From speaking to other traders, it might be a little overkill. However, if you have time on your side, then take it. My aim is to put in a hard concentrated 30-45 hours of reading and then attempting the Pass Perfect tests. If I clear them with 85+, then I will book myself in for the test. The recorded sessions help a lot in reducing the study time. Best of luck, Alpha.
jb, one observation now that I am comparing the two courses, having now received the Passperfect, is that PP looks to be more organized by general topics on possible exam content, while the CBOE manual is organized based on the exam section outline of potential content. Just an observation comparing the two.
I'm probably not the best person to say, just getting into it really. Passperfect has twice as much material, and lots of practice questions and answers also. Looks pretty straightforward.
It is straightforward and I think PP has done a good job in putting all the material together. Most people that have used PP have managed to pass comfortably.
There is some decent info on the 56s via this link: http://www.thinkingalpha.com/forum/index.php?qa=94&qa_1=series-56-exam-q&a
This was a comment on the above link page: I called the CBEO for the free 30 page guide, but they had no idea as to what I was talking about. It is also good to know that TheSeries56.com isn't a place to throw your hard earned $$$ at