Cheat sheet · 2026 Edition
Series 24 — General Securities Principal Cheat Sheet PDF (2026)
PrepPass's independent 2026 cheat sheet for the Series 24 — General Securities Principal exam is 6 pages, PDF, $9.99 one-time; it is not affiliated with the exam provider.
- Length
- 6 pages
- File last updated
- October 2026
- Delivery
- PDF · English · instant download
What is in the Series 24 — General Securities Principal cheat sheet?
A printable colour cheat sheet for the Series 24 — General Securities Principal exam: 51 sections on 6 US Letter pages. Checked October 2, 2026 against eCFR, govinfo.gov and FINRA.
Exam facts, who it suits and what changed
Look at the sheet
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What's on the Series 24 — General Securities Principal cheat sheet
- Exam facts (FINRA, read September 2026)
- Items by function (of 150)
- New or changed: know the date
- Registering the firm
All 51 sections on the sheet
- People: who must register
- Hiring clocks (Rule 3110(e))
- Continuing education (Rule 1240)
- Rule 3110(a): the supervisory system
- OSJ: any office that does one of seven things
- Inspections (Rule 3110(c))
- Controls, certification, continuity
- Conduct of associated persons
- Insider trading supervision
- Rule 10b-18 and compensation
- Branch office exclusions
- Product diligence and funds
- Variable annuities and DPPs
- Exempt offerings
- Rule 144 resales
- Rule 4530: what the firm reports
- Records, investigations, sanctions
- Arbitration and mediation
- Worked clock: the forgery complaint
- Retention: how long
- Customer records, electronic, taping
- Net capital (SEA 15c3-1): minimums
- The notice ladder
- Reports and customer protection
- Extending credit: Reg T and FINRA 4210
- 4210 intraday margin (June 4, 2026)
- Other financial rules
- Know your customer and CIP
- AML: Rule 3310 and Bank Secrecy Act
- Privacy, identity, transfers
- Senior investors: Rule 2165
- Public communications: Rule 2210
- Telemarketing and paid publicity
- Reg BI and Form CRS
- Discretion, prices, confirmations
- Disclosures by trigger
- Rule 2210(d): content standards
- Execution and desk rules
- Reg NMS and Reg SHO
- Settlement, reporting, other
- Registration process
- Securities Act Section 3(a): exempt securities
- FINRA corporate financing
- Regulation M
- Tender offers and reporting
- Research (Rule 2241) and Reg AC
- Trust Indenture Act and 14E
A few of the facts on it
10b-16(a)(1)-(2)
Source: eCFR. Checked against eCFR, October 2, 2026.
ICA 5(b)(1)
Source: govinfo.gov. Checked against govinfo.gov, October 2, 2026.
SAR 31 CFR 1023.320
Source: eCFR. Checked against eCFR, October 2, 2026.
15c2-11(a)
Source: eCFR. Checked against eCFR, October 2, 2026.
All 5 sourced facts
Rule 10b-10 confirmation at or before completion of the transaction
Source: eCFR. Checked against eCFR, October 2, 2026.
These are a sample, taken from facts that are already free to read on PrepPass. Rules and exam outlines change, so confirm a figure with the source before you rely on it.
What's included — and what isn't
Included
- 51 sections, listed on this page
- 6 pages in colour, laid out for US Letter
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- No video course, instructor or tutoring comes with the book — the free videos on the site are separate
Everything included, and everything that isn't
Included
- Facts checked against named sources, last on October 2, 2026
Not included
- Not your exam registration or the testing centre's fee, which you still pay to the official body
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What is on the Series 24 — General Securities Principal cheat sheet?
51 sections: Exam facts (FINRA, read September 2026); Items by function (of 150); New or changed: know the date; Registering the firm; People: who must register; Hiring clocks (Rule 3110(e)); Continuing education (Rule 1240); Rule 3110(a): the supervisory system; OSJ: any office that does one of seven things; Inspections (Rule 3110(c)); and 41 more. The sections, a few of the facts and where each one comes from are listed on this page.
How do I print the Series 24 — General Securities Principal cheat sheet?
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How is the Series 24 — General Securities Principal cheat sheet PDF different from the free cheat sheet page and the study guide?
The PDF is a colour print layout of the exam's key facts, sectioned and dense, to print and keep beside you. The study guide ($24.99) teaches the material chapter by chapter; the cheat sheet ($9.99) is the short reference. They are separate purchases. Buying the PDF unlocks nothing: the practice questions and timed mock exam are free either way.
When were the facts on the Series 24 — General Securities Principal cheat sheet last checked?
Checked October 2, 2026 against eCFR, govinfo.gov and FINRA. Rules and exam outlines change, so confirm any figure with the official source before you rely on it.
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Are there free Series 24 — General Securities Principal practice questions?
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Is this the official Series 24 — General Securities Principal cheat sheet?
No. This is an independent cheat sheet and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the exam's awarding body. Its figures come from FINRA Series 24 content outline and FINRA/SEC rules, and the PDF lists the sources and the date each figure was checked. Always confirm current requirements with the body that issues your licence.
What the cheat sheet PDF is for
The practice questions and timed mock stay free. This $9.99 PDF is not a shorter study guide: it drops the teaching and keeps the exam's figures, set out to print for the last days before the exam.
- Dense, sectioned pages of the exam's key facts, laid out in colour to print and keep beside you
- US Letter PDF — made to be printed and written on
- Yours for life — one-time $9.99, instant download, no subscription
The details
- Verified from the official source(FINRA Series 24 content outline and FINRA/SEC rules)
- 116 free practice questions
One-time purchase, lifetime access to the download. The download is a single PDF. Educational summary, not professional or legal advice — always confirm the current rules with the official source. Last updated: October 2026.