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TERM PAPER
School of Management Department of Management
Name of the faculty member: Amarjit Saini
Course No. MGT624 Course Title: Forex Management
Class MBA Semester IVth Section SP 412 Batch 2009-2011
Max. Marks : 25 Date of Allotment: 1st Feb 2010 Date of Submission : 13/4/2010

Roll No Objectives of Academic Activity Topic ORGANI Model*

ZATION

The objective of this term paper is
to aware the students to about the
currency exchange, currency trade,
currency valuation and the cross
currency transactions, exchange
rate determination, PPP, IRP,
CIRP and UIRP.
10907183
10900503
Analyze the status and The evaluation
performance of criteria
International Money Market Marks of
and instruments available Submission:15
to invest in these markets. VIVA:10
On the basis of this Marks
information, student is
required to make a
investment plan to invest in
International Money Market
market. They have to track
the currency exchange rate
and possible alternatives to
invest particularly in Latin
American countries and to
give a comparison of
investment plan for INDIA
and Latin American
Countires
Analyze the status and
performance of
International Money Market
and instruments available
to invest in these markets.
On the basis of this
information, student is
required to make a
investment plan to invest in
International Money Market
market. They have to track
the currency exchange rate
and possible alternatives to
invest particularly in Latin
American countries and to
give a comparison of
investment plan for INDIA
and Latin American
 Countries

Analyze the status and

performance of
International Money Market
and instruments available
to invest in these markets.
On the basis of this
information, student is
required to make a
investment plan to invest in
International Money Market
market. They have to track
the currency exchange rate
and possible alternatives to
invest particularly in China
and to give a comparison of
investment plan for INDIA
and China
10900638

10900150
Analyze the status and
performance of
International Equity Market
and instruments available
to invest in these markets.
On the basis of this
information, student is
required to make a
investment plan to invest in
International Equity Market
market. They have to track
the currency exchange rate
and possible alternatives to
invest particularly in Russia
and to give a comparison of
investment plan for INDIA
and Russia
 Analyze the status and
performance of
International Equity Market
and instruments available
to invest in these markets.
On the basis of this
information, student is
required to make a
investment plan to invest in
International Equity Market
market. They have to track
the currency exchange rate
and possible alternatives to
10900107
invest particularly in US
and to give a comparison of
investment plan for INDIA
and US.

Analyze the currency

movement ( Euro) and
Indian Rupee. critically
evaluate the reasons for
change of currency price
for last 5 years. Students
are required to apply here
the statistical tools to
evaluate the volatility in
both currencies and the
relative Standard deviation
and to analyze the factors
behind the fluctuation and
the relative strength of
currency in the pair. They
10900339 have to cover all the macro
economic factors
Analyze the currency
movement ( Pound) and
Indian Rupee. critically
evaluate the reasons for
change of currency price
for last 5 years. Students
are required to apply here
the statistical tools to
evaluate the volatility in
both currencies and the
relative Standard deviation
and to analyze the factors
10900128
behind the fluctuation and
the relative strength of
currency in the pair. They
have to cover all the macro
economic factor
10900443 Analyze the currency
movement ( Dollar $) and
Indian Rupee. Critically
evaluate the reasons for
 change of currency price
for last 5 years. Students
are required to apply here
the statistical tools to
evaluate the volatility in
both currencies and the
relative Standard deviation
and to analyze the factors
behind the fluctuation and
the relative strength of
currency in the pair. They
have to cover all the macro
economic factors
Analyze the currency
movement ( YEN) and
Indian Rupee. Critically
evaluate the reasons for
change of currency price
for last 5 years. Students
are required to apply here
the statistical tools to
evaluate the volatility in
both currencies and the
relative Standard deviation
and to analyze the factors
behind the fluctuation and
the relative strength of
currency in the pair. They
10900578 have to cover all the macro
economic factors
10907393 Analyze the currency
movement ( Australian
dollar) and Indian Rupee.
Critically evaluate the
reasons for change of
currency price for last 5
years. Students are
required to apply here the
statistical tools to evaluate
the volatility in both
currencies and the relative
Standard deviation and to
analyze the factors behind
the fluctuation and the
relative strength of
currency in the pair. They
have to cover all the macro
economic factors
 Many Asian governments
have attempted to promote
their export
competitiveness by holding
down the value of their
currencies through foreign
exchange
market intervention.
What is the likely impact of
this policy on:
1. Asian foreign exchange
reserves.
2. Asian inflation.
3. Asian export
opportunities.
Asian living standards.
Student is required to
collect the date of three
major economies of Asia
and then analyze the
factors behind the
reserving down the values
of currency. They have to
analyze the position on the
basis of currency.

