FINPINF International Finance A

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Daniel Stavárek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Daniel Stavárek, Ph.D.
Department of Finance and Accounting – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives (in Czech)
The aim of the course is to introduce and explain the basic features of international finance and international financial system. The student will gradually get acquainted with the most important indicators of external economic position such as balance of payments, exchange rate, foreign investments and their mutual links. The course also covers topics as international financial markets and financial derivatives. The attention will be paid on specific implications of international finance on financial management of companies.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Substance and principles of international finance
    2. Balance of payments, horizontal and vertical structure
    3. Partial and cumulative balances of balance of payments
    4. Foreign exchange market
    5. Elementary trades in foreign exchange market
    6. Exchange rates
    7. Simple model of exchange rate determination
    8. Determination of exchange rate in short-term period
    9. Determination of exchange rate in long-term period
    10. Currency futures
    11. Currency options and swaps
    12. International movement of capital
    13. Foreign direct investment in the Czech Republic
Literature
    required literature
  • STAVÁREK, D. International Finance: Theory and Practice in Transition Countries. Karviná: SU OPF, 2005. ISBN 80-7248-290-4. info
    recommended literature
  • CRUM, RL., BRIGHAM, EF., HOUSTON, JF. Fundamentals of International Finance. Mason, OH: South-Western, 2005. info
  • ANTHONY, S. Foreign Exchange in Practice. The New Environment. Houndmills: Palgrave, 2003. ISBN 1-4039-0174-0. info
  • SHAPIRO, AC. Multinational Financial Management. Boston, etc: John Willey & Sons, 2002. ISBN 0-471-39530-7. info
  • CUTHBERSTON, K., NITZSCHE, D. Investments - Spot and Derivatives Markets. Chichester, etc.: John Wiley and Sons, 2001. ISBN 0-471-49583-2. info
  • EITEMAN, DK., STONEHIL, AI., MOFFETT, MH. Multinational Business Finance. 9th ed. Boston: Addison Wesley Longman, 2001. ISBN 0-201-63538-0. info
  • KRUGMAN, PR., OBSTFELD, M. International Economics: Theory and Policy. 5th ed. New York: Addison Wesley, 2000. ISBN 0-321-03387-6. info
  • MELVIN, M. International Money and Finance. 6th ed. Reading (MA), etc.: Addison Wesley Longm, 2000. ISBN 0-321-05051-7. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011.
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