MBA 514

Catalog description

Tools and concepts used to identify and analyze risks in dynamic international financial markets are addressed. Designed in three modules. The first module provides a foundation in currency valuation, currency markets, parity theories, and balance of payments phenomena. The second module examines hedging concepts and practices. Applications of forward, future, option, and swap contracts are emphasized. The last module focuses on different approaches to the management of transaction, translation, and operating exposures of a firm. Case studies are employed as integrating exercises.