which securities can a registered representative sell 
a general securities representative can sell a broad range of securities such as corporate and municipal securities investment company securities variable annuities and government bonds there are other finra exams that will allow someone to only sell one type of security such as municipal bonds the bottom linea registered representative is a licensed financial professional authorized to buy and sell securities on behalf of clients their job entails providing investment advice executing trades and managing client portfolios correction sep 10 2022 a previous version of this article misstated the requirements for the series 7 exam 