AFM 416Special Topics in Finance
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 7 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
A course offered from time to time on a significant finance issue.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 8382 | 70 / 70 | F 08:30–11:20 |
| LEC 002 | 8383 | 63 / 70 | F 08:30–11:20 |
| LEC 003 | 8384 | 52 / 70 | F 08:30–11:20 |
| LEC 004 | 8385 | 57 / 70 | F 08:30–11:20 |
| LEC 005 | 8386 | 63 / 70 | F 08:30–11:20 |
| LEC 006 | 8387 | 58 / 70 | F 08:30–11:20 |
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 7746 | 0 / 65 | F 08:30–11:20 |
| LEC 002 | 7747 | 0 / 65 | F 08:30–11:20 |
| LEC 003 | 7748 | 0 / 65 | F 08:30–11:20 |
| LEC 004 | 7749 | 0 / 65 | F 08:30–11:20 |
| LEC 005 | 7750 | 0 / 65 | F 08:30–11:20 |
| LEC 006 | 7751 | 0 / 65 | F 08:30–11:20 |
| LEC 701 | 7925 | 0 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
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Lots of research; really interesting though and super useful overall
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
5 posts and comments in 4 threads mention AFM 416, October 2017 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
AFM Predictive Analytics Course Materials 104 points, 9 comments
u/aberrante: “Hello, everyone, Some time ago, between 2020 and 2021, I taught a few courses on Predictive Analytics (at different times, the course codes were AFM 416, AFM 346, and ACC 690). …”
Fall 2021
To all 2nd to 4th year students interested in quant finance/portfolio management/trading strategies, please read this!!! 68 points, 6 comments
u/ParmaMan: “Long story short, the Special Topics course AFM 416 is teaching "Financial Data Analytics" in Winter 2022 on Mondays/Wednesdays at 1-2:20 PM. …”
Winter 2020
AFM 416 Course Content 2 points, 1 comment
u/tonythegoose: “Does anyone know what AFM 416 is going to be like for Spring 2020? Steve Balaban is teaching, and there's not much information about it anywhere. Mostly I just want to know what the course is about and what the workload is like.”
Fall 2017
PSA: UWCourseLinker back up, disabled by default, call with [[course code]] 39 points, 31 comments
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u/UWCourseLinker: “… 412 - Connections Across Competencies for Finance Professionals AFM 415 - Special Topics AFM 416 - Special Topics in Finance AFM 417 - Special Topics in Accounting AFM 418 - Special Topics in Finance or Accounting AFM 422 - Management of Financial Institutions AFM 423 - Topics …”
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