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Understand Finance with Dr. Dicle
  • Home
  • International Finance
  • Personal Finance
  • Financial Literacy
  • Financial Basics
  • More
    • Home
    • International Finance
    • Personal Finance
    • Financial Literacy
    • Financial Basics

Course introduction

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Lecture notes

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Meet the instructor

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Course Content

Module 1: Introduction

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Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Introduction to international business 

Suggested

Why Firms Go International: Competitive Advantage Explained by a Louisiana Shrimp Farmer 

Why Firms Go International: Imperfect Markets Theory — Explained by a Louisiana Crawfish Farmer 

Why Firms Go International: Product Cycle Theory — A Cajun Shrimp Sandwich Story 

Practice quiz: Introduction to international business and MNCs 

Module 2: International Flow of Funds

Study

Lecture notes 

Lecture video: International flow of funds 

Suggested

How exchange rates are determined 

Practice quiz: International flow of funds 

Module 3: International Financial Markets

Study

Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Exchange, market and index 

Lecture video: Clearing systems 

Lecture video: Liquidity 

Lecture video: Basel banking accords 

Lecture video: Gold standard 

Suggested

Practice quiz: Exchange, market and index 

Practice quiz: Clearing systems 

Practice quiz: Liquidity 

Practice quiz: Basel banking accords 

Practice quiz: Gold standard 

Module 4: Exchange Rate Determination

Study

Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Exchange rate determination 

Suggested

How Exchange Rates Are Determined 

International Financial Crises 

Practice quiz: Exchange rate determination 

Module 5: Government Influence on Exchange Rates

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Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Direct and indirect central bank intervention 

Lecture video: Fixed Exchange Rate Regime 

Lecture video: Floating Exchange Rate Regime 

Lecture video: Managed Floating Exchange Rate Regime 

Lecture video: Crawling peg and band exchange rate regimes 

Suggested

IMF: Classification of Exchange Rate Arrangements and Monetary Policy Frameworks  

Practice quiz: Direct and indirect central bank intervention 

Practice quiz: Fixed Exchange Rate Regime 

Practice quiz: Floating Exchange Rate Regime 

Practice quiz: Managed Floating Exchange Rate Regime 

Practice quiz: Crawling peg and band exchange rate regimes 

Module 6: Currency Derivatives

Study

Lecture notes 

Lecture video: What are derivative products? 

Lecture video: Introduction to futures 

Lecture video: Introduction to forwards 

Lecture video: Introduction to swaps 

Lecture video: Introduction to options 

Suggested

What Is an Option? The Simplest Explanation You’ll Ever Hear 

Practice quiz: What are derivative products? 

Practice quiz: Introduction to forwards 

Practice quiz: Introduction to futures 

Practice quiz: Introduction to swaps 

Practice quiz: Introduction to options 

Module 7: Relationships among Inflation, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates

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Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Inflation, interest rates and FX 

Suggested

What Is Inflation? Explained Simply (And Why It Matters) 

Practice quiz: Inflation, interest rates and FX 

Module 8: Review and Midterm

The content for the midterm includes Modules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Module 9: Forecasting Exchange Rates

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Lecture notes 

Lecture notes: Technical analysis 

Lecture playlist: Technical analysis 

Suggested

Practice quiz: What is technical analysis? 

Practice quiz: Moving averages 

Practice quiz: Bollinger bands 

Practice quiz: Relative strength index (RSI) 

Practice quiz: Fibonacci retracement 

Module 10: Financing International Trade

Study

Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Introduction 

Lecture video: Risks 

Lecture video: Processes 

Lecture video: Letter of Credit 

Lecture video: Post-shipment financing 

Lecture video: Pre-shipment financing 

Suggested

From India to New York: A Real Story of International Trade Finance 

Practice quiz: Introduction 

Practice quiz: Risks 

Practice quiz: Processes 

Practice quiz: Letter of credit 

Practice quiz: Post-shipment financing 

Practice quiz: Pre-shipment financing 

Module 11: Foreign Direct Investment

Study

Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Foreign Direct Investment 

Suggested

How Companies Expand Globally | A Real Foreign Direct Investment Story 

Practice quiz: Foreign direct investment 

Module 12: Multinational Cost of Capital and Capital Structure

Study

Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Multinational Cost of Capital 

Lecture video: Multinational Capital Structure 

Suggested

How Global Companies Really Make Financing Decisions | CFO Story 

Practice quiz: Multinational Cost of Capital 

Practice quiz: Multinational capital structure 

Module 13: Country Risk Analysis

Study

Lecture notes 

Lecture video: Country risk analysis 

Suggested

The Hidden Risk That Destroys Global Investments | Country Risk Explained 

Practice quiz 

Module 14: Review and Final Exam Preparation

The content for the final exam includes Modules 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13.

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