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Series 3 Exam (National Commodities Futures Exam)
Series 3 PassMaster, a Web-tutorialwith unlimited practice tests.
Standard Set:
This self-study set blends both traditional and e-learning to enhance your comprehension and retention of theory, concepts and calculations. Plus the books included in the set will become a professional desk reference set, once you pass the National Commodities Futures Exam - Series 3 Exam. Click for more information regarding the Series 3 exam. This is our most popular self-study set, and is used by both major financial firms worldwide and U.S. regulators to prepare for the Series 3 Exam. The Standard Set includes everything you need to prepare yourself for and to pass the exam!
- Futures and Options is a 237-page textbook developed by practitioners and covers the fundamentals of the markets in a well outlined and concise format. It is an essential part of preparing for the market knowledge portion of the Series 3 Exam, covering all aspects of futures and options, and underlying cash markets for both physical commodities and financial instruments. This text includes over 230 questions and answers to test your understanding and retention of the concepts and testable content.
- Guide to U.S. Futures Regulation is a 100-page text that covers U.S. regulatory structure and summarizes the rules and professional conduct requirements of both the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and National Futures Association. Updated in mid-2013, this comprehensive textbook includes Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, NFA and CFTC rule changes - all written in an easy-to-understand style. This Guide prepares candidates for the regulatory portion of the Series 3 Exam (the National Commodity Futures Examination) and includes over 250 questions and detailed answers with commentary.
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Series 3 PassMaster is a
comprehensive, Web-tutorial and exam simulator that covers the market knowledge and
regulatory components of the Series 3 test. PassMaster has two distinct components
to help you customize and streamline study time, and refine your test-taking
skills. Features include:
- A 600+ question database, reinforced with new and more challenging questions
- A tutorial divided according to the 10 subject areas covered in the Series 3 Exam
- Detailed explanations accompanying each tutorial question
- Exam simulations and screen layout modeled after the actual exam
- Scoring that mirrors the actual exam
Demo Series 3 PassMaster for free.
NOTE: PassMaster is provided as a single-user license and is valid for 6-months from date of purchase. Access is nontransferable to another person and cannot be shared.
Cost: $209, plus $20 shipping each (in the U.S.) or actual postage (International). International postage will be quoted to you via email prior to billing and shipment. For volume orders please contact the IFM at 202.223.1528.
Basic Set:
The self-study set includes two textbooks - Futures and Options and Guide
to U.S. Futures Regulation - which will become a professional desk reference set,
once you pass the National Commodities Futures Exam - Series 3 Exam.
This basic set includes:
- Futures and Options is a 237-page textbook developed by practitioners that covers the fundamentals of the markets in a well-outlined and concise format. It is essential part of preparing for the market knowledge portion of the Series 3 Exam, covering all aspects of futures and options, and underlying cash markets for both physical commodities and financial instruments. This text includes over 230 questions and answers to test your understanding and retention of the concepts and testable content.
- Guide to U.S. Futures Regulation is a 100-page text that covers U.S. regulatory structure and summarizes the rules and professional conduct requirements of both the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and National Futures Association. Updated in mid-2013, this comprehensive textbook includes Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, NFA and CFTC rule changes - all written in an easy-to-understand style. This Guide prepares candidates for the regulatory portion of the Series 3 Exam (the National Commodity Futures Examination) and includes over 250 questions and detailed answers with commentary.
Cost: $145, plus $20 shipping each (in the U.S.) or actual postage (International). International postage will be quoted to you via email prior to billing and shipment. For volume orders please contact the IFM at 202.223.1528.
Futures & Options Series 3 Live Course: IFM's two-day course which included two textbooks - Futures and Options and Guide to U.S. Futures Regulation - plus Series 3 PassMaster. For course details and cost click here.
Series 31 (Futures Managed Fund Examination)
Pass the Series 31 licensing exam and diversify your clients' portfolios with managed futures! Our exam-focused study manual is a 95-page text divided into four chapters, and includes a glossary plus 132 study questions with answer rationale to test your understanding and retention of the concepts and testable content. The Series 31 exam is only available to those individuals who have successfully completed the FINRA's General Securities Representative Examination (Series 7). Click for more information regarding the Series 31 exam.
Cost: $39, plus $15 shipping each (in the U.S.) or actual postage (International). International postage will be quoted to you via email prior to billing and shipment. For volume orders please contact the IFM at 202.223.1528.
Series 32 Exam (Limited Futures Examination - Regulations)
The Guide to U.S. Futures Regulation is the study manual for individuals
preparing for the NFA Series 32 exam. This is an abridged exam encompassing regulation
portion of the Series 3 exam for qualified individuals currently registered in the UK and Canada.
Click for more information
regarding the Series 32 exam.
The Guide is a 100-page text that covers U.S. regulatory structure and summarizes the rules and professional conduct requirements of both the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and National Futures Association. Updated in mid-2013, this comprehensive textbook includes Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, NFA and CFTC rule changes - all written in an easy-to-understand style. This Guide includes over 250 questions and detailed answers with commentary.
Cost: $65 plus $15 shipping each (in the U.S.) or actual postage (International). International postage will be quoted to you via email prior to billing and shipment. For volume orders please contact the IFM at 202.223.1528.
