Fraud in the Financial Markets

Analyze the fraud schemes that undermine financial markets and distort investor trust. This course explains how these schemes operate, who benefits from them, and the motivations that drive market misconduct. Examine fraud risks in securities, foreign currency, and cryptocurrency markets, and evaluate how regulatory frameworks attempt to curb abuse. Develop a structured understanding of market-based fraud and the forces that shape its detection and prevention.
Format

PDF Course

Course Lists
Grid View
Tile View
Duration

1 Hour

Course Discounts
Education Bundles

Course Information

Author: Steven Bragg
Course Number: AU1041

Learning Objectives
  • Identify the various types of financial market fraud schemes.
  • Specify how a reporting entity can improperly alter its financial statements.
  • Identify the impact of forward dating and back dating stock options.
  • Specify the ways in which an investment advisor can scam his or her clients.

Level: Overview
Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study
NASBA Category: Auditing
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Latest Review Date: May 2024
Program Registration Requirements: Click on the Enroll button to pay for and access the course. You will then be able to download the course as a PDF file, then take an on-line examination, and then download a certificate of completion if you pass the examination.
Program Refund Policy: For more information regarding administrative policies concerning complaints, refunds, and other matters, see our policies page.

AccountingTools, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.
The NASBA sponsor identification number for Accountingtools, Inc. is 115881.

AccountingTools is an IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider. We are compliant with the requirements for continuing education providers (as described in sections 10.6 and 10.9 of the Department of Treasury’s Circular No. 230 and in other IRS guidance, forms, and instructions). Our IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider number is 72821.