test? It's not any financial burden whatsoever, but I can put that potentially saved money to better use in my opinion.
 
Good posts thanks. It sounds like if I study hard it should be pretty easy. I've heard the CFA is pretty difficult and takes a lot of time. Having a CFA however is considered better then even a college degree for investment type jobs. It garners a lot of respect. Good Luck.
 
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