About

Hey there and welcome to FINRA Ninja, a website dedicated to helping you pass your FINRA or NASAA financial securities exams. My name is Sean Deaton and I'm not a financial insider. I don't work for - and never have - worked for a firm. My background is originally in Computer Science, with degrees from West Point and GA Tech.

Why Read FINRA Ninja?

If I'm not a financial expert, why should you trust my information? I'm entirely self-taught and I don't assume any background knowledge of material. I've been where you are, either early in a career or ready to jump off to chart new paths in finance.

I've primarily made this site to help me learn. Though my learning journey, I found that my material helped others as well. Hopefully you'll find that is actually the case. If not, you can always reach me at

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All of the information I post on the blog is free – meant to help you pass your exams. I do this because I understand that, being early in your financial career, you're not loaded with money. My goal is to create a blog where all of the information you need is available for free.

If you prefer a little more structure, I do also offer a course which includes a detailed lesson plan, quizzes, and maps all of the information directly to the exam's content outline. I'm currently working on building out the SIE exam prep.

Meet Other Students

Join a community of other subscribers who share the same interests. If you subscribe to the website, you can leave comments on individual pages that others and I can reply to. In the future, we'll also offer a live Discord server to cover topics in real-time. Stay tuned!