Simplifying FX Spot Transactions Simplifying FX Spot Transactions (Video): Discover how FX spot transactions serve as the basis for all currency derivatives such as forwards, options, and option combinations. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Spot & Derivatives course as part of Learning Objective #1. To learn more, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com. Start FX Training May 25, 2021By FX Initiative FX Spot & Derivatives, General accounting, bid, currency, derivative, education, events, examples, finance, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gain, hedge, high, long, loss, low, management, offer, price, quote, rates, risk, short, spot, trade, training, treasury, valuation 0 0 Comment
FX Pricing & Booking Best Practices FX Pricing & Booking Best Practices (Video): Explore how multinational corporations can retain and reduce FX risk by pricing and booking FX transactions strategically. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Risk Management course as part of Learning Objective #1. To learn more, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com. Start FX Training May 18, 2021By FX Initiative FX Risk Management, General accounting, average, booking, convention, currency, daily, derivative, example, exchange, finance, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gain, hedge, loss, management, month end, prior month, rate, reduce, retain, risk, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
Time Zones & FX Trading Trends Time Zones & FX Trading Trends (Video): Discover how time zones impact global foreign exchange (FX) market trading, volume, and liquidity. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Market Overview course as part of Learning Objective #2. To learn more, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com. Start FX Training May 11, 2021By FX Initiative FX Market Overview, General accounting, aconomics, American, Asian, CPE, currency, decentralized, derivative, education, European, events, examples, finance, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, geography, global, hedge, hours, liquidity, management, market, risk, session, time, trading, training, treasury, volume, zones 0 0 Comment
May 2021 Newsletter May FX Risk Management Mastery: Explore our May newsletter and discover the latest blog posts and insights from FX Initiative. We help finance, accounting, treasury, and sales professionals stay up to date with new training content, CPE webinars, and helpful tips & resources. 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 > View Newsletter May 4, 2021By FX Initiative General accounting, CPE, currency, derivatives, development, education, examples, exchange, finance, foreign, fxcpe, fxinitiative, hedging, insights, learning, management, newsletter, professional, risk, training, treasury, updates, videos 0 0 Comment
Features of FX Forward Contracts Features of FX Forward Contracts (Video): Find out the distinctive features of foreign exchange (FX) forward contracts and discover how they can be used to hedge FX risk. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Spot & Derivatives course as part of Learning Objective #1. To learn more, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com. Start FX Training April 27, 2021By FX Initiative FX Spot & Derivatives, General accounting, contract, currency, derivative, discount, education, EPS, example, expenses, finance, forward, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gain, hedge, interest, learning, long, loss, management, maturity, option, payables, premium, pricing, rates, receivables, revenues, risk, short, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
Recognizing FX Revenues & Receivables Recognizing FX Revenues & Receivables (Video): Explore the economic and accounting similarities and differences between forecasted and booked foreign exchange (FX) transactions using the FX Transaction Simulator tool. To learn more, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com. Start FX Training April 20, 2021By FX Initiative FX Transaction Simulator, General accounting, analysis, ASC815, ASC830, booked, compare, constrast, currency, demonstration, economic, education, example, expense, FAS133, FAS52, forecast, fxcpe, fxinitiative, learning, management, payable, receivable, recognized, revenue, risk, simulation, tools, training, unrecognized 0 0 Comment
Exploring FX Economic Risk Exploring FX Economic Risk (Video): Explore the concept of foreign exchange (FX) economic risk and recognize its macro impact on the financial statements and global business opportunities. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Risk Exposures course as part of Learning Objective #1. To learn more, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com. Start FX Training April 13, 2021By FX Initiative FX Risk Exposures, General accounting, business, CPE, currency, economics, education, elections, exchange, finance, foreign, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, government, hedging, learning, loss, macro, management, policy, political, profit, regulatory, risk, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
April 2021 Newsletter April FX Learning Agenda: Explore our April 2021 newsletter and discover the latest blog posts and insights from FX Initiative on currency risk management. We help finance, accounting, treasury, and sales professionals stay up to date with new training content, CPE webinars, and helpful tips & resources. Scale the learning curve quickly and easily 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 > View Newsletter April 6, 2021By FX Initiative General accounting, CPE, currency, development, education, examples, exchange, finance, foreign, fxcpe, fxinitiative, insights, learning, management, newsletter, professional, risk, training, treasury, updates, videos 0 0 Comment
CPE Webinar Invite: Cash Flow Hedging Program Overview FX Initiative cordially invites you to attend our webinar titled “Cash Flow Hedging” on Thursday, March 25th at 11AM Pacific / 2PM Eastern. Join us for a continuing professional education (CPE) program and earn CPE credit as we learn how to how to hedge and account for forecasted foreign exchange (FX) revenues and expenses. We will begin by defining the concept of a cash flow hedge, and how companies incorporate this type of hedge into a larger FX risk management program across the enterprise. We will then examine how FX revenues and expenses impact the financial statements with a focus on the limited visibility into a transaction’s FX gain or loss to date. From there, we will explore hedging FX revenues and expenses with forward contracts, and address the impact on cash flows as well as the options that are available to account for derivative instruments and hedging activities. Lastly, we will identify best practices for hedging forecasted FX transactions and emphasize how public and private companies prioritize their foreign exchange hedging objectives in order to achieve their desired risk management results. Learning Objectives Discover the concept of a foreign exchange (FX) cash flow hedge. Explore how FX revenues and expenses impact the financial statements. Recognize the cash flow and accounting implications of cash flow hedges. Identify corporate best practices for hedging forecasted FX transactions. Who Should Attend? New and seasoned finance, accounting, treasury, and related professionals (CPA, CIA, CRMA, CFE, etc.) interested in international business. Register March 23, 2021By FX Initiative General, Webinar accounting, best, business, COGS, CPE, currency, earnings, education, event, expenses, finance, forecast, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, global, hedge, income, international, learning, management, policy, practices, revenue, risk, sales, training, treasury, virtual, webinar 0 0 Comment
Fortifying the FX Global Code Fortifying the FX Global Code: The FX Global Code explains the set of global principles of good practice in the foreign exchange (FX) market, and was introduced by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Markets Committee in May 2017. To date, over 500 market participants have signed Statements of Commitment to the FX Global Code. The FX Global Code aligns with the foreign exchange (FX) risk management best practices FX Initiative teaches to FX market participants, including FX sales teams and treasury professionals. The goal of the FX Global Code is to promote fairness in FX trading, and FX Initiative encourages our audience to learn about and benefit from the code in 2021. Download the FX Global Code PDF Ready to learn more about FX risk management best practices? Start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com. Start FX Training March 16, 2021By FX Initiative General behavior, best, compliance, confirmation, CPE, education, ethic, ethical, exchange, execution, fairness, foreign, fxcpe, fxinitiative, global, governance, guidelines, information, learning, liquidity, management, market, prcatices, price, risk, rules, settlement, sharing, standards, trading, training, transparency, trust 0 0 Comment