Treasury and MM (Level 2)

Overview

"Treasury and MM (Level 2)" delves deeper into foreign currency derivatives and interest rate risk management strategies within financial institutions. Participants will explore the differences between foreign currency futures and forward contracts, analyze the use of foreign currency options for speculation, understand interest rate risk, and learn about interest rate derivatives such as interest rate swaps.

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Outcome

Illustrate how foreign currency futures differ from forward contracts

Analyze how foreign currency options are quoted and used for speculation purposes

Consider the distinction between buying options and writing options in terms of whether profits and losses are limited or unlimited

Explain how foreign currency options are valued

Define interest rate risk and demonstrate how it can be managed

Details

Developed by: Beacon FinTrain
Standard Total Hours: 6 Hrs
Language: English - Bilingual "English & Arabic"
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Outline

  • Contract Specifications
  • Using Foreign Currency Futures (Short positions and long positions)
  • Foreign Currency Futures versus Forward Contracts

  • Option Fundamentals
  • Foreign Currency Options Markets
  • Currency Option Quotations and Prices (Spot rate, Exercise price, Premium)
  • Buyer of a Call
  • Writer of a Call
  • Buyer of a Put
  • Writer of a Put

  • International Interest Rate Calculations
  • Global Finance in Practice: A Fixed-Rate or Floating-Rate World?
  • Credit Risk and Repricing Risk

  • Interest Rate Futures
  • Forward Rate Agreements
  • Interest Rate Swaps
  • Currency Swaps

  • Hedging Defined
  • The Pros and Cons of Hedging
  • Measurement of Transaction Exposure

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Who Should Attend

  • Financial Traders
  • Corporate Treasury Managers
  • Investment Analysts
  • Risk Management Professionals

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