# Second Quarter - [CFRM 502: Financial Data Science](https://cfrm.franco.biz/program/second-quarter/cfrm-502-financial-data-science.md): Another course in the series of more pure topics we cover. Effectively a pure statistics course utilizing financial data for what we were working on. - [CFRM 505: Monte Carlo Methods in FInance](https://cfrm.franco.biz/program/second-quarter/cfrm-505-monte-carlo-methods-in-finance.md): This course was unique as the homework was all code but the exams were all derivations, blending comprehension with application. Boils down to simulating means and minimizing variances. - [CFRM 540: Risk in Financial Institutions](https://cfrm.franco.biz/program/second-quarter/cfrm-540-risk-in-financial-institutions.md): Theory can only take us so far. Case studies helped illuminate instances where confidence is ill-placed. Also, this course inducted me into preparing for the FRM certification. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://cfrm.franco.biz/program/second-quarter.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.