TOPICS – TENTATIVE SEQUENCE AND SCHEDULE

Lecture

Date

Reading

Topic
1

Jan 20

 

 Ch.1

Ch.4

Ch.2

Multinational Financial Management. Lab 1 available, due Feb 13

Corporate Governance. Bonus 10% Assignment available

International Monetary System.
2

Jan 27

 Ch.3

Ch.5

 Balance of Payments. Lab 2 available, due Feb 20

Foreign Exchange Market
3

Feb 3

 Ch.6

Ch.9

 International Parity Conditions. Lab 3 available, due Feb 27

Foreign Exchange Determination
4 Feb 10 Ch.7

Ch.8

 Foreign Currency Futures and Options. Lab 4 available, due Mar 6

Interest Rate Risk and Swaps
  Feb 17 Midterm (in class, covers Chapters 1-6, 9)
5 Mar 3 Ch.10 Transaction Exposure. Lab 5 available, due Mar 13
6 Mar 10 Ch.11 Translation Exposure. Lab 6 available, due March 20
7 Mar 17 Ch.12 Operating Exposure. Lab 7 available, due Mar 27
8 Mar 24 Ch.13

Ch.14

 Global Cost of Capital. Lab 8 available, due Apr 3

Funding the Multinational Firm.

9

 Mar 31 Ch.15 Multinational Tax Management. Lab 9 available, due Apr 10

10

 Apr 7 Ch.16 International Trade Finance. Lab 10 available, due Apr 17

11

 Apr 14 Ch.17

Ch.18

 Foreign Direct Investments & Multinational Capital Budgeting

Lab 11 available, due Apr 21,

Bonus 10% Assignment due Apr 21

TBA Final Exam (covers all topics)