Finance In Practice: Currency Risk & Transactions
Published 10/2025
Created by Michiel van den Broek
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Level: All | Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Duration: 8 Lectures ( 1h 24m) | Size: 1.51 GB
Financial markets: master effective currency risk management using FX spot, swaps, and forwards
What you'll learn
A solid understanding of the potential sources of currency risk, and basic practical skills of how to manage FX risk.
Gain practical skills to hedge short & long foreign exchange positions from import and export transactions, as well as from investment and funding activities.
Confidently read, interpret, and communicate FX codes, understand settlement rules, and navigate the conventions that underpin the global currency market.
Understand FX swaps: structure, calculation of swap points, derive FX forward rates, use swaps to bridge timing gaps between settlement dates.
Know the fundamentals of the foreign exchange market, including its organization, key participants, products, and trading motivations
Learn about FX swap variations, such as cross-currency interest rate swaps and basis swaps.
ISO currency codes
Learn currency market conventions
The calculation of FX forward (future) exchange rates
Cross currency interest rate swaps (CCIRS)
Understand settlement rules
Base and coded currencies
Requirements
This beginner-friendly course will guide you step by step through the global currency market.
You don't need previous experience or knowledge.
Description
Welcome to Finance in practice: Currency risk & transactionsDid you know that the foreign exchange market is the largest financial market in the world? Operating 24 hours a day on business days, the Forex market is a truly global and dynamic environment where professional financial institutions dominate trading activity.Exchange rates are constantly changing, and sometimes those fluctuations can be extreme. For businesses operating internationally, these shifts can quickly lead to significant financial losses. That's why understanding how to measure and manage currency risk exposure is essential, not just to protect profits, but to enable smarter global decision-making.Master Currency Risk Management in Global BusinessWhether you're making international payments, funding cross-border operations, or managing global cash flows, this course gives you the skills to understand, measure, and mitigate FX risk effectively.What You'll LearnBy the end of the course, you'll have the confidence and clarity to navigate global currency markets and manage FX risk like a professional.Understand the standards, conventions, and terminology used in global currency trading.Explore how FX spot, forward, and swap transactions facilitate trade, investment, and effective currency risk management.Gain hands-on insights and practical tools you can apply immediately in your organization.Who This Course Is ForFinance Directors, Treasurers, and Cash Managers looking to safeguard profits against currency fluctuations.Professionals in international trade, imports, exports, or cross-border investments, who want to understand how exchange rates impact their business.IT and ERP specialists in banks, corporates, or financial institutions seeking to strengthen their grasp of treasury and FX processes.Accountants and Financial Controllers eager to accurately interpret, value, and record foreign exchange transactions.Anyone curious about global finance or aiming to advance a career in international financial management.Curious to learn more? View the free accessible parts to learn more about the course roadmap and topic basket of this course.Course roadmap and topic outline per section:Section: A general Introduction to Financial MarketsKey topics: Financial markets overview, trade motivation and organization, products and pricingYour learning: Get an overview of the financial marketsSection: Getting Started with the Currency MarketKey topics: currency market organization, key participants, products, and trading motivations.Your first step in the forex marketSection: FX market standards and conventionsKey topics: settlement timelines, ISO currency codes, FX rate quotations, spreads, and cross rates.Your learning: confidently read, interpret, and communicate FX codes, understand settlement rules, and navigate the conventions that underpin the global currency market.Section: An Introduction to Currency risk & HedgingKey topics: the main sources of currency risk exposure; a practical example hedging.Your learning: understanding of currency risk sources and determination factors; introduction to mitigate FX risk.Section: FX Swaps & ForwardsKey topics: currency derivatives - FX swaps and forwardsYour learning: understand and use FX swaps (structure); swap points calculation: derive FX forward rates: other FX swap variations (cross-currency interest rate swaps, basis swaps.Section: Currency Risk ManagementKey topics: the practice of managing FX risk on foreign-currency payables and receivables;Your learning: Practical hedging techniques for protecting against exchange rate fluctuationsOUR OTHER UDEMY AVAILABLE COURSESIf you work for a bank or other financial institution and want to boost your career: Udemy eLearning works!Since 2005 we design education programs for professionals who do not have a background in finance.More than 40.000 have already participated in our low cost programs:Understand Banks & Financial Markets (more than 36.000 participants)Understand Money Market Securities and ReposUnderstand financial risks from banking (new)Understand Money Market Securities and ReposAn Introduction to Financial Money and Capital MarketsIf you have any questions or would like more information about our eLearning or classroom programs, please feel free to contact me.
Who this course is for
This Ideal for professionals engaged in currency risk from international business, including imports and exports, cross-border investments, and global funding activities.beginner-friendly course will guide you step by step through how the global currency market.
Designed for IT professionals working in banks, financial institutions, treasury departments, or with ERP systems who want to deepen their understanding of financial processes and products.u don't need previous experience or knowledge.
Whether you're curious about global finance or aiming to advance your career in the financial industry, this course offers practical, actionable knowledge you can apply with confidence.
Designed for accountants and financial controllers seeking to strengthen their ability to interpret, value, and record FX transactions accurately and confidently.
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