International Finance

• • 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

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

one of

• CUR-BAN23-Introduction to Finance Principles
• CUR-BAN25-Business Analysis for Investment

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s)

Additional requirements

No additional 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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• e-Test (25%)
• Case Study - Foreign Exchange Hedging (35%)
• Case study (40%)

Current study term: 29 Aug 21 to 28 Nov 21