Series 7 Exam Difficulty Report: What Practice Data Shows
This report measures aggregate practice performance against a checked-in bank of 1,565 Series 7 questions. It distinguishes answer records from distinct users and withholds rankings that do not meet both thresholds. Practice data through 2026-07-31; report generated 2026-08-03T00:39:07.364Z.
Individual answers, not people or exam attempts.
Counted only to describe sample breadth.
Wrong answers divided by analyzed answer records.
0 meet the public ranking threshold.
Hardest qualifying Series 7 sections
Each section needs 30+ answer records from at least 5 distinct users.
| Section | Miss rate | Answer records | Distinct users | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order Processing & Trade Settlement | 20% | 65 | 5 | 51 |
| Investment Information & Recommendations | 18.7% | 502 | 8 | 382 |
| Seeks Business for the Broker-Dealer | 14.9% | 175 | 7 | 113 |
| Opens & Maintains Customer Accounts | 3.6% | 84 | 7 | 67 |
Authored difficulty versus observed performance
Methodology and limitations
Computed from aggregate Lucky the Banker practice-answer records joined to the checked-in Series 7 question bank. Answer records and distinct users are reported separately. Rankings require at least 10 answer records and 5 distinct users per question, or 30 answer records and the same user minimum per topic or section. Rows without a user ID, rows not matching the current question bank, and configured internal or QA accounts are excluded. No names, emails, user IDs, session histories, or per-user results are published. Small samples are withheld, not extrapolated.
This is LTB practice-platform data, not a representative sample of every candidate and not an official pass-rate study. A miss rate describes this dataset only; it does not predict an individual candidate’s exam outcome.