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ECON 133Security Markets and Financial Institutions

5 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

An examination of all major financial markets: equities, bonds, options, forwards, and futures. Uses modern financial theory, including asset pricing models such as CAPM and APT.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): ECON 100A or ECON 100M, and ECON 113.

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When it runs

Fall 2026Open Fall 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
TBA
OnlineK. PommerenkeWait List 65/65

Summer 2026Open Summer 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
TBA
OnlineK. PommerenkeOpen 62/100

Spring 2026Open Spring 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
TBA
OnlineK. PommerenkeClosed 70/70

Winter 2026Open Winter 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
TBA
OnlineK. PommerenkeOpen 99/128

Fall 2025Open Fall 2025

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
Tue Thu 11:40am–1:15pm
McHenry Lib 1340K. PommerenkeOpen 27/44

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Kai Pommerenke2.7 / 53.4 / 535%56

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