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Windy City Webinars

As our collaboration with DePaul University’s Coleman Entrepreneurship Center (CEC) progresses, we are excited to announce our project titled WindyCityWebinars.org.  Led by students and supported by sponsors, this remote learning initiative is designed to teach best practices and provide unique industry insights to students, employees, clients, and prospects.

This collaboration is made possible by the support of the Chicago business community, universities, and sponsors that enable and empower this student driven mission to keep learning alive and accessible to all during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us for professional development opportunities as we share valuable thought leadership to online audiences.

Whether you are a student seeking a job or internship, a professional looking to sharpen skills and generate leads, or a corporation committed to bettering your community through education and outreach, we invite you to attend, present, and/or sponsor an educational webinar. To learn more about supporting WindyCityWebinars.org, contact info@windycitywebinars.org.

 

May 2019 Newsletter

 
 
 

May 2019 Newsletter

 
Learn How To Manage FX Risk
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Featured Course

The FX Market Overview course explores the concepts of economic globalization and international trade, examines the evolution and operations of the foreign exchange (FX) market, and demonstrates how supply and demand impact FX rates and forecasting.

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Featured Resource

The FX Terms Glossary defines key terms related to FX risk management. This online dictionary is designed to clarify the FX conversation, and helps you develop a working vocabulary of important and frequently encountered concepts concerning foreign currency.

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Featured Webinar

The FX Risk Management webinar focuses on the fundamentals of corporate FX risk management, explores how leading multinational firms prioritize and manage the 3 types of FX risks, and demonstrates best practices for assessing your company’s FX risk profile.

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FX Risk Management In Focus

Would you like to take a focused look at FX risk management practices? FX Initiative’s FX Risk Management webinar focuses on the fundamentals of corporate FX risk management, and explores how leading multinational firms prioritize and manage the 3 types of FX risks. Upon completion of this program, participants will learn how to assess their organization’s FX risk profile and prioritize strategies using a structured analysis framework. 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 >

 

 

FX Forward Contract Fundamentals

Would you like to learn the fundamentals of FX forward contracts? FX Initiative’s FX Forward Contracts webinar covers long and short FX positions, forward point premiums and discounts, and the payoff profile of a forward contract using real world examples that show the economic impact on cash flows and accounting entries in the financial statements. 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 >

 

 

Cash Flow Hedge Considerations

Are you curious about “cash flow” hedge considerations? FX Initiative’s Cash Flow Hedging webinar covers corporate best practices and case studies on hedging forecasted FX transactions, and walks you through pros and cons public and private companies can consider when deciding whether or not to elect “cash flow” hedge accounting treatment. 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 >

 

 

Learn FX Balance Sheet Hedging Basics

Would you like to learn FX balance sheet hedging basics? FX Initiative’s Balance Sheet Hedging webinar walks you through common FX asset, liability and equity accounts on the balance sheet, the mark-to-market or fair value accounting process and the ways firms can minimize the income statement impact of fluctuating FX rates using derivatives. Upon completion of this program, Fortune 500 companies and small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) alike will learn best practices for optimizing and adjusting balance sheet hedges that can help mitigate the impact of fluctuating FX rates and stabilize periodic reported earnings. 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 >

 

 

Practice Pricing FX Derivatives

Would you like to practice pricing FX derivatives? The FX Derivative Speculator is a risk modeling tool you can use to compare and contrast pricing variables and payoff profiles of FX derivatives to analyze the economic impact on cash flows and the financial reporting implications under virtually any FX rate scenario. This customizable and interactive web application quickly and easily demonstrates how higher and lower interest rates determine the forward rate, how the upfront premium of an option is priced and accounted for, and how a zero cost collar blends characteristics of forwards and options. 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 >

 

 

FX Strategies for Foreign Subsidiaries

Would you like to optimize FX strategies for foreign subsidiaries? FX Initiative’s Hedging Foreign Subsidiaries course outlines the fundamentals of hedging net income and net investment exposures in foreign subsidiaries, and reveals the cash flow and financial reporting implications of hedging FX translation risk with currency derivatives. 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 >

 

 

Learn the Language of FX Risk Management

Ready to learn the language of FX risk management? FX Initiative’s FX Terms Glossary will teach you the key terms and definitions related to FX risk management. Newcomers and seasoned professionals alike can leverage this online dictionary to clarify the conversation, and develop a working vocabulary of important and frequently encountered concepts concerning foreign currency. 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>

 

 

Identify The Top Two FX Hedge Objectives

Ready to optimize your firm’s FX hedge objectives? FX Initiative’s Hedging FX Transactions course covers best practices employed by Fortune 500 companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for achieving the top two FX hedge objectives, illustrated in detail with real world economic and accounting examples. 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 >