CISI Investment Advice Diploma · IAD Level 4
IAD Securities exam preparation.
A personal study timetable from today to your exam date. Each session has a date and names the Concept Videos, Chapter Summaries or questions to do. Choose from four study options, including live teaching.
Exam at a glance
- Number of questions
- 80 multiple-choice questions, plus up to 10% unscored trial questions
- Time allowed
- 2 hours
- Pass mark
- 56 out of 80
- Syllabus edition
- Edition 16
- Applicable exam dates
- 31 December 2025 to 30 December 2026
Source: CISI, checked 3 November 2026.
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IAD Securities
All four options cover this exam. Access lasts 12 months. No VAT is added to our prices.
Online course
- Personal study timetable to your exam date
- Concept Videos, Chapter Summaries, Chapter Revision Questions and Mock Tests
- Progress tracked against the pass mark
- Access for 12 months
Online course with tutor support
- Everything in the online course
- Send your questions to our tutors on WhatsApp
- Help getting back on track if you fall behind your timetable
- Replies within one working day, Monday to Friday
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- Two live days on Zoom, Saturday and Sunday, around your working week
- Includes the online course and your personal study timetable
- Recordings to rewatch for 30 days
- Next dates: contact us for the next available weekend
- Minimum 3 participants
- Free repeat weekend within 6 months if you attend both days and do not pass
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- We advise how many hours you need, with no obligation
- 10 or 20 hours one-to-one on Zoom, to use within 6 months
- Sessions placed in your timetable, on your weak areas
- Includes the online course and WhatsApp support
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1Chapter 1Cash, Money Markets and the Foreign Exchange Market1
- Concept VideoBeing recorded for this chapterComing soon
- Chapter SummaryPDF · preview page 1
- Chapter Revision Questionseach answer marked and explained
2Chapter 2Fixed Income Securities1
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- Chapter Revision Questionseach answer marked and explained
3Chapter 3Equities1
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- Chapter SummaryPDF · preview page 1
- Chapter Revision Questionseach answer marked and explained
4Chapter 4Collective Investments1
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- Chapter SummaryPDF · preview page 1
- Chapter Revision Questionseach answer marked and explained
5Chapter 5Securities Analysis1
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- Chapter SummaryPDF · preview page 1
- Chapter Revision Questionseach answer marked and explained
6Chapter 6Settlement, Safe Custody and Prime Brokerage1
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- Chapter SummaryPDF · preview page 1
- Chapter Revision Questionseach answer marked and explained
7Chapter 7Portfolio Construction1
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- Chapter SummaryPDF · preview page 1
- Chapter Revision Questionseach answer marked and explained
8Chapter 8Investment Selection1
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