SEC
Market supervision and investor-protection framework.
United States stock market
The US market is a deep, highly liquid equity market with extensive public-company disclosure and several major exchanges and venues.
NYSE / Nasdaq
Primary listed-market infrastructure and major market venues.
Know the rules before the stock
Learn how US listed companies disclose information, how exchanges work, how dividends and splits operate, and how individual investors access shares.
300-NODE MARKET CURRICULUM
Learn United States properly.
The complete United States learning map sits here on this market page. Work through it at your pace, prove what you can use, verify local rules, and track what you have actually learned.
300 nodes · 30 domains
Understand → Explain → Apply → Verify → Research → Red-team → Master
What to learn
Learn how US listed companies disclose information, how exchanges work, how dividends and splits operate, and how individual investors access shares.
Common terms
S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow, 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, earnings call, ADR, market order, limit order.
Research habit
Start with the company's filings and business economics. Then test valuation against growth, margins, cash flow and expectations.
Universal concepts
Country differences become easier once you understand the concepts shared by every equity market.
THE PIREPOINT MARKET MODEL
Learn this market in six layers.
The facts change by country. The research questions stay stable.
How the market is built
Understand the regulator, exchanges, listing architecture and participant groups before studying securities.
What exists?
Separate equities, funds and ETFs, indices and derivatives. Learn which instruments are available to different investors.
How does a trade work?
Study market hours, orders, settlement, custody, ownership and corporate actions.
What moves it?
Map currency, rates, inflation, economic cycles, sectors, policy and links with other markets.
Research with local context
Apply business, financial-statement, cash-flow, ownership, valuation and disclosure analysis while checking local reporting conventions.
Where can the framework break?
Check regulation, currency, liquidity, governance, access, settlement and disclosure risks specific to this market.
Connect this market to the global map.
Official sources
Rules, tax treatment, settlement and investor-access requirements can change. Use official sources for current operational details.
SEC official source ↗NYSE / Nasdaq official source ↗