Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: International Monetary SystemUnit 2: Foreign Exchange MarketUnit 3: Exchange Rate Theories
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Foreign Exchange Exposure & HedgingUnit 5: International Investment & Financing
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 4 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 24 topics
01Unit 1: International Monetary System
5 topics+
- Scope of international financial management
- Gold standard, Bretton Woods and floating rate system
- IMF and World Bank
- Balance of payments: current and capital account
- Exchange rate regimes; rupee convertibility
02Unit 2: Foreign Exchange Market
5 topics+
- Structure and participants of the forex market
- Spot and forward markets
- Direct and indirect quotes; bid-ask spread
- Cross rates
- Forward premium and discount
03Unit 3: Exchange Rate Theories
4 topics+
- Purchasing power parity: absolute and relative
- Interest rate parity and covered interest arbitrage
- International Fisher effect
- Forecasting exchange rates
04Unit 4: Foreign Exchange Exposure & Hedging
5 topics+
- Transaction, translation and economic exposure
- Hedging with forwards and futures
- Money market hedge
- Currency options and swaps
- Internal hedging: netting, leading and lagging
05Unit 5: International Investment & Financing
5 topics+
- Foreign direct and portfolio investment
- International capital budgeting
- ADR, GDR and foreign currency convertible bonds
- External commercial borrowings
- Euro and foreign bonds; international cost of capital
About this course
You will be able to
- Explain the international monetary system and the balance of payments
- Read foreign exchange quotes and calculate spreads, cross rates and forward premiums
- Apply purchasing power parity, interest rate parity and the international Fisher effect
- Identify transaction, translation and economic exposure and choose hedging tools
- Evaluate international projects with international capital budgeting
- Describe international sources of finance: ADR, GDR, ECB, foreign currency bonds
Who it is for
- MBA students of Semester 4 (AKTU) - Finance specialisation
- Students aiming at treasury, forex, export finance and multinational finance roles
What you need
- Financial Management (Semester 2) completed
- Basic algebra and percentages
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus is followed?
The AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow) MBA syllabus of International Financial Management (Semester 4). If your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus and units.
Are forex calculations covered?
Yes. Quotes, cross rates, forward premium, parity conditions and hedging are solved step by step as asked in the AKTU paper.
How will I be tested?
Unit-wise MCQ tests and a final paper at semester level, plus practice on short and long answer questions from previous university papers.
