Opportunistic Strategies: Global Macro ...
Global macro strategies encompass asset classes and investment instruments, including commodities, currencies, metals,... Read More
-c. Explain spot and forward rates and calculate the forward premium/discount for a given currency;
-d. Calculate the Mark-to-Mark Value of a forward contract;
-f. Describe the relations among the international parity conditions;
-h. Explain approaches to assessing the long-run fair values of an exchange rate;
-j. Explain how flows in the balance of payment accounts affect currency exchange rates;
-k. Explain the potential effects of monetary and fiscal policy on exchange rates;
-m. Describe warning signs of a currency crisis;
-a. Compare factors favoring and limiting economic growth in developed and developing economies;
-c. Explain why potential GDP and its growth rate matter for equity and fixed income investors;
-e. Demonstrate forecasting potential GDP based on growth accounting relations;
-f. Effect of Natural Resources on Economic Growth;
-i. Compare classical growth theory, neoclassical growth theory, and endogenous growth theory;
-j. Explain and evaluate convergence hypotheses;
-a. Describe the economic rationale for regulatory intervention;
-b. Explain the purposes of regulating commerce and financial markets;
-d. Describe classifications of regulations and regulators;
-e. Describe uses of self-regulation in financial markets;
-f. Describe regulatory interdependencies and their effects;
-g. Describe tools of regulatory intervention in markets;
-h. Describe benefits and costs of regulation;
-i. Describe the considerations when evaluating the effects of regulation on an industry.