International Financial Management II Tratsiakova

You signed up for course 0811 held by Natallia Tratsiakova in winter term 2013/14. This handout summarizes lecture and exam dates, grading system and minimum passing criteria.

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29.10.2013 05.11.2013 12.11.2013 19.11.2013 26.11.2013 13.12.2013

17:00-21:15 17:00-21:15 17:00-21:00 17:00-21:00 15:00-21:00 08:30-10:30

Class Dates D4.0.127 D4.0.127 D4.0.127 D4.0.127 TC.4.16 TC.0.10, Audimax

Mid-Term Exam, ExerciseSession Final Exam

Mid-term Exam At the beginning of session FIVE the mid-term exam will test the comprehension of basic finance knowledge covering topics from John Hulls standard reference book Options, Futures, And Other Derivatives (reference is 8th edition up to page 56).

Exercise Sessions The students have to prepare exercises in advance of session FIVE. Obviously, you have to be physically present in class and to understand the issues of the example to be able to present. All students have to hand in their notes for the marked exercises, so please make sure there is your name as well student ID on the notes (and do not forget to make a copy for your files!). Solved examples have to be marked until one day before the exercise sessions 6 pm at the Doodle list with the name of the student, as well as the student ID number (in brackets): http://doodle.com/6q47endnzbudwax4 As this is a closed poll, you cannot see what anyone else marked and once you click on save your decision is final and cannot be changed anymore. So make sure that your crosses are correct before you click save. At the exercise sessions the students are asked to present their calculations at the white board by random or by volunteering for some more demanding examples. The solutions are discussed with the presenting person, who has to explain the way of thinking to the audience and proof that he or she understands the issues of the example. Afterwards, the hand-written, copied or printed calculations of all students are handed in for checking. Please, make sure that your name is on the paper and be

aware that the hand-ins are not returned, so make sure you keep a version of your work. The exercises are very important for the final exam. Problems understanding the exercises or other technical questions can be discussed via email claudia.schmid@wu.ac.at or at a tutors session on every Tuesday from 2 p.m to 4 p.m. Tue Tue Tue Tue Tue Tue Tue Tue Tue Tue 08.10.2013 15.10.2013 22.10.2013 29.10.2013 05.11.2013 12.11.2013 19.11.2013 26.11.2013 03.12.2013 10.12.2013 14:00-16:00 14:00-16:00 14:00-16:00 14:00-16:00 14:00-16:00 14:00-16:00 14:00-16:00 14:00-16:00 14:00-16:00 14:00-16:00 D4.4.008
D4.4.008 D4.4.013 D4.0.019 D4.0.019 D4.4.013 D4.0.019 D4.0.019 D4.4.013 D4.0.019

Access to the rooms is granted through the reception on floor four.

Final Exam The final exam will take place Friday, December 13th from 08:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at TC.0.10 (Audimax). Should students need to take the final exam before the regular date please let us know asap - note however, that in any case the exam is on the material of the whole semester, and the attendance and marked exercises requirements have to be observed.

Attendance Attendance is required. You may miss one class without providing any reason. If you miss a second time because of proven, important issues, you will have to hand in and present extra work (based on an additional set of exercises). If you miss more often, you will obtain a fail grade for the course. There is a waiting list for this course. Please be fair to your colleagues and do not consume a place without being serious. You can de-register after the first class. If you do not de-register but do not show up later you will obtain a fail grade.

Grading System In order to get a positive grade, students have to fulfill the attendance requirement. If this criterion is met, the following weighting scheme is applied: final exam (50%), mid-term exam (20%), exercises (20%), and mini quizzes (10%).

Helpful comments The reading material is available for copying at the finance offices receptionist at D4 on floor four. Getting into the topic of forwards, futures and their calculations might be rather hard. It is advisable to read the first three chapters of John Hulls Options, Futures, And Other Derivatives and the relevant chapters in Piet Sercus book International Finance: Theory into Practice before the lectures. Please take solutions to the book that might be found on the internet with a pinch of salt (many of the results are wrong or indicate the wrong method).