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PREPARING FOR THE SIE EXAM? BOB EDER'S STUDY FOR THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY ESSENTIALS (SIE) EXAM CAN SAVE YOU VALUABLE TIME PREPARING FOR THE SIE TEST.

Are you planning to sit for the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) exam? Then you owe it to yourself to consider Bob Eder's study text, Study for the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam . Bob Eder's book,  Study for the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam , can help you prepare for the SIE test.  Unlike other study texts for the SIE exam, Bob Eder does not throw in superfluous material to make the material appear larger or more important. How can you be sure? Bob Eder's book lists the numbers from FINRA's Content Outline that inform the student what the SIE exam can ask the test applicant, not superfluous material that does not have a chance of appearing. Bob Eder thus saves you valuable time in studying test material and avoiding what does not appear. Here is the link to FINRA's Content Outline for the SIE Exam.  Bob Eder 's Study for the SIE Exam closely follows FINRA's Content Outline so that you don't waste time in studying material no

HAVE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF OPTIONS FOR THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY ESSENTIALS (SIE) EXAM!

Bob Eder's  Study for the Securities Industry Exam (SIE)  contains 17 chapters, closely following the official FINRA Content Outline for the SIE Exam. One of the important topics that you need to know for the SIE Exam is options. ( See 2.1.3 in the FINRA Content Outline Study Guide. )   Study for the SIE Exam  covers options in depth and detail. Be prepared for Options on the SIE Exam. Don't walk in on the test without a working knowledge of Options. Here is a Bob Eder question on Options. See if you can answer it correctly! Which two of the following are bullish options strategies? i.      long calls ii.     short calls III.    long puts iv.    short puts a.    i and iii b.    i and iv c.    ii and iii d.    ii and iv The answer is (b), long calls and short puts.  Long calls are bullish because they are profitable if the underlying stock goes up. Then the value of a call goes up.  Short puts are bullish because they are  profitable if the underlying stock goes up, in which cas