Financial Analytics
Some of the most rewarding careers in finance involve more than just crunching numbers. Canada’s financial industries have a growing demand for graduates who also possess quantitative analytical skills — skills that help guide businesses and individuals with their most important investment decisions.
Combining mathematics, statistics, economics, business, and computing, Trent’s one-of-a-kind Financial Analytics degree program will teach you to treat investing as a science. As you learn to analyze industry trends and implement real-world data models, you’ll set yourself up for an exciting career in an increasingly complex financial world.
Subject to Ministry approval. Prospective students are advised that offers of admission to a new program may be made only after the university’s own quality assurance processes have been completed and the Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance has approved the program.
Degrees Offered:
- B.Sc. (Honours)
Locations:
- Peterborough
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Resume Boosters:
- Construct and implement your own financial models based on real-world financial data
- Practice making fast-paced decisions in high-pressure environments by participating in real-time stock market ‘virtual trading floor’ competitions
- Become an expert at using industry-standard software, including access to real-time market data through a Bloomberg terminal
"The training that the graduates will receive from a program like this will prepare them for a wealth of careers across the public sector, the nonprofit sector, finance itself, the sub-areas of insurance and banking and so on, but also just a more general graduate school aim as well."
Career Paths:
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Finance and Commercial Affairs Analyst
Financial and investment analysts collect and analyze financial information such as economic forecasts, trading volumes and the movement of capital, financial backgrounds of companies, historical performances and future trends of stocks, bonds and other investment instruments to provide financial and investment or financing advice for their company or their company's clients. Their studies and evaluations cover areas such as takeover bids, private placements, mergers or acquisitions. Financial analysts are employed by a wide range of establishments throughout the private and public sector, such as banks, brokerage houses, insurance companies, investment companies, manufacturing firms, trust companies, utility companies and underwriting firms. Investment analysts are employed primarily by brokerage houses and fund management companies.
Career Opportunities
- Business Intelligence Consultant
- Brokerage Specialist
- Credit Risk Analyst
- Financial Reporter
- Personal Financial Advisor
- Actuary
- Financial Analyst
- Stockbroker
- Securities Sales Agent
- Investment Manager
Popular Courses:
- Financial Accounting
- Econometrics
- Investments
- Derivatives
- Linear Programming
- Mathematical Risk Management
Admission Requirements
Ontario Secondary School Requirements:
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
- A minimum of six Grade 12 4U or 4M courses, including program specific prerequisites
- A minimum 70% overall final average (unless otherwise specified)
- ENG 4U with a minimum of 60%
Program Requirements:
- 75% overall average, MHF4U or MCV4U (MHF4U and MCV4U strongly recommended)
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