MULTINATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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is a firm that operates in an integrated fashion in a number of countries.

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Multinational (Global) Corporation

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is the framework within which exchange rates are determined.

It is also the blueprint for international trade and capital flows.

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The international monetary system

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is the number of units of a given currency that can be purchased for one unit of another currency.

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Exchange Rate

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is the quoted price for a unit of foreign currency to be delivered “on the spot,” or within a very short period of time.

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Spot Exchange Rate

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is the quoted price for a unit of foreign currency to be delivered at a specified date in the future.

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Forward Exchange Rate

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is set by the government and allowed to fluctuate only slightly (if at all) around the desired rate, called the par value.

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Fixed Exchange Rate

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is one that is not regulated by the government, so supply and demand in the market determine the currency’s value.

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Floating or Flexible Exchange Rate

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is the technical term referring to the decrease or increase in the par value of a currency whose value is fixed. This decision is made by the government, usually without warning.

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Devaluation or Revaluation of a currency

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refers to a decrease or increase in the foreign exchange value of a floating currency. These changes are caused by market forces rather than by governments.

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Depreciation or Appreciation of a currency

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is one that is expected to depreciate against most other currencies or else is being artificially maintained at an unrealistically high fixed rate by the government through open market purchases.

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Soft or Weak Currency

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is expected to appreciate against most other currencies or else is being artificially maintained by the government at an unrealistically low fixed rate.

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Hard or Strong Currency

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occurs when the exchange rate is determined by supply and demand for the currency.

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Freely-Floating Regime

Floating rate regime:

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most extreme position for the country is to have no local currency of its own.

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No local currency

Fixed exchange rate regimes:

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occurs when there is significant government intervention to control the exchange rate via manipulation of the currency’s supply and demand.

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Managed-Float Regime

Floating rate regime:

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occurs when a country has its own currency but commits to exchange it for a specified foreign money unit at a fixed exchange rate and legislates domestic currency restrictions, unless it has the foreign currency reserves to cover requested exchanges.

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Currency Board Arrangement

Fixed exchange rate regimes:

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occurs when a country locks its currency to a specific currency or basket of currencies at a fixed exchange rate. The exchange rate is allowed to vary only within 1 percent of the target rate.

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Fixed Peg Arrangement

Fixed exchange rate regimes:

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is a foreign exchange rate quotation that represents the number of American dollars that can be bought with one unit of local currency.

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American Terms

Foreign Exchange rate Quoations

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is a foreign exchange rate quotation that represents the units of local currency that can be bought with one U.S. dollar. “European” is
intended as a generic term that applies globally.

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European Terms

Foreign Exchange rate Quoations

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is the home currency price of one unit of the foreign currency.

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Direct Quotation

Foreign Exchange rate Quoations

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is the foreign currency price of one unit of the home currency.

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Indirect Quotation

Foreign Exchange rate Quoations

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is the exchange rate between any two currencies. It involves two
foreign currencies and is derived from their rates against a third currency

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Cross Rate

Foreign Exchange rate Quoations

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is the effective exchange rate of a foreign currency for delivery on (approximately) the current day or “on the spot”.

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Spot Rate

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is an agreed-upon price at which two currencies will be exchanged at some future date.

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Forward Rate

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is the situation when the spot rate is less than the forward rate.

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Discount on Forward Rate

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is the situation when the spot rate is greater than the forward rate.

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Premium on Forward Rate

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It specifies that investors should expect to earn the same return in all countries after adjusting for risk. A principle that holds the relationship between spot and forward exchange rates and interest rates.

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Interest Rate Parity

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is the relationship in which the same products cost roughly the same amount in different countries after taking into account the exchange rate.

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Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)

Sometimes referred to as the law of one
price

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Countries with higher inflation generally have higher interest rates to compensate lenders for the declining purchasing power of money.

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Higher Inflation:

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Countries with lower inflation typically have lower interest rates, as there is less need to compensate for depreciation in purchasing
power.

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Lower Inflation:

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Currencies of countries with higher inflation than the U.S. will likely depreciate over time against the dollar.

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Higher Inflation Rates:

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Currencies of countries with lower inflation than the U.S. tend to appreciate over time against the dollar.

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Lower Inflation Rates:

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Certificates representing ownership of foreign stock held in trust.

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American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

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are known as portfolio investments, and they are distinguished from direct investments in physical assets by U.S. corporations.

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Security investments

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is a floating-rate bank loans, available in most major trading currencies, that are tied to LIBOR.

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1. Eurocredits

3 Major Types

International Credit Markets

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is an international bond underwritten by an international syndicate of banks and sold to investors in countries other than the one in whose money unit the bond is denominated.

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Eurobond

3 Major Types

International Credit Markets

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is a U.S. dollar deposited in a bank outside the United States.

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Eurodollar

3 Major Types

International Credit Markets

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is the interest rate offered by the largest and strongest
London-based banks on large deposits.

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LIBOR

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is a type of international bond issued in the domestic capital market of the country in whose currency the bond is denominated, and underwritten by investment banks from the same country.

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Foreign Bond