International financial Environment- The Importance, rewards & risk of international finance-Goals of MNC- International Business methods – Exposure to international risk- InternationalMonetary system- Multilateral financial institution
International flow of funds and International Monetary system:-International Flow of Funds: Balance of Payments (BoP), Fundamentals of BoP, Accountingcomponents of BOP, Factors affecting International Trade and capital flows, Agencies thatfacilitate International flows. BOP, Equilibrium & Disequilibrium. Trade deficits. Capitalaccount convertibility (problems on BOP)International Monetary System: Evolution, Gold Standard, Bretton Woods system, the flexibleexchange rate regime, the current exchange rate arrangements, the Economic and MonetaryUnion (EMU).
Foreign Exchange Market: Function and Structure of the Forex markets, Foreign exchangemarket participants, Types of transactions and Settlements Dates, Exchange rate quotations,Nominal, Real and Effective exchange rates, Determination of Exchange rates in Spot markets.Exchange rates determinations in Forward markets. Exchange rate behaviour-Cross Rates- -Arbitrage profit in foreign exchange markets, Swift Mechanism. Triangular and locationalarbitrage
International Financial Markets and Instruments: - Foreign Portfolio Investment.International Bond & Equity market. GDR, ADR, Cross listing of shares Global registeredshares. International Financial Instruments: Foreign Bonds & Eurobonds, Global Bonds. Floatingrate Notes, Zero coupon Bonds, International Money MarketsInternational Banking services –Correspondent Bank, Representative offices, Foreign Branches.Forward Rate Agreements
International Parity Relationships & Forecasting Foreign Exchange rate: - Measuringexchange rate movements-Exchange rate equilibrium – Factors effecting foreign exchange rate-Forecasting foreign exchange rates .Interest Rate Parity, Purchasing Power Parity & InternationalFisher effect. Covered Interest Arbitrage
Foreign Exchange exposure: - Management of Transaction exposure- Management ofTranslation exposure- Management of Economic exposure- Management of political Exposure-Management of Interest rate exposure
Foreign exchange risk Management: Hedging against foreign exchange exposure – ForwardMarket- Futures Market- Options Market- Currency Swaps-Interest Rate Swap-Hedging throughcurrency of invoicing- Hedging through mixed currency invoicing –Country risk analysis.International Capital Budgeting: Concept, Evaluation of a project, Factors affecting, RiskEvaluation, Impact on Value, Adjusted Present Value MethodPractical Component:• Students can study the Balance of Payment statistics of India for the last five year andpresent the same in the class.• Students can carry out a survey of Exporters and report the foreign exchange riskmanagement practices adopted by them.• Students can study the impact of exchange rate movement on the stock Index.• Students can predict exchange rates using technical analysis and find arbitrageopportunities using newspaper quotes present the same in the class.• Students can visit a bank and study the foreign exchange derivatives offered by them.