ECON 460

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Study of a variety of financial economics topics. Introduces basic financial products (stocks, bonds, futures, options, and other derivatives), asset pricing theory including capital asset pricing model (CAPM), arbitrage pricing theory (APT), financial institutions and the organization of financial markets, and some topics on financial crisis and monetary policy.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ECON 202; ECON 302; MATH 220/MATH 221 or other Calculus course.

ECON 460 class schedule data for fall 2026
Status CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
5
70812
Lecture-Discussion
A3
11:00AM -12:20PM
MW
119 David Kinley Hall
Chi, F
Availability:
Closed
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/24/26-12/09/26
Credit:
3 hours
Section Info:
FIELD: Econometrics. RESTRICTION INFORMATION: https://go.economics.illinois.edu/FallRestrictions
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Economics or Econometrics & Quant Econ or Computer Science & Economics major(s) or minor(s).
5
72502
Lecture-Discussion
A4
11:00AM -12:20PM
MW
119 David Kinley Hall
Chi, F
Availability:
Closed
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/24/26-12/09/26
Special Approval:
Departmental Approval Required
Credit:
4 hours
Section Info:
Graduate credit requires additional work beyond the undergraduate requirements for this course. Contact instructor for details as soon as instruction begins. See section A3 for restriction details.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
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