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AFM 272: Global Capital Markets and Financial Analytics 
Comprehensive Revision Guide and Notes 2025 
 
Part 01: Revision Notes 
Part 02: Sample Examination 
Part 03: Suggested Solutions to Exam Paper 
Part 04: Study Tips for Students 
 
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AFM 272: Global Capital Markets and Financial Analytics

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 - 2026

University	University of Waterloo
School	Accounting and Finance
Course Code	AFM 272
Course Name	Global Capital Markets and Financial Analytics
Notes Title	Comprehensive Revision Guide and Notes
Page Length	64

Ace the AFM 272: Global Capital Markets and Financial Analytics final with a focused guide made for this course. Inside, you’ll find clear revision notes, exam-style questions with fully worked solutions, and practical tips to avoid common mistakes. Use it to review key ideas, connect theories to examples, and practice the type of questions you’re likely to face, so you walk into the final prepared and confident.

What's included:

In-depth notes: Comprehensive, easy-to-follow notes on all essential topics.
Sample exam questions: Assess your grasp of AFM 272’s content with sample questions that emulate the structure and complexity of the actual final exam.
Solutions and explanations: Thorough, step-by-step solutions and explanations for each exam question, assisting you in pinpointing areas that need improvement and solidifying your comprehension.
Exam hints and tips: Helpful strategies to improve your performance on the actual exam.

Benefits:

Enhance your exam performance with practice questions that closely imitate the actual exam format and difficulty.
Save time and energy with this comprehensive study material, tailored specifically for AFM 272 students.

AFM 272: Global Capital Markets and Financial Analytics at the University of Waterloo provides an overview of global financial markets, instruments, and asset valuation through an analytic and computational approach. The course covers topics such as the time value of money, equity and bond valuation, financial risk and portfolio management, and the functioning of global capital markets. Emphasizing data management and analysis competencies, it builds a strong foundation for advanced finance courses and helps prepare students for the CFA designation.

To enroll, students must have completed at least one of the prerequisite courses (ACTSC127, AFM127, or CFM101) and be enrolled in one of the specified programs. The course is not suitable for students who have already completed or are currently enrolled in ACTSC372, AFM273, or ECON371.

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME
AFM 101	Introduction to Financial Accounting
AFM 102	Introduction to Managerial Accounting
AFM 231	Business Law
AFM 272	Global Capital Markets and Financial Analytics
AFM 273	Financial Instruments and Capital Markets
AFM 274	Introduction to Corporate Finance
AFM 275	Corporate Finance
AFM 280	Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
AFM 291	Intermediate Financial Accounting 1
AFM 322	Derivative Securities
AFM 391	Intermediate Financial Accounting 2
ECON 101	Introduction to Microeconomics
ECON 102	Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECON 201	Microeconomic Theory for Business and Policy
ECON 221	Statistics for Economists
ECON 290	Models of Choice in Competitive Markets
ECON 322	Econometric Analysis 1
ECON 323	Econometric Analysis 2
ECON 371	Business Finance 1
ECON 372	Business Finance 2
ECON 423	Time Series Econometrics
MGMT 244	Principles of Marketing
PSYCH 292	Basic Data Analysis
STAT 202	Introductory Statistics for Scientists
STAT 443	Forecasting

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