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Licence Examination Structure

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Investment Consultant Courses	Manual / Examination Structure	Unofficial Selected Translation of IC Text Books	No. of Questions	Duration (mins)	Fee (baht)
Group 1: Investment Products Series (P Series)
Course 1: Plain Products: Full Paper (P1) (version 4 -- for the exam starting 1 October 2023)			100	150	3,000
Course 2: Complex Products: Bond and Mutual Fund (P2) (version 1 -- for the exam until 31 December 2025)			25	40	1,600
Course 2: Complex Products: Bond and Mutual Fund (P2) (version 2 -- for the exam starting 1 January 2026)	(same as version 1)		25	40	1,600
Course 3: Complex Products: Derivatives (P3) (version 2 -- for the exam starting 1 October 2023)	(same as version 1)		50	80	2,000
Group 2: Ethics & Rules Series (E Series)
Course 1: Ethics, Rules and Suitability (E1)			30	45	1,600
Course 2: Ethics and Rules (E2)			30	45	1,600

Summary of the Change of Licence Examination Structure

Exam effective date	IC Courses	Change of the Content	References
31 January 2020 onwards	P1	Terminated the exam content of LTF Terminated the exam content of RMF, regarding the tax privilege on maximum amount of tax deduction	Version 1
16 July 2021 onwards	P1	Terminated the exam content of trading services of fixed income via Thailand Bond Exchange: TBX	Version 2
16 November 2021 onwards	P1	Added the exam content of The Comparison between SSF and RMF, Conditions and Tax Privileges of SSF and RMF	Version 3
1 October 2023 onwards	P1	Added the exam content of LiVE Exchange -- for the understanding of a type of financial market in a secondary market. Digital Assets -- for the understanding of another type of financial products. Sustainable Investment Concepts -- for the understanding of ESG (environmental, social and governance) aspects of potential investment. Trading Mechanism in the Stock Exchange of Thailand -- adjust trading mechanisms and trading hours in the SET and mai markets, replaced SETESG Index for SET THSI Index	Version 4 (edited in June 2024)
1 October 2023 onwards	P3	Added the exam content of Futures Contract Markets Trading Mechanism in Futures Market in Chapter 4 New underlying assets, trading when the price change reaches the set level, update night session trading for Gold Online Futures, Gold-D Futures, Silver Futures, update speculative position limit, update futures trade reporting principles, etc. in Chapter 5	Version 2 (edited in June 2024)
1 January 2026 onwards	P2	Update content in the topic 3.1 Guidelines in Making Investment Recommendations for Debt Securities and Mutual Funds with High Risk and/or Complexity	Version 2 (edited in May 2025)