Settlement, recording, arbitration — and the exam that proves the year.
What you will learn
Understand settlement, recording, and arbitration
Complete the year-end mastery exam
Earn your numbered 10% discount certificate
Settlement & recording
Settlement & recording
Fair sequencing
Fair sequencing
Settlement & recording
When two members agree on a trade, it must be settled (value exchanged) and recorded (the transfer documented). In the AEON framework, settlement is peer-to-peer and recording is the immutable record of the transfer — the trust-unit ledger that proves who holds what.
Fair ordering & dispute resolution
AEON's entropy-seeded ordering ensures matches are sequenced fairly (no front-running). For disputes, arbitration — a neutral third party resolves disagreements per the trust's terms — replaces litigation. This is the trust-law mechanism you studied, applied to the board.
The year in review
Fifty-two weeks: money and markets (Q1), crypto and DeFi (Q2), technicals, options, algo, and macro (Q3), risk, mastery, and trust trading (Q4). You've built the complete toolkit: assets, strategy, risk, execution, psychology, and the trust framework.
The final exam
The mastery exam below samples everything. It's not a gate to punish — it's a mirror to see what you've retained and where to review. Pass at 80% to complete the year and earn your certificate.
💡 Your 10% discount certificate
On completion, you receive a numbered certificate with a 10% discount code (format AEON10-XXXXXX) — valid on select AEON memberships and services. It's your proof of completion and your incentive to stay in the ecosystem you've now learned to use.
What comes next
You're not 'done' — you're equipped. The markets keep teaching, and the desk you built (Week 50) keeps iterating. Come back, review, paper-trade, and apply the framework. This was the foundation; the compounding is up to you.
❓ Final check
In the AEON framework, settlement and recording are:
A) AEON's custody duty
B) Peer-to-peer exchange + immutable transfer record
C) Optional
D) Litigation
P2P settlement + recorded transfer.
(Knowledge check — full exam is next)
Key takeaways
Settlement = P2P value exchange; recording = immutable transfer ledger
Arbitration resolves disputes per trust terms
Pass the mastery exam (80%) to earn your numbered 10% certificate
📝 Weekly Exam — pass with 80% to unlock next week
10 questions. Review the Deep Dive and courses before attempting.
1. Money's three functions are:
The three functions.
2. The constant-product AMM formula is:
x·y = k.
3. A 50% loss requires a ___ gain to recover:
Double to break even.
4. The Sharpe ratio is:
Return per unit risk.
5. Position size = (account × risk%) ÷:
Risk ÷ stop.
6. An option buyer's max loss is:
Capped at premium.
7. Proof-of-stake secures via:
Staked, slashable capital.
8. 'Not your keys, not your coins' means:
Custody = IOU.
9. Markets are forward-looking, so they price:
Expectations.
10. AEON's model is:
Publisher model.
Your score: —
🛠 Weekly Project
Complete your capstone: the full trading plan.
1
Combine Week 50's operating system with your risk metrics (Weeks 40-42) and tax plan (Week 47).