2017/2018
KAN-CAEFO1078U International Finance
| English Title |
| International
Finance |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Spring |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business
Administration
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| Course
coordinator |
- Christian Wagner - Department of Finance
(FI)
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| Contact information:
https://e-campus.dk/studium/kontakt |
| Main academic
disciplines |
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Last updated on
31-05-2017
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| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the
following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or
errors: The aim of this course is to provide the student with a
firm knowledge of the functioning of international financial
markets. The course focuses on the theory and practice of managing
various types of exposures to exchange rate risk in international
markets using modern exchange rate instruments such as forwards,
futures, swaps and options. The course concludes with a discussion
of optimal portfolios and capital budgeting in an international
context.
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
- Give an overview of the foreign exchange markets and the basic
theories of exchange rate determination.
- Explain and price the most important exchange rate products –
forwards, futures, swaps and options.
- Explain how to use exchange rate instruments for arbitrage,
hedging and speculation.
- Discuss the behaviour of exchange rates and the international
parity conditions.
- Discuss and characterize the risk-return characteristics of an
international portfolio.
- Identify and measure the effect of the exchange rates on the
value of the firm
- Identify and discuss the different kinds of exchange rate
exposures and how to hedge them.
- Discuss and characterize how investment in international
projects can impact the value of the firm.
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| Examination |
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International
Finance:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Written sit-in exam on CBS'
computers |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
4 hours |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer |
| Aids |
Limited aids, see the list below:
The student is allowed to bring - Non-programmable, financial calculators: HP10bll+ or Texas BA
II Plus
- Language dictionaries in paper format
The student will have access to - Advanced IT application package
At all written
sit-in exams the student has access to the basic IT application
package (Microsoft Office (minus Excel), digital pen and paper,
7-zip file manager, Adobe Acrobat, Texlive, VLC player, Windows
Media Player). PLEASE NOTE: Students are not allowed to communicate
with others during the exam :
Read more about exam aids and IT application
packages here |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up
examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most
appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office
will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take
examination will be held as an oral examination
instead.
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| Course content and structure |
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We begin with an overview of international finance and the basic
theories of exchange rate determination. The first part of the
course will focus on foreign exchange markets and the various
exchange rate products available for arbitrage, hedging and
speculation. We will study spot and forward exchange rates for
currency, then move on to currency futures, currency swaps and
currency options. Having described these cornerstones of the
foreign currency markets, attention is directed toward
understanding the determinants of foreign exchange rates, the
international parity conditions and techniques for exchange rate
forecasting. We then examine the issues a firm faces when measuring
and hedging exchange rate risk exposures in international markets.
In the final part of the course, we study the international capital
asset pricing model (ICAPM) in assessing the risk-return trade-offs
of a diversified international portfolio. We conclude by putting
all the pieces together and studying capital budgeting and
investment analysis in an international context.
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| Teaching methods |
| Lectures with exercises. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| The teacher provides solutions to exercises and
previous exam questions allowing the students to check their
abilities to solve relevant problems. |
| Student workload |
| Lecture + Exercises |
47 hours |
| Exam |
6 hours |
| Preparation |
153 hours |
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| Expected literature |
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Preliminary literature.
Piet Sercu (2009). International Finance. Princeton University
Press.
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Last updated on
31-05-2017
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