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Foreign Exchange market

By P C Narayan   |   Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)
Learners enrolled: 10676
Explain the structure and functioning of foreign exchange markets. Elaborate on how exchange rates quoted Explain the concepts that govern foreign exchange markets: interest rate parity, purchasing power parity, forex reserves, the balance of payments, central bank intervention, country risk/sovereign risk, and so on.

Describe the causes and consequences of foreign exchange risks, and the tools and techniques to manage those risks.Brief about various derivative products and examine their role in hedging against foreign exchange risks.

Pre-Requisites
  • Basic understanding of statistics and mathematics concepts is recommended. 
  • Knowledge of basic finance would be an advantage.
Summary
Course Status : Completed
Course Type : Core
Duration : 4 weeks
Category :
  • Management Studies
Credit Points : 2
Level : Postgraduate
Start Date : 31 Jul 2023
End Date : 31 Oct 2023
Enrollment Ends : 09 Sep 2023
Exam Date : 30 Nov 2023 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.


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Course layout

Week 1: Foreign Exchange Markets: Structure and Trading
Week 2: Theories Underlying Foreign Exchange Markets
Week 3: Currency Derivatives
Week 4: Foreign Exchange Risk

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Books and references

None

Instructor bio

P C Narayan

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)
P C Narayan is a faculty member in the Finance & Accounting Area at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), where he has been teaching since 2003. His areas of research interest and expertise include risk management, banking and financial markets, international finance, regulation and monetary policy and technology related to banking and financial markets. His PhD thesis won the ‘Outstanding Doctoral Research Award’ of the European Foundation for Management Education and Emerald Publishing in 2013. He won the ‘Teaching Innovator Award-2016’ from the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India for his innovative and effective use of technology in the graduate class-room. He was a member of the Advisory Group of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) set up by the Government of India in 2009. He consults for and trains managers in several organizations in India and abroad in the banking, manufacturing and information technology sectors. Prior to joining IIMB, he was based overseas for several years with a multinational bank and subsequently as the President of a bank in India. Having spent many years in industry as well as in academia and having travelled to over 40 countries and having worked in 20 different countries, he brings a breadth of global experience and a unique cross-cultural perspective in his teaching and research.

Course certificate

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Grading Policy: 

Assessment Type

Weightage

Mid-Term & End-Term

25%

Final Exam

75%


Certificate Eligibility:
  • 40% marks and above in Mid Term & End Term
  • 40% marks and above in the final proctored exam

Score

Type of Certificate

>=90

Gold

75 - 89

Silver

70 - 74

Bronze

40 - 70

Successfully Completed

<40

No Certificate


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