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# Third Quarter

- [CFRM 503: Asset Allocation & Portfolio Management](https://cfrm.franco.biz/program/third-quarter/cfrm-503-asset-allocation-and-portfolio-management.md): This course felt like a more sophisticated and directed continuation of CFRM 501. It was a delicate yet palatable blend of recognizing the mathematics behind asset management, and applying them.
- [CFRM 509: Ethics in the Finance Profession](https://cfrm.franco.biz/program/third-quarter/cfrm-509-ethics-in-the-finance-profession.md): One of my colleagues worked on conducting parameter sensitivity research for low carbon portfolios. It's as much of a responsibility for us as it is a stimulating academic endeavor.
- [CFRM 521: Machine Learning in Finance](https://cfrm.franco.biz/program/third-quarter/cfrm-521-machine-learning-in-finance.md): To be frank, this course made me feel like a computer science major. You can't do machine learning without learning about the machines, so the entirety of the course was spent in VSCode, typing away.
- [CFRM 523: Advanced Trading Systems](https://cfrm.franco.biz/program/third-quarter/cfrm-523-advanced-trading-systems.md): This course was not what I expected at all. It formalizes the process of applying the scientific method to developing trading strategies, placing heavy emphasis on the art of quantitative research.
- [CFRM 532: Endowment & Institutional Investment Management](https://cfrm.franco.biz/program/third-quarter/cfrm-532-endowment-and-institutional-investment-management.md): Once a week, you get to listen to some C-suite executive with decades of industry experience break their passion down for you, and ask questions along the way. Met some friends in the MBA program too.