How to Test FX Transactions & Hedge Strategies Ready to learn how to test FX transactions & hedge strategies? FX Initiative’s Foreign Exchange Transaction Simulator is a risk modeling tool that illustrates common FX exposures such as revenues, expenses, receivables and payables. The result is a detailed and interactive FX risk analysis that charts the economic payoff of a hedge strategy along with accounting journal entries and references to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This tool serves to simplify the risk analysis process for you so you can focus on the practical bottom line impact to your global business. Get started with our foreign exchange risk management training, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Start Training > Download the PDF February 19, 2019By FX Initiative FX Transaction Simulator, General accounting, bestpractices, cpe, credit, currency, debit, economics, education, expense, forex, forward, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gain, hedge, learning, loss, management, option, payable, practice, professional, receivable, revenue, risk, simulate, stresstest, training, transactions, VaR 0 0 Comment
Discover the Different Types of FX Derivatives Do you want to discover the different types of FX derivatives in detail? FX Initiative’s FX Spot & Derivatives course will help you distinguish the different type of FX derivatives firms employ to effectively hedge FX risk. This program provides a comparative analysis of FX derivatives with simulated examples to demonstrate the instruments your firm can use. Get started with our foreign exchange risk management training, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Start Training > Download the PDF February 12, 2019By FX Initiative FX Spot & Derivatives, General accounting, bestpractices, collars, cpe, currency, derivatives, economics, education, forex, forwards, fxcpe, fxinitiative, hedging, learning, management, options, payoff, professional, profile, risk, training 0 0 Comment
Identify Internal Controls for FX Risk Management Interested in identifying internal controls for FX risk management? FX Initiative’s FX Risk Policy Drafter tool will help your firm establish internal controls by appointing personnel to the roles of trading, accounting, and confirmation, and specifying the individual responsibilities that fall under each segregated duty. Get started with our foreign exchange risk management training, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Start Training > Download the PDF February 5, 2019By FX Initiative FX Risk Policy Drafter, General accounting, bestpractices, confirmation, corporation, cpe, currency, duties, education, forex, fxinitiative, internalcontrols, learning, management, multinational, professional, responsibilities, risk, roles, trading, training 0 0 Comment
Explore How To Forecast FX Rates Want to explore how to forecast FX rates? FX Initiative’s FX Market Overview course provides proven best practices and real world examples to help you forecast future exchange rate movements in the $5+ trillion daily FX market, the largest and most liquid market in the world. Get started with our foreign exchange risk management training, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Start Training > Download the PDF January 29, 2019By FX Initiative FX Market Overview, General bestpractices, business, currency, demand, economics, education, forecasting, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, international, learning, management, professional, risk, supply, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
Find Out 4 Ways Firms Manage FX Risk Do you want to find out how firms manage FX risk? FX Initiative’s FX Risk Management course will teach you how to retain and reduce FX risk when conducting business internationally. Get started with our foreign exchange risk management training, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Start Training > Download the PDF January 22, 2019By FX Initiative FX Risk Management, General cpe, education, forex, learning, management, professional, risk, training 0 0 Comment
Learn Where to Look for FX Risk Ready to learn where to look for FX risk? Get started with our foreign exchange risk management training, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Start Training > Download the PDF January 15, 2019By FX Initiative FX Risk Exposures, General cpe, currency, education, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, learning, management, risk, training 0 0 Comment
FX Initiative: Your FX Risk Management Formula [𝑓𝑥+𝐶𝑃𝐸=𝑓𝑥𝐶𝑃𝐸.𝑐𝑜𝑚] Are your finance, accounting and treasury teams ready to manage foreign exchange (FX) risk in 2019? Whether you are new to foreign exchange or a seasoned professional, follow FX Initiative for your FX risk management formula to optimize an actionable plan for managing currency risk. FX Initiative is a leading provider of FX risk management training to finance, accounting and treasury professionals through educational videos, online tools, and webinar topics that are eligible for continuing professional education (CPE) credit and offered on-demand anytime and anywhere at FXCPE.com. Our training approach starts by identifying knowledge gaps using our Pre-Test Evaluation, and then closing those knowledge gaps with our on-demand educational videos, real-world examples, and live and recorded webinar events to create a comprehensive curriculum on currency risk management. The organizations FX Initiative works with recognize the value of investing in training that enables employees to excel at their job responsibilities, and apply their professional development and knowledge for the benefit of the firm. We teach best