This chapter describe the background and corporate use of the following international financial markets: foreign exchange market, international money market, international credit market, international bond market, international stock markets. | 1 Instructor: Ajab K. Burki MBA (Fin)- IBA Karachi, BSIT(Hons), BA (Economics) 1 2 3 International Financial Markets Describe the background and corporate use of the following International Financial Markets: Foreign exchange market International money market International credit market International bond market International stock markets 2 Chapter Objectives 2 3 Foreign Exchange Market Allows for the exchange of one currency for another. Exchange rate specifies the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another. 4 History of Foreign Exchange Gold Standard (1876 – 1913) Each currency was convertible into gold at a specified rate. When World War I began in 1914, the gold standard was suspended. Agreements on Fixed Exchange Rates Bretton Woods Agreement 1944 - 1971 Smithsonian Agreement 1971 - 1973 Floating Exchange Rate System Widely traded currencies were allowed to fluctuate in accordance with market forces 5 Foreign Exchange Transactions The over-the-counter market is the telecommunications network where companies normally exchange one currency for another. Foreign exchange dealers serve as intermediaries in the foreign exchange market A foreign exchange transaction for immediate exchange is said to trade in the spot market. The exchange rate in the spot market is the spot rate. Trading between banks occurs in the interbank market. 6 Spot Market The . Dollar is the commonly accepted medium of exchange in the spot market. Spot market time zones - Foreign exchange trading is conducted only during normal business hours in a given location. Thus, at any given time on a weekday, somewhere around the world a bank is open and ready to accommodate foreign exchange requests. Spot market liquidity: More buyers and sellers means more liquidity. 7 Attributes of Banks That Provide Foreign Exchange Competitiveness of quote Special relationship with the bank Speed of execution Advice about current market conditions Forecasting advice 8 Foreign Exchange Quotations . | 1 Instructor: Ajab K. Burki MBA (Fin)- IBA Karachi, BSIT(Hons), BA (Economics) 1 2 3 International Financial Markets Describe the background and corporate use of the following International Financial Markets: Foreign exchange market International money market International credit market International bond market International stock markets 2 Chapter Objectives 2 3 Foreign Exchange Market Allows for the exchange of one currency for another. Exchange rate specifies the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another. 4 History of Foreign Exchange Gold Standard (1876 – 1913) Each currency was convertible into gold at a specified rate. When World War I began in 1914, the gold standard was suspended. Agreements on Fixed Exchange Rates Bretton Woods Agreement 1944 - 1971 Smithsonian Agreement 1971 - 1973 Floating Exchange Rate System Widely traded currencies were allowed to fluctuate in accordance with market forces 5 Foreign Exchange Transactions The over-the-counter market is the
