1. International Finance: why do you need to understand international finance?

2. Spot markets for foreign exchange

3. Understanding forward rates for foreign exchange

4. Using forward rates

5. The market for currency futures

6. Currency options

The students develop an understanding of fundamental concepts of international finance.
The students gain knowledge on the foreign exchange market and important aspects of financial management of the multinational firm.
At the end of the course the student is able to convert the different currencies, decide on international investments and also account for the time value of money.
With a positive passing, the students will be able to price futures and options in the context of international markets and with respect to different currencies.

In order to get a positive grade, students have to fulfill the attendance requirement. If this criterion is met, the following weighting scheme is applied:

final exam (70%),

exercises (20%) and

crosswords at the end of each class (10%).

For participants of the Cross-Functional Management Program and WU-incomings only

For questions concerning enrolment and waiting lists please contact the Coordinatorof the Cross-Functional Management Programme at cfm@wu.ac.at

All students must attend the first class, otherwise they will be deregistered.

margarethe.rammerstorfer@wu.ac.at, aleksandra.rzeznik@wu.ac.at

For administrative matters and registration please contact cfm@wu.ac.at