International Finance

• Topics

  • Globalization and the Multinational firm
  • International Monetary System and Balance of Payments
  • The Market for Foreign Exchange
  • International Parity Relationships and Forecasting Foreign Exchange Rates
  • Futures and Options on Foreign Exchange
  • Introduction to Forex Exposure Types and Management of Transaction exposure
  • International Banking and Money Market
  • Interest Rate and Currency Swaps
  • International Trade Finance

Entry Requirements

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

CUR-BAN23-Introduction to Finance Principles
and
CUR-BAN25-Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis

Special requirements

No special requirements

Quotations in foreign exchange, spot, forward and cross rates, international finance parity conditions, risk in an international context, foreign exposure management and measurement, hedging tools and specialised instruments, international diversification, universal hedging, international debt and equity and Euromarket.

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• Tutorial Exercises (15%)
• Mid-semester Test (35%)
• Invigilated Exam (50%)

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