Master the Trade of Trade Surveillance

All the practical trade surveillance skills
you need in one place

Elevate your compliance expertise, tackle market manipulation with confidence, and lead the way in safeguarding market integrity.

Our Learning Path

Choose the course that fits your experience, or complete both to earn your full Trade Surveillance Academy certification.

Foundational Trade Surveillance (Level 1)

Build your baseline in market integrity. 
This introductory course provides a practical understanding of how trade surveillance protects markets from abuse and manipulation. You’ll explore market abuse typologies, alert design, data fundamentals, and investigation workflows - building the core skills, practical expertise, and structural understanding needed to conduct effective trade surveillance investigations. 

Who it’s for: Compliance professionals looking to establish or refresh their trade surveillance foundation. 

You’ll learn: 
  • The role of surveillance in safeguarding market integrity
  • Core typologies and detection methods
  • Key components of an alert-to-case workflow
  • How to interpret and document market abuse alerts 

Earn your Foundational Trade Surveillance Certificate 

Advanced Trade Surveillance (Level 2)

Elevate your expertise to meet the digital-asset frontier.
This advanced program helps compliance and surveillance professionals apply traditional market practices to digital assets. Explore how trade surveillance adapts to crypto and tokenized markets, covering fragmented venues, 24/7 trading, on/off-chain data, and evolving regulations, to build the expertise to lead with integrity in the digital era.

Who it’s for: Compliance officers, surveillance leaders, and regulators expanding their digital-asset expertise.

You’ll learn:
  • Key differences in digital-asset vs. traditional market structures
  • Cross-venue behavior and liquidity fragmentation
  • On/off-chain data integration for holistic surveillance
  • Emerging global crypto compliance standards

Earn your Advanced Trade Surveillance Certificate.

Meet the Instructors

Learn from a team of seasoned experts with decades of combined experience in trade surveillance, compliance, and market integrity:

Chen Arad

Co-founder and Chief External Affairs Officer
As a co-founder of Solidus Labs and a key member of global regulatory advisory committees, Chen brings invaluable insights into advancing market integrity across crypto and traditional financial systems​.

Spiro Antonopoulos

Vice President, Professional Services & Investigations
A former trader and digital asset specialist, James combines hands-on experience with technical expertise to guide participants through advanced trading techniques​.

Diana Xu

Senior Director of Sales
A compliance veteran with over a decade of experience in global risk management, Diana provides practical insights on supervision and regulatory expectations in diverse jurisdictions​.

James Airo

PRODUCT MANAGER
A former trader and digital asset specialist, James combines hands-on experience with technical expertise to guide participants through advanced trading techniques​.

Delphine Forma

Head of Policy, europe
An expert on MiCA regulation and founder of the Crypto Compliance and Legal Telegram group, Delphine offers critical insights into navigating the EU’s regulatory landscape​.

Justin Lin

CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER
With 20 years in capital markets, Justin focuses on equipping compliance professionals with tools to identify and prevent market manipulation​.

Kosta Baktidy

PRODUCT MANAGER
A former trader and trade surveillance specialist, Kosta combines hands-on experience with technical expertise to guide participants through advanced investigation techniques​.

Marshall Mathias

PRODUCT MANAGER
Drawing on experience at global market makers and banks, Marshall helps participants bridge traditional surveillance standards with the emerging risks of digital asset markets.

Vince Turcotte

INDUSTRY EXPERT
With decades of experience across traditional and digital-asset markets,Vince draws on his work with exchanges, fintechs, and regulators to illustrate how market structure, liquidity, and surveillance practices are evolving.

Getting Started is Easy

  • Sign Up: Click Enroll Now and create your account.
  • Payment: Secure your spot with a simple one-time payment. 
  • Access the Learning Platform: Receive login details and start learning at your own pace.
  • Complete the Course: Engage with professionally recorded sessions and complete the skill validation test.
  • Gain Recognition: Showcase your expertise with the Academy certification.

What Students Are Saying

★★★★★
"The Insider Trading module was engaging and well-crafted. The conversational tone made it both informative and approachable, standing out from typical drull courses."
adam graves, Trade & Market Surveillance Associate, Gemini

What You'll Learn

Practical training for compliance, risk, and regulatory pros navigating both traditional and digital assets.

Understand the Fundamentals of Trade Surveillance

Learn the principles of market integrity and why trade surveillance is critical for ensuring fair and transparent markets.

Describe What Market Manipulation Is

Identify key manipulation schemes like wash trading, layering, spoofing, and pump-and-dump, and understand how they distort markets and mislead investors.

Master the Detection of Insider Trading

Gain insights into the anatomy of insider trading alerts and the tools used to identify and prevent such activities in both TradFi and crypto markets.

Develop Practical Expertise in Trade Surveillance Investigation Techniques: 

Discover step-by-step processes for pre-alert reviews, alert analysis, and post-alert resolutions to streamline compliance operations.

Implement Effective Supervision Practices

Equip yourself with strategies to showcase compliance to regulators, from case workflow management to system architecture transparency.

Navigate the Complexities of MiCA Regulation

Delve into the EU’s groundbreaking MiCA regulation, focusing on licensing, market abuse prevention, and compliance frameworks for crypto asset service providers.

Accreditation

The Solidus Trade Surveillance Academy is designed and led by compliance veterans recognized for their expertise across TradFi and crypto markets. Upon completion, you’ll earn a credential that highlights your mastery and positions you as a leader in safeguarding market integrity.

Your recognition is more than a badge—it’s proof of expertise.