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International Financial Management (MBA)

Foreign exchange markets, exchange rate risk, international capital budgeting and financing.

6 MonthsDuration 5Chapters24Topics
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Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम

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01Unit 1: International Monetary System 5 topics
  1. Scope of international financial management
  2. Gold standard, Bretton Woods and floating rate system
  3. IMF and World Bank
  4. Balance of payments: current and capital account
  5. Exchange rate regimes; rupee convertibility
02Unit 2: Foreign Exchange Market 5 topics
  1. Structure and participants of the forex market
  2. Spot and forward markets
  3. Direct and indirect quotes; bid-ask spread
  4. Cross rates
  5. Forward premium and discount
03Unit 3: Exchange Rate Theories 4 topics
  1. Purchasing power parity: absolute and relative
  2. Interest rate parity and covered interest arbitrage
  3. International Fisher effect
  4. Forecasting exchange rates
04Unit 4: Foreign Exchange Exposure & Hedging 5 topics
  1. Transaction, translation and economic exposure
  2. Hedging with forwards and futures
  3. Money market hedge
  4. Currency options and swaps
  5. Internal hedging: netting, leading and lagging
05Unit 5: International Investment & Financing 5 topics
  1. Foreign direct and portfolio investment
  2. International capital budgeting
  3. ADR, GDR and foreign currency convertible bonds
  4. External commercial borrowings
  5. Euro and foreign bonds; international cost of capital

About

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

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.

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