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    VISHWA VISHWANI

    Institute of Systems & Management

    INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
    Subject
    Course Code
    Semester
    Credit Hours
    Batch
    Faculty

    : International Finance
    :
    : PGDM- (Trimester-VI)
    : 04
    : 2013-15
    : Dr.U. Padmavathy

    Course Objectives:
    Financing issues for firms with business in foreign countries
    Balance of Payments defined and Flow of Funds analysis
    Exchange Rate theories and analysis
    Risk Exposures for a Multinational Firm
    Measures for Risk Control across borders
    Methods of short term & long term financing for expansion and operations
    Cash Management techniques for the MNC
    Unit-I Introduction to International Finance: A view of International financeImportant trends in globalization -Various aspects of international finance - Importance
    of international finance - Emerging challenges - Balance of payments- its implications
    and components. Issues and Dimensions - International Monetary system - Exchange
    rate regimes - Fixed Exchange rage - Flexible exchange rate - Hybrid systems of
    exchange rates.
    Unit-II Theories of Exchange Rates: Interest Rate Parity Theorem - Absolute
    Purchasing Power Parity Theorem - Relative Purchasing Power Parity Theorem International Fischer Effect - Foreign Exchange market - The Foreign Exchange market,
    participants - Information & Communication Systems - Payment systems, Market Terms
    - Cash and spot Exchange markets - Inter-bank markets and mechanics of spot
    exchange quotations - Direct Vs Indirect exchange - Cross exchange rates - Forward
    market characteristics - forward premiums and discounts
    Unit III Foreign Exchange Derivatives Markets: Derivatives - Currency and interest
    rate futures and their applications - Currency swaps - Link between futures and forward
    markets - Foreign currency and interest rate options - Option pricing models - Difference
    between forwards, futures and options - Foreign Exchange Exposures - Transaction
    Exposure - Economic Exposure - Translation Exposure - Foreign Exchange Exposure
    Management using Derivatives.
    Unit IV International Trade Finance: International Payments methods - On Account Letter of Credits - Documentary Credits - International Trade Finance methods Forfeiting - Factoring Pre-shipment & Post-shipment Export Finance - L/C Financing -

    VISHWA VISHWANI
    Institute of Systems & Management
    International Trade Documents - Bill of Lading - Invoice - Packing List - L/C - Drafts
    Insurance - Inspection Certificate etc.
    Unit V Multinational Capital Budgeting: Concept & Issues in MNC Capital Budgeting
    - Techniques of Evaluation of MNC Capital Budgeting - Multinational working capital
    Management - Multilateral International Funding Agencies - International Monetary Fund
    (IMF) - World Bank (WB) - International Finance Corporation (IFC) etc. Long Term
    Sources of Finance in Intl financial Markets: Euro syndicated loans - Euro revolving
    Line of credit - Medium term notes Euro bonds GDRs (Global Depositary Receipts)
    - ADRs (American Depositary Receipts) - FCCBs (Foreign Currency Convertible
    bonds).
    Suggested books:

    International Finance by P.G. Apte Tata McGraw Hill Publications.


    International Financial Management by Jeff Madura - Thomson 1. Aliber, R.Z., (1978),
    Exchange Risk and Corporate International Financial, Macmillan, London.
    Bhalla, V.K., (2001), International Financial Management, 2nd Ed. Anmol, Delhi.
    Luca Cornelius, (1995), Trading in the Global Currency Market, Prentice Hall, NJ.
    Sutton, W.H., (1987), Trading in Currency Options, New Institute of Finance, N York.
    Bhalla, V K., (1997), Managing International Investment and Finance, Anmol, New Delhi.
    Buckley, Adrian, (2002), Multinational Finance, 3rd Ed. Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
    Eiteman, David K. and Stonehill, Arthur I., (1988), Multinational Business Finance, AddisonWesley, California.
    Johnson and Giaccotto, (1995), Options and Futures, St. Paul, West.
    Kim, Suk and Kim, Seung, (1993), Global Corporate Finance: Tax and Cases, 2nd Ed, Miami,
    Florida.
    Shapiro, Alan C., (2002), Multinational Financial Management, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.

    Websites:
    www.Quickmba.com
    http://www.riskglossary.com/
    http://management.about.com/
    http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com
    www.investopedia.com
    Journals:

    FORTUNE.
    Fortune India.
    The Economist.
    Capital Market.
    Dalal Street.
    Money Today.
    Business Outlook.
    The Management Accountant.
    Chartered Financial Analyst
    Journal of Financial Management

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