Introduction to foreign exchange markets and currency regimes. Managing currency risk in international markets, and the use of hedging instruments, including currency derivatives.
Alternative types of investments, methods of investment analysis considering both return and risk of individual and portfolios of investments, functioning of markets for investment goods.
The time value of money; valuation of financial securities; allocating capital; an introduction to risk and risky decision making; the financing decision of the firm; financial statement and working capital management; more special topics include mergers and acquisitions, and international finance.
Prerequisite: ACCOUNTG 221