Recording for Aug. 3, 2025 Makeup
Click here for the 8/3/25 Makeup
This is the recording needed to makeup for the RCMP 'police incident'
Click here for the old BUS 417-4 Lecture Recordings
These recordings are a legacy item from Fall 2020 when courses were
on-line. Not advisable to use as a substitute for attending lectures.
Note: BUS 417-4 was divided into BUS 411-3 and BUS 417-3, so about half of these
recordings cover BUS 417-3 material. (See http://www.sfu.ca/~poitras/BUS417.htm for the
coverage of BUS 417-4).
Mac users with OS higher than Mojave will have to use Windows for the first 8 lectures as the .wrf player
files are 32 bit.
Useful Supplementary Material Historical Time Lines
Important information about
procedures
regarding absence due to sickness
University Policy for academic honesty
S10.01
Note that the takehome examination and the three assignments are individual
work and no sharing of answers is allowed. Please consult S10.01, Schedule A,
Sec. 2.3.6: a) using or attempting to use another individual's
answers; b) providing questions and/or answers to other individuals. These
actions are considered under S10.01 to be cheating.
For those that would like to have .pptx files of the lectures:
Info on mathematica programs: (* ... *) indicates a comment; //N means
calculate a number (this has no impact on the equation being evaluated only on the output format); % means use the previously calculated value; * is multiplication, e.g., 2 * 2 = 4 and ^ is raise to the exponent, e.g., 5^2 = 25.
An example answer for 22-2 Assignment #1, Question #1 is
provided here and
here
Previous Exams and Assignments for BUS 417-4
NOTE: BUS 417-4 combines Fixed Income and Equity Securities
The assignments and exams below have some questions not relevant to BUS 417-3
This is the case for the 1a)sample answer provided
Working in a fiduciary position in the Securities Industry requires
a registration process that typically involves passage of an examination.
The specific exam needed relates to the type of job and investment
industry sector. In the US, these exams are given by FINRA;
information
about the various exams are available from
FINRA
.
An example of the entry (Securities Essentials) level exam is available
here .
In Canada, similar exams are administered by the Canadian Securities Institute and other entities.
The entry level exam is the Canadian Securities Course;
information
about the various licensing procedures and entities are available
here .
An example of the entry level Canadian Securities Course exam
is available here .