10908535

10900715
Dell Computer produces its
Machines in Asia with
components largely
imported from the United
states and sells its products
in various Asian nations in
local currencies.
a) What is the likely impact
on Dells Asian profits of a
strengthened dollar?
Explain
B) What hedging
techniques can Dell employ
to lock in a desired
currency conversion rate
for its Asian sales during
the next year
 Infosys Technologies
Selling mostly their
software solution in US and
Europe. Student is required
to work on the hedging
10900962 polices adopted by the
company to overcome the
currency fluctuation risk.
Tata Consultancy Services
LTD Selling mostly their
software solution in US and
Europe. Student is required
to work on the hedging
10900963 polices adopted by the
company to overcome the
currency fluctuation risk.

Students are required to

make a analysis between
US trade balances and the
value of the US dollar.
Students are required to
collect the data and to
hypothesize the
relationship between trade
and its impact on the
currency. They are required
10900968 to apply statistical tools for
the purpose of analysis.
Students are required to
make a analysis between
UK trade balances and the
value of the UK Pound.
Students are required to
collect the data and to
hypothesize the
relationship between trade
and its impact on the
currency. They are required
10907187 to apply statistical tools for
the purpose of analysis.
10906664 Students are required to
make a analysis between
Indian trade balances and
the value of the Indian
Rupee . Students are
required to collect the data
and to hypothesize the
relationship between trade
and its impact on the
currency. They are required
to apply statistical tools for
the purpose of analysis
 Review the annual reports
of MNCs found at
(www.reportgallery.com) .
Is it obvious from their
annual reports whether
these companies are
hedging their, Economic,
10907624 Transaction or Translation
Exposure-COMPANY-L&T
Review the annual reports
of MNCs found at
(www.reportgallery.com) .
Is it obvious from their
annual reports whether
these companies are
hedging their, Economic,
Transaction or Translation
10903463 Exposure-COMPANY-
BHEL
Review the annual reports
of MNCs found at
(www.reportgallery.com) .
Is it obvious from their
annual reports whether
these companies are
hedging their, Economic,
Transaction or Translation
10903554 Exposure-COMPANY-
SAMSUNG
Review the annual reports
of MNCs found at
(www.reportgallery.com) .
Is it obvious from their
annual reports whether
these companies are
hedging their, Economic,
Transaction or Translation
Exposure-COMPANY-
10903629 SAMSUNG
Review the annual reports
10903645 of MNCs found at
(www.reportgallery.com) .
Is it obvious from their
annual reports whether
these companies are
hedging their, Economic,
Transaction or Translation
Exposure-RIL
 Review the annual reports
of MNCs found at
(www.reportgallery.com) .
Is it obvious from their
annual reports whether
these companies are
hedging their, Economic,
10904011 Transaction or Translation
Exposure-COMPAN-Gujrat
Ambuja Export Ltd.
Review the annual reports
of Indian Company and
analyze which currencies
have these companies
borrowed in besides
the Indian rupee? Do these
foreign currency
borrowings offset any
obvious economic
exposure they have in
those currencies(e.g. they
have a subsidiary
located in that country.).
They can pick FCCB for
their Analysis.-GMR Infra

10904036
 Review the annual reports
of Indian Company and
analyze which currencies
have these companies
borrowed in besides
the Indian rupee? Do these
foreign currency
borrowings offset any
obvious economic
exposure they have in
those currencies(e.g. they
have a subsidiary
10904043 located in that country.).
They can pick FCCB for
their Analysis.- Suzlon
Energy

10904044

Review the annual reports

of Indian Company and
analyze which currencies
have these companies
borrowed in besides
the Indian rupee? Do these
foreign currency
borrowings offset any
obvious economic
exposure they have in
those currencies(e.g. they
have a subsidiary
located in that country.).
They can pick FCCB for
their Analysis.- Renuka
Sugars.
 Student is here required to
asses the country v/s
Currency risk by comparing
the India with Argentina
and find the reason behind
the risk factors and the
impact of Macro economic
factors Like GDP, Inflation
and Bank Rates on the
currency Valuation. They
have to analyze the date of
atleast five years

