Varsity Tutors offers Series 51 courses to work you through your preparation for this exam. As you pursue your professional goals, a Series 51 course can help you to study effectively. The resources, instruction, and flexibility you receive in a Series 51 course allow you to make the most of your time.
During a Series 51 class, you and your instructor can develop an understanding of the specific layout and ideas that appear on the exam. The Series 51 exam is also known as the Municipal Fund Securities Limited Principal Qualification Examination. This exam measures your ability to serve as a municipal fund securities limited principal. As a municipal fund securities limited principal, you will oversee a number of aspects of municipal securities. Below is a table detailing the format of the Series 51 exam:
| Question Format | # Questions | Time Allowed | Passing Score |
| Multiple-Choice | 60 | 90 Minutes | 70% |
All Series 51 classes take place online over our Live Learning Platform. This platform provides a space for you and your instructor to interact in real time and allows you to meet for your Series 51 class from anywhere with an internet connection. Some of the key challenges in private tutoring are logistical, and we want to make it easier for you to attend your Series 51 prep course. When you register for a Series 51 prep class, we will connect you to a tutor who fits your schedule as well as possible.
Because all Series 51 prep courses meet one-on-one, you receive your tutor's full attention. You and your tutor can make a plan for your Series 51 course that accounts for your goals, current abilities, and learning style. Series 51 prep classes do not follow a set syllabus so you can learn the material that is most relevant to your particular goals. You are able to break your time in a Series 51 class into manageable chunks to organize your studying. Series 51 classes focus on your learning style to help you absorb and retain information as well as possible. Whether you learn best by doing practice questions, watching videos on key content, reading articles, or listening to expert lectures, you and the instructor for your Series 51 class can make your study time fit your preferences. Below is a list of topics that people can study in Series 51 prep classes:
Series 51 Topics (non-comprehensive)
- Exemption from Investment Company Act of 1940
- Enforcement of MSRB Rules
- Antifraud provisions applicable to all persons
- Local Government Investment Pools (LGIP)
- Supervisory Responsibilities
- Political contributions and prohibitions on municipal securities business
- Solicitation of municipal securities business
- Communications with Customers
- Obligations of Municipal Underwriters
- Customer Account Transfers
- 529 Savings Plans
As you progress through your Series 51 course, you can devote time to learning about test-taking strategies. As you work through sample problems, you can practice utilizing these strategies so that when the test comes, you are comfortable with their use. Test-taking strategies are a great way to help you feel confident before the exam and use your time effectively. Strategies that you learn in Series 51 classes are a way to help you answer tricky questions more accurately and you can focus on strategies that fit the kinds of questions that appear on the Series 51 exam.
If you are interested in the benefits that Series 51 courses from Varsity Tutors offer, contact an Education Consultant online or over the phone today. These Consultants would be glad to answer your questions and help you register.
Victoria: Series 51 course instructor
...for complex exams, we always seem to have the most success when we have discovered the student's learning style and thought-process. I believe learning should be an engaging, inspiring activity where the student can envision how their new knowledge will apply to real-life scenarios. I am also a firm proponent of education, believing it to be absolutely necessary for an improved quality of life, and I try to impart this appreciation to all of my...
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- University of South Alabama - Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
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- Series 51
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Mary: Series 51 course instructor
...a larger financial institution. The firm entered into a joint venture with Swiss Bank creating the opportunity to become part of a newly formed global team deployed as financial engineers in various financial centers - Chicago, Zurich, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong. My assignment was in the bank's headquarters of Zurich, Switzerland within the Treasury Group where I priced, hedged, executed, and made markets on OTC derivatives, structured product and warrants held by the coveted...
Education & Certification
- Dickinson College - Bachelor in Arts, Economics
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Subject Expertise
- Series 51
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Barrett: Series 51 course instructor
...winning is largely a function of how it's defined, I consider my own success to be helping my students along a journey to attaining their respective goals. But that journey begins with a first step, at times a humbling step. As a coach and mentor, I value my role as your trusted resource in helping you take those initial steps on your journey to passing the securities exam(s) and onward to a bright future!
Education & Certification
- Florida International University - Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice
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- Series 51
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