About the course

Getting Started with NTS is an introductory eLearning module designed for new users of the Nasdaq Trade Surveillance (NTS) platform. This course provides a high‑level understanding of how NTS supports compliance and surveillance teams in identifying, monitoring, and investigating potential market abuse, insider trading, and manipulative trading behaviors across global markets. Through this module, learners gain essential context on where NTS fits within Nasdaq’s financial technology ecosystem, who uses the platform, and the breadth of markets, asset classes, and risk coverage it supports. The course lays a strong foundation for anyone beginning their journey with NTS, enabling them to confidently progress to role‑specific and advanced investigation modules.

What you'll learn

Understand the purpose of NTS

How it helps firms meet regulatory and compliance obligations using a robust, scalable surveillance platform.

Develop awareness of global market coverage

Including supported asset classes and regions monitored through NTS.

Build foundational knowledge of risk types and alert coverage

Enabling you to better understand how suspicious trading behaviors are detected and flagged.

Course Outline

5 Chapters · 5 Lessons

  1. 1

    The Role of Surveillance in Modern Markets

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      NTS Footprints

  2. 2

    Why Trade Surveillance Matters: The NTS Advantage

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Platform Overview, Architecture, and Access

  3. 3

    Market Coverage in NTS

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Understanding NTS Market Coverage

  4. 4

    Why Use NTS?

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Benefits of Using NTS

  5. 5

    Knowledge Check

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Quiz

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