Monash University Handbooks 2008

AFC3240 - International finance

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate Faculty of Business and Economics

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2008 (Day)

Synopsis

Topics include the international financial system, institutions and market practices; international finance theorems and their application; Euromarkets; international debt and equity raising; measurement of foreign exchange risk; managing foreign exchange exposure; foreign currency futures, options and swaps, international portfolio investment and capital budgeting and international trade finance.

Objectives

The learning objectives of this unit are to:

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 20%
Examination (3 hours): 80%

Contact hours

Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week

Prerequisites

AFC2140

Prohibitions

AFW2341

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