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AFF3331
Faculty of Business and Economics
6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
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| Level | Undergraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics |
| Organisational Unit | Department of Accounting and Finance |
| Offered | Caulfield First semester 2013 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2013 (Day) |
Synopsis
The international monetary system, the international parity conditions, the foreign exchange market, international financing strategies and techniques, the Euromarkets, and multinational banking.
Outcomes
The learning goals associated with this unit are to:
- explain the parity principles and the concept of arbitrage in international financial markets
- explain how currency derivative contracts such as forwards, futures, options and swaps can be used to hedge in the foreign exchange markets
- apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with international banking and finance and demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by AFF3331.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination: 60%
Chief examiner(s)
Contact hours
3 hours per week
Prerequisites
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