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BFF5260 - Money market dealing

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

Department of Banking and Finance

Offered

Caulfield

First semester 2016 (Day)
Second semester 2016 (Day)
Summer semester A 2016 (On-campus block of classes)

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. An understanding of commercial banking and treasury management is required.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

analyse dealing practices and conventions in the foreign exchange market and cash market
develop and organise the front office and back office functions of a simulated bank's treasury dealing room
plan, verify and settle transactions completed in the simulated treasury dealing room
create and modify dealing strategies in the treasury dealing room
plan, organise, analyse, justify and report on positions taken in the treasury dealing room.

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 Cao

Prerequisites

Students must have passed AFF5280, BFF5280 or BFF5926 before undertaking this unit.

Co-requisites

Students must be enrolled in course 0504, 3818, 3850, 4412, B6003 or B6004 to undertake this unit.

Prohibitions

AFF5260