10904045

10904114 Student is here required to

asses the country v/s
Currency risk by comparing
the India with Australia and
find the reason behind the
risk factors and the impact
of Macro economic factors
Like GDP, Inflation and
Bank Rates on the
currency Valuation. They
have to analyze the date of
atleast five years
 Student is here required to
asses the country v/s
Currency risk by comparing
the South Africa with India
and find the reason behind
the risk factors and the
impact of Macro economic
factors Like GDP, Inflation
and Bank Rates on the
currency Valuation. They
have to analyze the date of
atleast five years

10904173

Student is here required to

asses the country v/s
Currency risk by comparing
the Brazil with India and
find the reason behind the
risk factors and the impact
of Macro economic factors
Like GDP, Inflation and
Bank Rates on the
currency Valuation. They
10904221 have to analyze the date of
atleast five years

Using data from

OECD(www.oecd.org/nada
ta.htm), plot the PPP
exchange rates for the
pound, yen. Have these
PPP exchange rates have
10904428 gone up or down
over time? What accounts
for the changes in these
PPP exchange rates over
time? Make a detail
Analysis on the basis of
Data available
 Using data from
OECD(www.oecd.org/nada
ta.htm), plot the PPP
exchange rates for the
pound, dollar. Have these
PPP exchange rates have
gone up or down
over time? What accounts
for the changes in these
PPP exchange rates over
10904429 time? Make a detail
Analysis on the basis of
Data available
Using data from
OECD(www.oecd.org/nada
ta.htm), plot the PPP
exchange rates for the
pound, Rupee. Have these
PPP exchange rates have
gone up or down
over time? What accounts
for the changes in these
PPP exchange rates over
time? Make a detail
Analysis on the basis of
Data available

10904430

10904448
Using data from
OECD(www.oecd.org/nada
ta.htm), plot the PPP
exchange rates for the
Rupee, dollar. Have these
PPP exchange rates have
gone up or down
over time? What accounts
for the changes in these
PPP exchange rates over
time? Make a detail
Analysis on the basis of
Data available
 Using data from
OECD(www.oecd.org/nada
ta.htm), plot the PPP
exchange rates for the Yen
Rupee. Have these PPP
exchange rates have gone
up or down
over time? What accounts
for the changes in these
PPP exchange rates over
time? Make a detail
Analysis on the basis of
Data available

10906470

10906968
 Using data from
OECD(www.oecd.org/nada
ta.htm), plot the PPP
exchange rates for the
dollar Yen Have these PPP
exchange rates have gone
up or down
over time? What accounts
for the changes in these
PPP exchange rates over
time? Make a detail
Analysis on the basis of
Data available

Lenovo Computer
produces its Machines in
Asia with components
largely imported from the
United states and sells its
products in various Asian
nations in
local currencies.
a) What is the likely impact
on Lenovo. Asian profits of
a weakened dollar? Explain
b) What hedging
techniques can Lenovo
employ to lock in a desired
currency conversion rate
for its Asian sales during
the next year.
10907322

COVERED Interest Rate

Arbitrage: Students are
required to collect the data
of two countries for last five
year and on this basis they
10908081 have to find the arbitrage
opportunity; INDIA v/s UK
10905776
COVERED Interest Rate
Arbitrage: Students are
required to collect the data
of two countries for last five
year and on this basis they
have to find the arbitrage
opportunity; INDIA v/s US
 COVERED Interest Rate
Arbitrage: Students are
required to collect the data
of two countries for last five
year and on this basis they
have to find the arbitrage
opportunity; INDIA v/s
Russia

10905871

COVERED Interest Rate

Arbitrage: Students are
required to collect the data
of two countries for last five
year and on this basis they
have to find the arbitrage
opportunity; INDIA v/s
10905982 Japan

10907497 COVERED Interest Rate

Arbitrage: Students are
required to collect the data
of two countries for last five
year and on this basis they
have to find the arbitrage
opportunity; INDIA v/s
Canada
 COVERED Interest Rate
Arbitrage: Students are
required to collect the data
of two countries for last five
year and on this basis they
have to find the arbitrage
10906109 opportunity; INDIA v/s
China

COVERED Interest Rate

Arbitrage: Students are
required to collect the data
of two countries for last five
year and on this basis they
have to find the arbitrage
opportunity; INDIA v/s
China

GAURAV
AKHIL
Bhardawaj
Analyze the status and
performance of different
International Financial
Markets such as Euro
Markets, Bonds Market,
Equity Market and
instruments available
to invest in these markets.
Also the students will bring
out the comparison
between Indian Financial
Markets and Global
Financial Markets