TY - BOOK AU - Uppal, Raman AU - Sercu, Piet TI - International financial markets and the firm T2 - Current issues in finance SN - 9780538840231 PY - 1995/// CY - PB - South-Western College Publishing KW - International finance KW - Foreign exchange KW - Money market KW - Banks and banking International KW - Investments Foreign KW - Arbitrage KW - Corporations KW - Finance N2 - Presents a rigorous and balanced presentation of international financial markets and international corporate finance. Takes a unified approach based on arbitrage-fee pricing. Includes an in-depth discussion of the economic role of the forward rate and the value of the forward contract, a comprehensive discussion of when and why the firm can increase its value by hedging foreign exchange risk, an economic analysis of the various payment and credit insurance techniques used in international trade, and more. Over 400 end-of-chapter problems test students understanding of concepts ER -