Overview:
- Credits:
- 7.5
- Level:
- 4
- Semester:
- Semester Three
- Subject:
- Finance
- School:
- Business
- Coordinator:
- Dr Vassilios Papavassiliou
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Curricular information is subject to change
At the end of this module students should:
1. Explain why financial managers of international firms need to exploit rapidly changing global economic conditions
2. Explain the concept of an equilibrium exchange rate and identify the basic factors that affect exchange rates
3. Describe the key theoretical relationships among spot and forward exchange rates, inflation rates, and interest rates that result from international arbitrage activities
4. Explain how currency futures and options contracts can be used to manage currency risk and to speculate on future currency movements
5. Explain how international investing can allow investors to achieve a better risk-return trade-off than can investing solely in domestic securities
Student Effort Type | Hours |
---|---|
Lectures | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 136 |
Total | 160 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | % of Final Grade | Timing |
---|---|---|
Examination: Closed book exam | 70 |
2 hour End of Trimester Exam |
Continuous Assessment: Group assignment | 30 |
Unspecified |
Compensation
This module is not passable by compensation
Resit Opportunities
In-semester assessment
Remediation
If you fail this module you may repeat, resit or substitute where permissible