Undergraduate - UnitBFF3301 - Money market operations

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Banking and Finance
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2015 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2015 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit will combine classroom teaching and direct observance experience of the money markets covering background to the money markets, participants, interest rate and exchange rate determination, instruments traded in the money and currency markets, strategies and money and currency market trading operations. The simulated treasury dealing room (STARLab) will be used extensively in this course. This is a specialist, practically oriented unit where attendance is compulsory as assessment is based on classroom activities.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

analyse dealing practices and conventions in the foreign exchange and cash markets
develop the front office and back office functions of a simulated bank's treasury dealing room
plan, verify and settle transactions completed in the treasury dealing room
develop, implement, analyse and manage dealing strategies in the treasury dealing room
plan, organise and report on all activities involved in the treasury dealing simulation
apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with money market operations.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Viet Nga Cao (First semester)
Dr Imon Palit (Second semester)

Prerequisites

Students must have passed AFF2401, BFF2401 or equivalent before undertaking this unit.

Prohibitions

AFF3301