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How Modern Financial Systems Actually Work

Demystify Wall Street, the Fed, global capital markets, and the financial plumbing that moves trillions of dollars daily. Understand the players, the mechanisms, and the vulnerabilities.

3 modules · 13 lessons10 hoursBy FTH Trading
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Course Modules

Module 01

The Global Financial Architecture

4 lessons

How the system is structured

1
The Federal Reserve: Structure, Mandate, and Tools
25m
quiz
2
Treasury Markets and Sovereign Debt
22m
quiz
3
The Payments System: SWIFT, ACH, Fedwire
20m
reading
4
The IMF, World Bank, and BIS: Global Architecture
18m
quiz
Module 02

Capital Markets Deep Dive

5 lessons

Stocks, bonds, derivatives and more

1
Equity Markets: How Stock Exchanges Work
20m
quiz
2
Bond Markets: Duration, Yield, and Credit Risk
25m
quiz
3
Derivatives: Futures, Options, and Swaps
28m
quiz
4
The Shadow Banking System
22m
quiz
5
Repo Markets and Overnight Liquidity
20m
quiz
Module 03

Monetary Policy Tools

4 lessons

How central banks manage economies

1
Interest Rate Mechanics and the Fed Funds Rate
20m
quiz
2
Quantitative Easing and Tightening Explained
25m
quiz
3
The Yield Curve as Economic Signal
22m
quiz
4
Why the System Has Hidden Fragilities
18m
quiz

Topics Covered

Macro Systems
Infrastructure