3 undergraduate courses in the 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar.
CFM 101Introduction to Financial Markets and Data Analytics0.50 units
This course introduces financial markets and institutions, commonly used financial data, and data schema and visualization therein. It covers fundamental functions of financial institutions and their usage of data, and basic financial data management techniques. The course will focus on buy side institutions and stock market data.
This course covers financial data analytics in the areas of asset pricing, securities trading, and portfolio management. It covers data usage and application in basic testing of asset pricing theories, trading algorithms and strategies, back-testing techniques, and aspects of portfolio management associated with trading strategies.
Prerequisites
Complete all of the following
Must have completed the following:
CFM101 - Introduction to Financial Markets and Data Analytics (0.50)
Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
ACTSC291 - Global Capital Markets and Financial Analytics (0.50)
AFM272 - Global Capital Markets and Financial Analytics (0.50)
This course introduces current topics in financial technology. Students will apply data analytics or general computational concepts to gain a better understanding of new financial technology.