INDUSTRY FIRST · THE DEGREE

Bachelor of Science in Capital Market Business Analysis.

No university on earth offers a dedicated B.Sc. in Capital Market Business Analysis. This is the first — an eight-semester charter curriculum uniting finance, technology, data and business systems analysis, built by practitioners and pointed at the trading floor from day one.

120
CREDITS · 8 SEMESTERS
4
SPECIALIZATION TRACKS
2
INDUSTRY INTERNSHIPS
MD MARKET INSIGHTS · SCHOOL OF CAPITAL MARKETS
Bachelor of Science
in Capital Market Business Analysis
B.SC. CMBA
M. Muthurajah
FOUNDER & DEAN
CHARTER CURRICULUM · FIRST OF ITS KIND
/ 01THE PROGRAM

A degree the industry asked for — and no one built.

The B.Sc. CMBA is an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree preparing students for front-, middle- and back-office roles across investment banks, asset managers, regulators and fintechs. Four years. Eight semesters. Hands-on capital-market projects from the first term, delivered through lectures, labs, Bloomberg and Refinitiv terminals, and two integrated industry placements.

4 YEARS · 8 SEMESTERS 120 CREDITS · 15 / SEMESTER CAPSTONE OR THESIS IN-CLASS + LABS + SIMULATIONS
GRADUATES WILL
01Command the trade lifecycle — equities, fixed income, derivatives, FX, commodities.
02Apply business systems analysis to live capital-markets operations.
03Design financial data pipelines, reporting systems and risk models.
04Translate Basel III, MiFID II, Dodd-Frank and IFRS 17 into process and technology.
05Work the real stack — SQL, Python, Power BI, Bloomberg, Murex, Calypso, Charles River, Aladdin, LoanIQ.
/ 02THE CURRICULUM · 40 COURSES

Eight semesters, engineered like a trading system.

Every course carries three credits. Every semester carries fifteen. Select a year to inspect the load.

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GATE · YEAR 1 → 2
Pass CMBA 101 & 102, STAT 101 and CSBA 101 to advance.
GATE · YEAR 2 → 3
Complete CMBA 201 through 204 before specialization.
GATE · CAPSTONE
Ninety credits banked and Internship I complete.
/ 03SPECIALIZATION · CHOSEN IN YEAR 3

Four tracks. One desk waiting.

TRACK A Trading & Front-Office Analysis OMS / PMS platforms, algo trading systems, trade execution.
TRACK B Risk & Regulatory Reporting Basel III, liquidity, stress testing, compliance analytics.
TRACK C Wealth & Asset Management Systems Mutual funds, GICs, fee systems, Fundserv, ESG integration.
TRACK D Financial Data & Technology Cloud, data pipelines, RegTech, AI / ML in capital markets.
/ 04EXPERIENTIAL COMPONENTS

Terminals on, from term one.

01
Trading Simulation Labs
Bloomberg terminals, Refinitiv Eikon, OMS practice environments.
02
Case Competitions
Real BA / PM capital-markets problems, judged by practitioners.
03
Live Consulting Capstone
A delivered engagement — regulatory redesign, trade-efficiency study, system build.
04
Two Integrated Placements
Co-ops inside banks, fintechs and regulators — built into the credit map.
CAPSTONES THAT SHIP
Redesign of a bank's regulatory reporting system to meet Basel III standards.
Prototype OMS integration workflow for FX and equities trading.
Cloud-native data pipeline for liquidity risk metrics.
AI-driven trade surveillance alerting, designed and defended.
/ 05WHERE IT LEADS

Graduates walk onto the floor already fluent.

And the degree is built to stack — into CFA, FRM, CAIA and CMT candidacy, or graduate study.

Capital Markets Business Analyst Risk Analyst — Credit / Market / Liquidity / Operational Regulatory Reporting Analyst Product Analyst — Trading Systems / Wealth Platforms Business Systems Analyst — FinTech Quantitative Business Analyst Consultant — Capital Market Transformation
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Positioned for CFA · FRM · CAIA · CMT
GRADUATE PATHWAYS
Feeder into M.Sc. Finance, Financial Engineering, Data Science or MBA
/ 06THE ROAD TO CHARTER

From consultancy to degree-granting institution.

Degree authority is earned province by province, state by state. The route is mapped — and the curriculum launches first as diplomas and micro-credentials while consent progresses.

PHASE 1 · YRS 0–2
Foundation
Governance and academic board, founding faculty, industry advisory council, hybrid campus model, incorporation as an educational entity.
PHASE 2 · YRS 2–4
Licensing
Ministerial consent in Canada (PEQAB / DQAB), state authorization in the U.S., joint delivery with partner universities while credibility compounds.
PHASE 3 · YRS 4–6
Accreditation
First student intake, regional accreditation, work-integrated learning, credit partnerships with CFA Institute, GARP and CAIA.
PHASE 4 · YRS 6+
Expansion
Graduate programs, joint degrees, global hubs — London, Singapore, Dubai. The Capital Markets University.
CANADA · PROVINCIAL CONSENT
Ontario through PEQAB and the Ministry of Colleges and Universities; British Columbia through DQAB. Niche, industry-backed programs strengthen the case. Target: 3–5 years to first approval.
UNITED STATES · STATE + REGIONAL
State authorization first — New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, Texas — then regional accreditation (MSCHE, NECHE, WASC). Target: 4–6 years, with certificates running in parallel.
STRATEGIC SHORTCUT · PARTNERSHIP FIRST
Launch as a joint program — MD Market Insights supplies curriculum and instructors, a partner university grants the degree. After the first cohorts, file for independent status.
CANDIDATES —
SCHULICH · TMU · QUEEN'S
NYU · PACE · FORDHAM
/ 07THE PARCHMENT

Four years. One frame on the wall — forever.

Archival cotton rag, engraved borders, a hand-pressed gold-leaf seal and a hand-inked number. Built to outclass any wall it hangs on.

MD Market Insights crest
MD MARKET INSIGHTS · SCHOOL OF CAPITAL MARKETS
TORONTO · NEW YORK · MMXXVI
By authority of the Academic Board, and upon recommendation of the Faculty, be it known that
Alexandra M. Whitfield
having fulfilled every requirement of the charter curriculum, is hereby conferred the degree of
Bachelor of Science
in Capital Market Business Analysis
SUMMA CUM LAUDE · WITH ALL RIGHTS, HONORS AND PRIVILEGES
M. Muthurajah
FOUNDER & DEAN
E. St. James
REGISTRAR · ACADEMIC BOARD
SPECIMEN No. 0001 · CHARTER CLASS · CULPAE SIMT SUCCESSUS
GOLD-LEAF SEAL · COTTON RAG · HAND-NUMBERED
THE FOUNDING COHORT

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