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CIRO Exam Prep,
built for certainty

We’re building our CIRO Exam Prep on a new adaptive learning platform designed to show you when you’re truly ready to write your CIRO proficiency exams.

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Aligned with CIRO's new proficiency model

Canada’s securities exams are high-stakes, regulated, and professionally consequential. Studying hard isn’t enough if you don’t know whether you’re actually ready. 

Our CIRO Exam Prep is built to remove that uncertainty. 

Our adaptive learning platform focuses on verified exam readiness, helping securities candidates prepare with clarity, structure, and confidence.

CIRO Exam Prep is designed for:

  • Registration-focused securities candidates
  • Professionals preparing for CIRO proficiency exams
  • Anyone seeking securities licensing under CIRO

If your goal is to pass with confidence, not hope, this platform is built for you. 

Our new CIRO Exam Prep courses

Canadian Investment Regulatory Exam (CIRE) Exam Prep

The foundational exam in CIRO’s proficiency model. Covers securities regulation, ethics, and core industry knowledge required for registration.

COMING MARCH 2026

Retail Securities Exam (RSE) Exam Prep

Focused on client-facing responsibilities, suitability, disclosure, and regulatory expectations for retail securities professionals.

COMING MARCH 2026

Institutional Securities Exam (ISE) Exam Prep

Designed for professionals working with institutional clients. Covers market structure, institutional products, trading practices, and regulatory requirements specific to institutional securities activities.

COMING SOON!

Supervisor Exam Prep

Prepares candidates for supervisory roles. Focuses on oversight responsibilities, compliance supervision, risk management, and CIRO regulatory expectations for registered supervisors.

COMING SOON!

Derivatives Exam Prep

Covers the fundamentals of derivatives products and markets. Includes options, futures, risk management strategies, and the regulatory framework governing derivatives trading and advising.

COMING SOON!

Director and Executive Exam Prep

Intended for senior leaders of CIRO-regulated firms. Addresses governance, regulatory accountability, firm oversight, and the responsibilities of directors and executive officers.

COMING SOON!

Chief Compliance Officer Exam Prep

Focused on the compliance leadership role within regulated firms. Covers regulatory obligations, compliance program design, monitoring, reporting, and CIRO expectations for CCOs.

COMING SOON!

Chief Financial Officer Exam Prep

Designed for financial officers of CIRO-member firms. Covers capital requirements, financial reporting, internal controls, and regulatory financial oversight responsibilities.

COMING SOON!

Trader Exam Prep

Prepares candidates for registered trading roles. Focuses on trading rules, market conduct, order handling, and regulatory standards applicable to CIRO-registered traders.

COMING SOON!

From studying hard to knowing you're ready

Most exam prep focuses on content coverage and completion. Our CIRO Exam Prep focuses on readiness.

Our platform continuously identifies strengths and gaps, prioritizes what matters most, and provides clear signals about exam readiness, so you’re never guessing.

This is exam preparation built around evidence, not assumptions.

Key differentiators:

  • Adaptive, competency-based learning paths
  • Clear alignment to CIRO exam blueprints 
  • Readiness signals based on mastery, not time spent 
  • Structured guidance that reduces anxiety and confusion 
  • A calm, authoritative learning experience
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Will CIRO Exam Prep be aligned to CIRO proficiency exams?

Yes. We are building CIRO Exam Prep around CIRO’s published exam requirements and proficiency framework. Content and assessments are structured to reflect how knowledge is evaluated, not just what topics exist.

How is this different from a traditional exam prep course or question bank?

Traditional prep focuses on content coverage and practice volume. CIRO Exam Prep focuses on readiness.

Our adaptive learning platform continuously identifies what you know, what you don’t, and what matters most, so you’re preparing with evidence, not guesswork.

How does CIRO Exam Prep show when I’m ready?

Readiness is based on demonstrated mastery across exam-aligned competencies, not time spent or content completed. The platform provides clear signals so you always know where you stand.

Is CIRO Exam Prep self-paced?

Yes, but it is structured. You control when you study, while the platform guides what you study next based on your readiness. This balance helps reduce uncertainty and wasted effort.

Who is CIRO Exam Prep best suited for?

CIRO Exam Prep is designed for serious securities candidates preparing for CIRO proficiency and registration exams who want confidence based on evidence, not assumptions.