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ACTSC 391Corporate Finance

Units
0.50
Faculty
Mathematics
Subject
Actuarial Science
Cross-listed
AFM 275

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This is the first in a two-course sequence that deals with corporate financial decision making. Topics may include capital budgeting, cost of capital, security issuance, capital structure, payout policy and dividends, and short-term finance. Where suitable, topics are treated from a mathematical and quantitative perspective.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
      • ACTSC372 - Investment Science and Corporate Finance (0.50)
      • AFM275 - Corporate Finance (0.50)
      • ECON371 - Business Finance 1 (0.50)
    • Not completed any of the following:

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5 posts and comments in 4 threads mention ACTSC 391, June 2014 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2022

FARM vs MATH/CPA 2 points, 7 comments

“Hey everyone, &x200B; I have been fortunate enough to be accepted into both FARM and Math/CPA and have been very grateful for it:) Nevertheless, I am VERY struggling to choose between these two and …”

u/AFMISFULLOFNOOBS: “… Additional Required Math Courses (4): AFM 272/ACTSC 291 Global Capital Markets AFM 275/ACTSC 391 Corporate Finance AFM 476/ ACTSC 471 Corporate Decision Making STAT 373 Regression and Forecasting Models in Fin. …”

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Fall 2017

PSA: UWCourseLinker back up, disabled by default, call with [[course code]] 39 points, 31 comments

u/RayDWatson: “… [[ACTSC232]] [[ACTSC291]] [[ACTSC331]] [[ACTSC332]] [[ACTSC371]] [[ACTSC372]] [[ACTSC391]] [[ACTSC431]] [[ACTSC432]] [[ACTSC433]] [[ACTSC445]] [[ACTSC446]] [[ACTSC453]] [[ACTSC455]] [[ACTSC458]] [[ACTSC459]] [[ACTSC462]] [[ACTSC463]] [[ACTSC468]] [[ACTSC469]] [[ACTSC471]] …”

u/UWCourseLinker: “… Life Contingencies 2 ACTSC 371 - Introduction to Investments ACTSC 372 - Corporate Finance ACTSC 391 - Corporate Finance 2 ACTSC 431 - Loss Models 1 ACTSC 432 - Loss Models 2 ACTSC 433 - Analysis of Survival Data ACTSC 445 - Quantitative Enterprise Risk Management ACTSC 446 - …”

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Spring 2015

Spring 2014

Students of Waterloo: The 2018 kids are fast approaching. Decisions for us are due on July 2nd. Why did you pick Waterloo? 3 points, 33 comments

“I'm currently in Grade 12, and have received 3 offers from Waterloo (CFM, BBA/CS Double Degree, and Mechatronics). …”

u/lihorne: “These are pretty different programs throughout, so you need to figure out what you want to study asap. This is my opinion, as a CS major that was set on Accounting during High School. …”

u/lihorne: “… Law - AFM 272/ACTSC 291 Corporate Finance 1 - AFM 322 Derivative Securites - AFM 372/ACTSC 391 Corporate Finance 2 - AFM 424/472 Equity Investments - AFM 425 Fixed Income Securities Which are the courses my friends in Accounting are taking and for the most part all dislike. …”

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