Taught In English

There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

1.- General overview of money and its place in our lives

- Introduction
-Functions of Money
-Time Value of Money
-Creation of Money

Questions: How much money is there? M1, M2, M3 etc.
Who controls the money supply?

2.- The Money -Go-Round

The Role of: -The Family
-The Company
-The Financial Institutions
-The State

3.- Factors which influence the Money-Go-Round:

-Supply & Demand
-Unemployment
-Inflation

4.- The role of the Banks.

-Overall role of Banks
-Banks and the customer
-Banks and the creation of money
-International Banking

5.- The role of Companies

-Company characteristics
-Company objectives
-Multinational Finance

6.- Globalization

-What does Globalization really mean?
-What are the advantages?
-What are the disadvantages?
-How does it affect International Finance?

7.- International Monetary System

-Bretton Woods
-Gold Standard to 1970’s
-The IMF

8.- European Monetary System

-The European Union
-A Political, Social and Economic Union
-European Monetary Policy

9.- The Balance of Payments

-Import �" Export Ratios
-Comparative Advantage
-International Settlements

10.- Foreign Exchange Market

-Principal “players”
-Exchange Rate Analysis

11.- Currency Trading
-Futures & Options
-Devivatives
-Currency Swaps
-Purchasing Power Parity

12.- The Stock Market
-How does it work?
-International Trading

13.- Conclusions & other concepts