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RSM230: Financial Markets 
Comprehensive Study and Exam Preparation Guide 2025 
 
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Part 02: Sample Examination Paper 
Part 03: Detailed Solutions and Explanations 
Part 04: Study Tips for Students 
 
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U of T - RSM230: Financial Markets (Solutions)

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 - 2026

University	University of Toronto
Program	Rotman Commerce
Course Code	RSM230
Course Name	Financial Markets
Notes Title	Comprehensive Study and Exam Prep. Guide
Format	PDF
Page Length	64

Get ready for RSM230: Financial Markets at the University of Toronto with a clear, compact guide that focuses on what matters. It explains core theories in plain terms, with illustrations and step-by-step worked examples that show how to apply each idea. When you finish your readings, use the full-length sample exam with solutions and explanations to practice under test-like conditions. You’ll also get focused notes, examiner tips, and Q&A for each key examinable topic to speed up review and build confidence for the real exam.

This course, RSM230: Financial Markets provides a foundational understanding of financial securities and markets. Students will learn about the characteristics of key financial instruments such as stocks (equities), bonds, and derivatives, along with the role of financial institutions and market participants. The course also covers analytical tools used in evaluating markets and emphasizes both the structure and function of the Canadian financial market, with some discussion on global markets. By the end of the course, students will be equipped to understand financial securities and engage in informed conversations about contemporary financial issues. Main topics to be covered include present value and net present value, bonds, stocks, portfolios, and options. The course also explores investment funds, banking, and market efficiency, providing a broad overview of financial systems. The exclusion for this course is MGT230.

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ACT240	Mathematics of Investment & Credit
ECO101	Principles of Microeconomics
ECO102	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO206	Microeconomic Theory
ECO220	Introduction to Data Analysis & Applied Econometrics
ECO227	Foundations of Econometrics
ECO372	Data Analysis & Applied Econometrics in Practice
ECO374	Forecasting and Time Series Econometrics
ECO375	Applied Econometrics I
EEB225	Biostatistics for Biological Sciences
MGM390	Business Law
PSY201	Statistics I
RSM219	Introduction to Financial Accounting
RSM220	Intermediate Financial Accounting I
RSM221	Intermediate Financial Accounting II
RSM222	Management Accounting I
RSM225	Legal Environment of Business I
RSM230	Financial Markets
RSM250	Principles of Marketing
RSM260	Organizational Behaviour
RSM332	Capital Market Theory
RSM333	Corporate Finance
RSM336	Investments
RSM433	Advanced Corporate Finance
RSM435	Futures and Options Markets
SOC202	Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Sociology
STA220	The Practice of Statistics I

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