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ISTANBUL GELİŞİM UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
BNS451 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS 7 3 3 7

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Introduction to the International Financial System and Markets Lecture
2 - Globalization: Financial, Economic, and Technological Lecture
3 - International Monetary Systems: The Gold Standard Lecture
4 - International Monetary Systems: The Bretton Woods System Lecture
5 - Fixed and Floating Exchange Rate Regimes Lecture
6 - Foreign Exchange Markets, Characteristics, and Participants Lecture
7 - Introduction to Theories Explaining International Exchange Rates Lecture
8 - Purchasing Power Parities and Interest Rate Parity Lecture
9 - Balance of Payments Items Lecture
10 - MID-TERM EXAM -
11 - Causes of Balance of Payments Deficits and Practical Examples Lecture
12 - International Financial Instruments: Eurobonds, Global Bonds, Foreign Bonds Lecture
13 - Derivatives: Forwards, Futures, Options, and Swaps Lecture
14 - International Financial Crises: Causes, Consequences, and Early Warning Systems Lecture
15 - General Repitation Lecture
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -