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HKSI Exam Study Guides: Key Concepts for All 17 Papers

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Choose your HKSI Licensing Examination paper and work through 60–80 key revision concepts, original examples and self-check questions. Each guide follows that paper’s public syllabus and explains which official study-guide version to use.

Start with the paper you are preparing for, then use the checklist to keep track of concepts you have revised. The current LE covers Papers 1–12 and 15–19; there are no Papers 13 or 14 in the official list.

Find your paper

HKSI Paper 1Fundamentals of Securities and Futures Regulation80 concepts · 60 questions · 90 minutesHKSI Paper 2Regulation of Securities70 concepts · 40 questions · 60 minutesHKSI Paper 3Regulation of Derivatives60 concepts · 40 questions · 60 minutesHKSI Paper 4Regulation of Credit Rating Services60 concepts · 40 questions · 60 minutesHKSI Paper 5Regulation of Corporate Finance60 concepts · 40 questions · 60 minutesHKSI Paper 6Regulation of Asset Management70 concepts · 40 questions · 60 minutesHKSI Paper 7Financial Markets80 concepts · 60 questions · 90 minutesHKSI Paper 8Securities70 concepts · 40 questions · 60 minutesHKSI Paper 9Derivatives70 concepts · 40 questions · 60 minutesHKSI Paper 10Credit Rating Services70 concepts · 40 questions · 60 minutesHKSI Paper 11Corporate Finance80 concepts · 40 questions · 90 minutesHKSI Paper 12Asset Management70 concepts · 40 questions · 60 minutesHKSI Paper 15Sponsors (Principals)70 concepts · 40 questions · 60 minutesHKSI Paper 16Sponsors (Representatives)60 concepts · 40 questions · 60 minutesHKSI Paper 17Regulation of Takeovers and Share Buy-backs70 concepts · 40 questions · 60 minutesHKSI Paper 18Regulation of Providing Depositary Services60 concepts · 40 questions · 60 minutesHKSI Paper 19Depositary Services for Collective Investment Schemes60 concepts · 40 questions · 60 minutes

Plan your preparation

Latest official HKSI pass ratesEvery paper, reporting months, monthly histories and direct HKSI links.18 tricks to study more effectivelyPractical revision habits, a sample study session and research you can put to use.

Use the right materials for your examination

The HKSI examination overview lists the available papers and format. Confirm your required papers against your role and applicable competence requirements, then check the study-guide version valid for your examination date . These guides are independent revision companions; the official study guide contains the full examinable detail.