practices for reducing FX gains and losses, preserving cash flows, and optimizing FX risk management strategies for revenues, expenses, receivables, payables, assets, liabilities, and equity. The benefit to the bottom line and increased understanding and communication of FX challenges and solutions is brought about through the following four essential stages of learning: First, we ask challenging and critical questions global firms face, such as: How to manage currency risk? How to draft a FX risk policy? Where to look for FX risk exposures? What currency risks to hedge and how? Which strategies meet FX hedge objectives? What is the economic and accounting impact? Second, we answer those questions in our CPE video courses, which include: FX Market Overview FX Risk Exposures FX Risk Management FX Spot & Derivatives Hedging FX Transactions Hedging Foreign Subsidiaries Third, we reinforce concepts with CPE exams and interactive examples using our: Currency Code Locator FX Risk Policy Drafter FX Derivative Speculator FX Transaction Simulator FX Subsidiary Consolidator Fourth, we present hands-on practical CPE webinars that cover the following topics: FX Risk Management FX Risk Policy FX Forward Contracts Balance Sheet Hedging Cash Flow Hedging Net Investment Hedging Our approach ensures that topics are not only addressed in detail, but reinforced and practiced, enhancing confidence in your ability to implement and expand on your newly improved skills. All training content is available 24/7 365 to help you anytime and anywhere with FX risk policies, FX accounting, FX hedging strategies, and everything FX risk management related. FX Initiative serves as a trusted partner and FX risk management resource to finance, accounting and treasury professionals with the goal of increasing collaboration and profitability. Are you ready to manage FX risk? Become a FX Initiative subscriber today to access our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Managing FX risk is a high priority for many firms in 2019, and it is now easier than ever to learn the fundamentals of currency risk management. You can reduce FX risk and reap rewards abroad by taking the FX Initiative for your international business today! Click here to subscribe > Cheers to your continued success in the new year, The FX Initiative Team support@fxinitiative.com January 7, 2019By FX Initiative General Accounting, ContinuingProfessionalEducation, Finance, Foreign Exchange, Forex, FX Initiative, FXCPE, Learning, Management, Risk, Training, Treasury 0 0 Comment
Attend the Net Investment Hedging webinar! You're invited to the Net Investment Hedging webinar! Thursday, November 15th | 2PM Eastern | 1 CPE Credit Program Overview Join us for a live webinar and learn how to hedge assets & equity in foreign subsidiaries operating abroad. This 1-hour session covers 4 key learning objectives: Discover the concept of a foreign exchange (FX) net investment hedge. Recognize the accounting and cash flow implications of hedging subsidiaries. Identify the top reasons why some corporations employ net investment hedges. Explore how forward contracts can be used to hedge equity in foreign operations. Who Should Attend New and seasoned finance, accounting, treasury, and related professionals (CPA, CIA, CRMA, CFE, etc.) interested in international business. Join Us November 8, 2018By FX Initiative Hedging Foreign Subsidiaries, Webinar ASC 815, ASC 830, Assets, Continuing Professional Education, Corporation, CPE, Currency, Equity, FAS 133, FAS 52, Foreign Exchange, Forex, FX Traning, Hedging, Management, Multinational, Net Investment, Risk, Subsidiary 0 0 Comment
Attend the Balance Sheet Hedging webinar! You're invited to the Balance Sheet Hedging webinar! Thursday, September, 20th | 2PM Eastern | 1 CPE Credit Program Overview Join us for a live webinar and learn how to hedge FX receivables & payables and mitigate FX gains & losses. This 1-hour session covers 4 key learning objectives: Discover the concept of a foreign exchange (FX) balance sheet hedge program. Recognize how FX receivables and payables impact the financial statements. Explore how forward contracts can be used to mitigate FX gains and losses. Identify best practices for optimizing and adjusting balance sheet hedges. Who Should Attend New and seasoned finance, accounting, treasury, and related professionals (CPA, CIA, CRMA, CFE, etc.) interested in international business. Join Us September 11, 2018By FX Initiative General, Webinar Balance Sheet, CPE, Education, Foreign Exchange, Forex, Forward Contract, Gain, Hedge, How To, Income Statement, Learning, Loss, Payable, Receivable, Risk Management, Training 0 0 Comment
You're invited to the FX Forward Contracts webinar! You're invited to the FX Forward Contracts webinar! Thursday, June 21st | 2PM Eastern | 1 CPE Credit Program Overview Join us for a live webinar and learn what forward contracts are and why they are the most used derivative. This 1-hour session covers 4 key learning objectives: Discover the concept of over-the-counter (OTC) foreign currency derivatives. Identify what forward contracts are and how forward points are calculated. Recognize the payoff profile, economics and accounting of forward contracts. Explore why forward contracts are the most used FX derivative by corporations. Who Should Attend New and seasoned finance, accounting, treasury, and related professionals (CPA, CIA, CRMA, CFE, etc.) interested in international business. Join Us June 14, 2018By FX Initiative FX Spot & Derivatives, Webinar Accounting, Continuing-Professional-Education, Corporate, CPE, Currency, Derivatives, Foreign-Exchange, Forex, Forward-Contacts, FX-Risk-Management, Hedging, Training, Webinar 0 0 Comment