2019 FX Initiative Year-In-Review

As 2019 winds down, FX Initiative looks back at a year full of foreign exchange (FX) risk management learning opportunities. From paid training programs to free content on our blog, our mission throughout the year has been to deliver timely and relevant content to help your global company conquer currency risk management. 

To put our FX training resources in perspective, we created a convenient list of our articles, videos, courses, tools, and webinars for easy reference. Over the holidays and into the new year, now is a great time to sharpen your FX skills, contribute to your professional development, and add to your firm’s performance and profitability. 

Articles 

• Learn Where to Look for FX Risk
• Find Out 4 Ways Firms Manage FX Risk
• Explore How To Forecast FX Rates
• Identify Internal Controls for FX Risk Management
• Discover the Different Types of FX Derivatives
• How to Test FX Transactions & Hedge Strategies
• Identify The Top Two FX Hedge Objectives
• Learn the Language of FX Risk Management
• FX Strategies for Foreign Subsidiaries
• Practice Pricing FX Derivatives
• Learn FX Balance Sheet Hedging Basics
• Cash Flow Hedge Considerations
• FX Forward Contract Fundamentals
• FX Risk Management In Focus
• FX Net Investment Hedging Nuances
• FX Risk Policy Best Practices
• Professional Development Planning & Profitability

Videos

• Clarifying Currency Quoting Conventions
• Tracking FX Transaction Types
• Prioritizing FX Risk Policies & Procedures
• Exploring FX Economic Risk
• Recognizing FX Revenues & Receivables
• Features of FX Forward Contracts
• Simplifying FX Spot Transactions
• FX Pricing & Booking Best Practices
• Time Zones & FX Trading Trends
• An Overview of FX Options
• The 5 Stage FX Trade Lifecycle
• Summarizing FX Supply & Demand
• Fine-tuning FX Forecasting
• Pricing FX Put & Call Options
• Preparing FX Risk Policies
• Centralizing FX Treasury Capabilities
• Highlighting FX Hedge Objectives
• Analyzing FX Accounting Approaches
• Applying FX Accounting Booking Rates
• Comparing Corporate Currency Risk Management
• Documenting FX Cash Flow Hedges
• Categorizing FX Risk Exposures

Courses

• FX Market Overview
• FX Risk Exposures
• FX Risk Management
• FX Spot & Derivatives
• Hedging FX Transactions
• Hedging FX Subsidiaries

Tools

• FX Terms Glossary
• Currency Code Locator
• FX Risk Policy Drafter
• FX Derivative Speculator
• FX Transaction Simulator
• FX Subsidiary Consolidator

Webinars

• FX Risk Management
• FX Risk Policy
• FX Forward Contracts
• Balance Sheet Hedging
• Cash Flow Hedging
• Net Investment Hedging

We look forward to sharing more FX updates and insights with you in 2020 and beyond! Thank you for trusting FX Initiative as your global foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE) provider of on-demand training, online tools, and webinar topics on currency risk management for corporate finance, accounting, and treasury professionals.

Whether you are new to foreign exchange or a seasoned professional, continue following FX Initiative for your FX risk management formula. 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.

Share Your FX Challenges & Success Stories

Foreign exchange risk management presents a variety of challenges in terms of economics, finance, tax, and accounting among other areas of operations. As a result, multinational corporations and financial institutions view these challenges as daily opportunities to overcome obstacles and achieve success in international endeavors. FX Initiative invites you to share your FX challenges and success stories for our upcoming educational webinar series this fall.

Some questions to consider as it relates to foreign exchange risk management stories may include, but are not limited to:

• Has your financial institution worked closely with you to help solve a economic or accounting challenge?
• Were you able to identify and map out all of the foreign exchange exposures inherent in your business model?
• Did you formulate a hedging strategy that effectively met your foreign exchange risk management objectives?
• Was your foreign exchange risk management policy updated as a result of expanding into new markets?

These questions point to some of the many challenges and successes foreign exchange market participants face on a regular basis. Whether you have already solved a unique challenge to your specific business or are still struggling to find a solution, FX Initiative welcomes you to share your story. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to showcase and solve your foreign exchange risk management challenges by contacting us here to share your FX Success Story.

Cheers,

The FX Initiative Team
support@fxinitiative.com