Multinational finance : evaluating opportunities, costs, and risks of operations / Kirt C. Butler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butler, Kirt Charles.

Series:

Wiley Finance

[Wiley finance ; v. 729]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises--Finance.

International business enterprises.

Foreign exchange.

International finance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (706 p.)

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An in-depth treatment of the international financial arena Multinational Finance, Fifth Edition assumes the viewpoint of the financial manager of a multinational corporation with investment or financial operations in more than one country. This book provides a framework for evaluating the many opportunities, costs, and risks of multinational operations in a manner that allows readers to see beyond the math and terminology surrounding this field to realize the general principles of multinational financial management. Logically organized and written in a clear, non-technical st

Contents:

Multinational Finance; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part 1 The International Financial Environment; Chapter 1 An Introduction to Multinational Finance; 1.1 The Goals of the Multinational Corporation; 1.2 The Challenges of Multinational Operations; 1.3 The Opportunities of Multinational Operations; 1.4 Financial Management of the Multinational Corporation; 1.5 Summary; Key Terms; Conceptual Questions; Chapter 2 World Trade and the International Monetary System; 2.1 Integration of the World's Markets; 2.2 Balance-of-Payments Statistics; 2.3 Exchange Rate Systems

2.4 A Brief History of the International Monetary System2.5 The Global Financial Crisis of 2008; 2.6 Summary; Key Terms; Conceptual Questions; Problems; Suggested Readings; Chapter 3 Foreign Exchange and Eurocurrency Markets; 3.1 Characteristics of Financial Markets; 3.2 The Eurocurrency Market; 3.3 The Foreign Exchange Market; 3.4 Foreign Exchange Rates and Quotations; 3.5 The Empirical Behavior of Exchange Rates; 3.6 Summary; Key Terms; Conceptual Questions; Problems; Suggested Readings; Chapter 4 The International Parity Conditions and Their Consequences; 4.1 The Law of One Price

4.2 Exchange Rate Equilibrium4.3 Interest Rate Parity and Covered Interest Arbitrage; 4.4 Less Reliable International Parity Conditions; 4.5 The Real Exchange Rate; 4.6 Exchange Rate Forecasting; 4.7 Summary; Key Terms; Conceptual Questions; Problems; Suggested Readings; Appendix 4A: Continuous Compounding; Problems; Part 2 Derivative Securities for Financial Risk Management; Chapter 5 Currency Futures and Futures Markets; 5.1 Financial Futures Exchanges; 5.2 The Operation of Futures Markets; 5.3 Futures Contracts; 5.4 Forward versus Futures Market Hedges

5.5 Futures Hedges Using Cross-Exchange Rates5.6 Hedging with Currency Futures; 5.7 Summary; Key Terms; Conceptual Questions; Problems; Suggested Readings; Chapter 6 Currency Options and Options Markets; 6.1 What Is an Option?; 6.2 Option Payoff Profiles; 6.3 Currency Option Values Prior to Expiration; 6.4 Hedging with Currency Options; 6.5 Exchange Rate Volatility Revisited (Advanced); 6.6 Summary; Key Terms; Conceptual Questions; Problems; Suggested Readings; Appendix 6A: Currency Option Valuation; Key Terms; Problems; Suggested Readings; Chapter 7 Currency Swaps and Swaps Markets

7.1 The Growth of the Swaps Market7.2 Swaps as Portfolios of Forward Contracts; 7.3 Currency Swaps; 7.4 Interest Rate Swaps; 7.5 Other Types of Swaps; 7.6 Hedging the Swap Bank's Exposure to Financial Price Risk; 7.7 Summary; Key Terms; Conceptual Questions; Problems; Suggested Readings; Part 3 Managing the Risks of Multinational Operations; Chapter 8 Multinational Treasury Management; 8.1 Determining Financial Goals and Strategies; 8.2 Managing the Corporation's International Trade; 8.3 Financing the Corporation's International Trade; 8.4 Managing the Multinational Corporation's Cash Flows

8.5 Currency Risk Management in the Multinational Corporation

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-119-20343-0

1-118-28276-0

1-283-59257-6

9786613905024

1-118-28516-6

OCLC:

778828917