Chapter Objective This chapter discusses currency and interest rateswaps, which are relatively new instruments forhedging long-term interest rate risk and foreignexchange risk

Chapter Objective: This chapter discusses exchange-traded currency futures contracts, options contracts and options on currency futures

Chapter Objective: This chapter discusses both the primary and secondary equity markets throughout the world

Chapter Objective: This chapter continues discussion of international capital markets with a discussion of the structure of the international bond market

Chapter Objective: This chapter serves to begin our discussion of world financial markets and institutions

Chapter Objective: This chapter examines several key international parity relationships, such as interest rate parity and purchasing power parity

Chapter Objectives: This chapter serves to introduce the student to the institutional framework within which exchange rates are determined. This chapter lays the foundation for much of the discussion throughout the remainder of the text, thus it deserves your careful attention

Chapter Objective: This chapter serves to introduce the student to the balance of payments. How it is constructed and how balance of payments data may be interpreted

Chapter Objective: This chapter serves to introduce the student to the institutional framework within which: International payments are made. The movement of capital is accommodated. Exchange rates are determined

Multinational Firm Chapter Objectives: Understand why it is important to study international finance.Distinguish international finance from domestic finance