International Finance and Fixed Income Management, 7.5 credits

International Finance and Fixed Income Management, 7.5 hp

770G10

The course is disused. Replaced by 770G19.

Main field of study

Economics

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Single subject and programme course

Examiner

Bo Sjö

Course coordinator

Bo Sjö

Director of studies or equivalent

Mimmi Gustafsson

Contact

Malin Gröndahl Maass, study advisor

Marie Karlsson, administratör

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
Course offered for Semester Weeks Language Campus ECV
Single subject course (Full-time, Day-time) Autumn 2017 201739-201743 English Linköping, Valla
Single subject course (Full-time, Day-time) Autumn 2017 201739-201743 Swedish Linköping, Valla
F7KPO Bachelor´s Programme in Political science and economics (Economics) 5 (Autumn 2017) 201739-201743 English Linköping, Valla E
F7KPO Bachelor´s Programme in Political science and economics (Political Science) 5 (Autumn 2017) 201739-201743 English Linköping, Valla E
F7YEF Business and Economics Programme - International - French (Business Administration) 5 (Autumn 2017) 201739-201743 English Linköping, Valla E
F7YEF Business and Economics Programme - International - French (Economics) 5 (Autumn 2017) 201739-201743 English Linköping, Valla E
F7YET Business and Economics Programme - International - German (Business Administration) 5 (Autumn 2017) 201739-201743 English Linköping, Valla E
F7YET Business and Economics Programme - International - German (Economics) 5 (Autumn 2017) 201739-201743 English Linköping, Valla E
F7YES Business and Economics Programme - International - Spanish (Business Administration) 5 (Autumn 2017) 201739-201743 English Linköping, Valla E
F7YES Business and Economics Programme - International - Spanish (Economics) 5 (Autumn 2017) 201739-201743 English Linköping, Valla E

Main field of study

Economics

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G1X

Course offered for

  • Business and Economics Programme - International - French
  • Business and Economics Programme - International - Spanish
  • Business and Economics Programme - International - German
  • Bachelor´s Programme in Political science and economics

Entry requirements

Completed Economics, basic course comprising 30 ECTS credits, or the equivalent, with at least 15 ECTS credits approved, and completed Corporate Finance, 7.5 ECTS credits, continuation course, or the equivalent. Documented knowledge of English equivalent to Engelska B/Engelska 6.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to
- demonstrate a theoretical and practical knowledge of money markets, bond markets and foreign exchange markets, and the main types of financial instruments that are traded with on these markets.
- independently analyse pricing of interests and currencies.
- independently analyse risks that arise and are handled on money, bond and currency markets, and apply financial methods for risk management within the framework of these markets.

Course content

The course covers, inter alia, the following:
- The money and bond market from a Swedish and international perspective.
- Pricing of interest bearing instruments.
- Interest rate formation and yield curve from a Swedish and international perspective.
- Risks and risk management on the money and bond market.
- Foreign exchange markets and the market conventions regarding currencies.
- Pricing of currencies and parity conditions.
- Risks and risk management on the foreign exchange market with a focus on term contracts and swaps.
- Handling of currency exposure from a business perspective.

Teaching and working methods

The teaching takes the form of lectures, teaching sessions, project assignments and trading room laboratory. The students should also study independently. Language of instruction: Swedish or English

Examination

Examination is in the form of a written examination. Detailed information can be found in the study guide.

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course twice are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.

Grades

Three-grade scale, U, G, VG

Other information

Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus. 

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.

Department

Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

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