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MATBUS 470Derivatives

Units
0.50
Faculty
Mathematics
Subject
Mathematical Business

When it runs

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

Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Overview of the derivatives markets. Pricing of derivatives, including futures, forwards, swaps, and options. Hedging vs. speculating. Option Greeks. Trading strategies. Case studies.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
        • ACTSC372 - Investment Science and Corporate Finance (0.50)
        • ACTSC391 - Corporate Finance (0.50)
        • AFM275 - Corporate Finance (0.50)
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • STAT333 - Stochastic Processes 1 (0.50)
      • STAT334 - Probability Models for Business and Accounting (0.50)

Antirequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
      • ACTSC446 - Mathematics of Financial Markets (0.50)
      • AFM322 - Derivative Securities (0.50)
      • ECON372 - Business Finance 2 (0.50)
    • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in:

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001621543 / 55MWF 11:30–12:20

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00158200 / 150MWF 11:30–12:20
LEC 701228853 / 9999Online or by arrangement

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

29 posts and comments in 20 threads mention MATBUS 470, January 2016 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.

Fall 2023

Unable to Select courses for Winter 2024 1 point, 6 comments

u/Comfortable_Degree16: “I was selecting Stat 371 and Matbus 470 for my Winter 2024 term, but the error message showed up saying I did not meet the requisites. I am studying these two courses’ prerequisites this term, but I think I am supposed to be allowed to select these courses for my next term. …”

u/Pyr04K: “regarding matbus 470, have you done actsc 371/372 before?”

u/Pyr04K: “which prereq are you taking for matbus 470?”

u/Pyr04K: “icic, for me i had to do a course override for matbus470 cuz they have actsc 371 listed as a prereq but since that course is discontinued, they take actsc 372 has a prereq now but it doesn't seem like that change is reflected in quest”

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Spring 2023

Has anyone studied for CFA L1 in 2 months and passed? 1 point, 7 comments

u/Pyr04K: “Haven't found a co-op for next term yet so I'm thinking about spending next term doing MATBUS 470 and 471 as well as studying for CFA L1. I've seen a bunch of people online saying how it takes like 6 months or like 300 hours or whatever of total study time. …”

u/SoopaChris: “… On another note I think actsc 231 is prep for L1 quant, and matbus 470 and 471 is L2. I was told by previous colleague that the most annoying part is ethics, cuz they will give u really tricky questions and normally ppl don’t put enough attention on it. …”

u/Pyr04K: “… I chose matbus 470 and 471 next term cuz the topics coincide with the CFA L1 topics (if I'm not mistaken). …”

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Spring 2022

Winter 2022

Fall 2020

STAT 340 or STAT 341 9 points, 17 comments

“Trying to decide between STAT 340 with Christiane Lemieux or STAT 341 with Nathaniel Stevens for next term. …”

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u/PresentBlock1035: “… Yep I’m taking MATBUS 470 (equivalent to ACTSC 446) right now but it basically covers the financial knowledge we need to know to simulate but doesn’t really talk about like the technical side of the simulation so I’m wondering if both of them covers those topics? …”

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Winter 2020

Why is FARM not apart of SAF? 1 point, 0 comments

“I was just wondering if anyone knows why the Mathematics/Financial Analysis and Risk Management program is not apart of the School of Accounting and Finance?”

u/FARNer411: “The program is not run by anyone from the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) (which is part of the Arts faculty), it is run and created by members of the Math/Business department of the Math …”

u/financefarmingfarmer: “Below is a list of courses that Farm takes that Afm also takes: Afm 101 Afm 102 Afm 131 Afm 272 = actsc 372 Afm 474 = matbus 470 Afm 231 = comm 231 Afm 121 = comm 101 Financial Analysis specialization: Afm 425 = Matbus 471 Afm 291 = comm 321 Afm 492 = comm 421 Afm 361 = comm 433 …”

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Grade instead of CR/NCR ? 14 points, 5 comments

“One of my courses (matbus) is only doing CR/NCR. As this is my last term I have been trying really hard on my courses this term to bring up my GPA, as I’m on conditional standing, and my mark on the …”

u/japemoke: “wait what course is this”

u/cs17_: “matbus 470”

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Fall 2019

Spring 2019

Course Selection - MATBUS 470 3 points, 0 comments

u/ThatCoxKid: “I noticed MATBUS 470 lists that for fall 2019 there's an "OFF OTHER" lecture listing. I recall MATBUS 470 is occasionally offered online which was my intention, however when I try to do course selection the only Instructional Mode available is "On Campus" or a blank selection. …”

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Winter 2019

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