TY - BOOK AU - Levi,Maurice D. TI - International finance SN - 9780415774598 U1 - 332.042 23 PY - 2009/// CY - Oxon ; , Nueva York : PB - Routledge KW - Finanzas internacionales KW - Empresas de comercio exterior KW - Administración del portafolio KW - Finanzas KW - Economía internacional KW - Comercio exterior N1 - Contiene información biográfica del autor; Incluye glosario (541-566); Incluye índice (567-582); Part I. International financial markets and environment : 1. The world of international finance ; Section I. The markets for foreign exchange : 2. An introduction to exchange rates ; 3. Forward exchange ; 4. Currency futures and options markets ; Section II. The fundamental international parity conditions : 5. The purchasing-power parity principle ; 6. Interest parity ; Section III. The determination of exchange rates : 7. The balance of payments ; 8. Supply and demand view of exchange rates ; 9. Asset based theories of exange rates ; Section IV. Fixed (pegged) and flexible exchange rates : 10. Alternative systems of exchange rates ; 11. The international financial system: past, present and future ; 12. Macroeconomic dimensions of international finance ; Parte II. International financial management. Section V. Foreign exchange risk and exposure : 13. Managing foreign exchange exposure and risk ; 14. Operating exposure ; Section VI. Hedging and speculation : 15. Hedging risk and exposure ; 16. Exchange rate forecasting and speculation ; Section VII. International investment and financing ; 17. Cash management ; 18. Portfolio investment ; 19. International dimensions of capital budgeting ; 20. The growth of and concerns about multinationals ; 21. International dimensions of long term financing ; 22. Multinational banking ; 23. Instruments and institutions of international trade N2 - The fifth edition of Maurice D. Levi's classic textbook has been updated to incorporate the massive changes in the world of international finance of the past few years. In particular, the emergence of new markets is given broad coverage - particularly the rise to financial prominence of China and India and other growth economies in Asia and elsewhere. Key features of the book include: the impact of globalization and the greater connectedness of national economies and the world economy as a whole, probably the best introduction to exchange rates available and how they directly impact upon firms as well as governments, the continued massive impact of multinational corporations on the global financial scene as well as the opportunities presented by e-commerce ER -