Preparing FX Risk Policies Preparing FX Risk Policies (Video): Explore how global firms such as Apple formally plan clear parameters and guidelines for managing foreign currency risk. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Risk Management 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 July 27, 2021By FX Initiative FX Risk Management, FX Risk Policy Drafter, General accounting, appetite, CPE, currency, derivatives, economics, education, ethics, events, examples, finance, footnotes, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, guidelines, hedge, learning, level, management, operations, parameters, personnel, plans, policies, policy, procedures, resources, risk, rules, tolerance, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
Pricing FX Put & Call Options Pricing FX Put & Call Options (Video): Learn the 6 variables that are used to price foreign exchange (FX) options in the Garman-Kohlhagen option pricing model. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Spot & Derivatives 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 July 20, 2021By FX Initiative Examples, FX Spot & Derivatives accounting, base, call, corporate, currency, duration, education, events, examples, expiry, finance, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, Garman-Kohlhagen, interest, intrinsic, management, options, premium, price, put, risk, strike, terms, time, training, treasury, volatility 0 0 Comment
Summarizing FX Supply & Demand Summarizing FX Supply & Demand (Video): Explore how supply and demand factors influence foreign exchange (FX) rate fluctuations. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Market Overview course as part of Learning Objective #4. 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 June 22, 2021By FX Initiative Examples, FX Market Overview accounting, authority, bank, business, central, corporate, CPE, currency, demand, development, economics, education, equillibrium, events, example, exchange, finance, fiscal, fluctuations, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, high, learning, low, management, market, monetary, policy, price, professional, rate, risk, supply, training, treasury, volatility 0 0 Comment
The 5 Stage FX Trade Lifecycle The 5 Stage FX Trade Lifecycle (Video): Discover the top treasury functions employed by global corporations when executing foreign exchange (FX) risk management strategies. 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 June 15, 2021By FX Initiative FX Risk Management, General accounting, administer, analyze, collect, corporate, CPE, currency, derivative, education, evaluate, events, example, execute, finance, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, hedge, identify, lifecycle, management, monitor, quantify, risk, strategize, trade, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
An Overview of FX Options An Overview of FX Options (Video): Explore the value drivers of foreign exchange (FX) put and call options, and recognize the payoff profile of option contracts. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Spot & Derivatives 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 June 8, 2021By FX Initiative FX Derivative Speculator, FX Spot & Derivatives, FX Transaction Simulator, General accounting, american, call, collar, contracts, corporate, currency, derivative, european, example, exchange, exercise, finance, foreign, forex, forward, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gain, hedge, intrinsic, loss, management, option, participating, payoff, profile, put, range, risk, simulation, strike, time, trading, training, treasury, value 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
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
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
CPE Webinar Invite: Balance Sheet Hedging Program Overview FX Initiative cordially invites you to attend our webinar on Balance Sheet Hedging on Thursday, March 11th 2021 at 11AM Pacific / 2PM Eastern. Join us and learn how to hedge FX receivables & payables and mitigate FX gains & losses. This Balance Sheet Hedging webinar will teach you how to hedge foreign exchange (FX) receivables and payables to mitigate FX gains and losses on the Income Statement. We will begin by defining the concept of a balance sheet hedge, and explore why is it often viewed as the foundation of many corporate FX risk management programs. We will break down the impact of how FX receivables and payables, which are known as underlying positions, produce FX gains and losses on the financial statements from mark-to-market accounting treatment. We will then explore how to offset those underlying FX gains and losses on the Income Statement by hedging with forward contracts to reduce periodic earnings volatility. Finally, we examine best practices for optimizing balance sheet hedges by considering details such as accounting booking rates, netting of exposures, and adjusting hedges as balances change from cash inflows and outflows. 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. Register March 9, 2021By FX Initiative Webinar accounting, best, business, CPE, currency, derivative, earnings, education, event, finance, forex, forward, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gain, global, hedge, international, learning, loss, management, offset, practices, risk, training, treasury, virtual, volatility, webinar 0 0 Comment
CPE Webinar Invite: FX Forward Contracts Program Overview FX Initiative cordially invites you to attend webinar titled "FX Forward Contracts" on Thursday, February 25th, 2021 at 11AM Pacific / 2PM Eastern. Join us and learn what forward contracts are and why they are the most used derivative. This FX Forward Contracts webinar will explain what forward contracts are and why they are the most used foreign exchange (FX) derivative among multinational corporations. We begin with a basic understanding of over-the-counter (OTC) foreign currency derivatives that are sold by commercial banks as part of their international treasury and risk management products. We will then delve into the fundamentals of forward contracts, including long and short positions and forward point premiums and discounts. Additionally, we will examine the payoff profile of a forward contract and review the economic cash flow and financial reporting implications. To conclude, we will look at the overwhelming popularity of forward contracts using the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) FX data as well as highlights from the annual reports (10-K) of several multinational corporations that deploy forward contracts to hedge currency risk. 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. Register February 23, 2021By FX Initiative General, Webinar accounting, best, business, CPE, currency, derivative, education, event, finance, forex, forward, fxcpe, fxinitiative, global, hedge, hedging, international, learning, management, OTC, practices, risk, training, treasury, virtual, webinar 0 0 Comment