International Financial Institutions, Markets and Instruments

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The post war explosion in international commerce and the revolution in technology have forever changed international finance. Financial institutions compete transnationally with innovative products and services. These institutions provide low cost access to multi currency financing through a variety of markets and instruments. The course will explore investment across markets and national borders. International money and capital markets and instruments are examined. Techniques for evaluating various financial instruments are reviewed. The historic record of performance, in terms of rate of return and risk, of a broad spectrum of markets and instruments are assessed in the context of diversification. Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: FINC 601