Offered
Sunway First semester 2008 (Day)
Synopsis
The international monetary system, debt and country risk, the foreign exchange market, international financing strategies and techniques, the Euro-markets, and multinational banking.
Objectives
The learning objectives of this unit are to:
- explain the parity principles and the concept of arbitrage in international financial markets;
- explain how currency derivative contracts such as forwards, futures, options and swaps can be used to hedge in the foreign exchange markets;
- apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with international banking and finance.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination (3 hours): 60%
Contact hours
3 hours per week
Prerequisites
AFF2401 or AFW2401
Prohibitions
AFF3331, AFX3871