B.Com. (Banking and Insurance) Forex Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the FY BBI syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2024-25. The University still sets the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it for ATKT candidates, so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for Forex
Module I: Introduction of International Monetary System
- Unit 1: International Monetary Systems: Introduction to Forex, Currency Pair Types, Forex Currency Pairs, Evolution of International Monetary System: Gold Standard System, Bretton Woods System, Flexible Exchange Rate Regimes – 1973 to Present, Current Exchange Rate Arrangements, European Monetary System, Fixed & Flexible Exchange Rate System Unit 2: An introduction to Exchange Rates: Foreign Bank Note Market, Spot Foreign Exchange Market Exchange Rate Quotations ,Direct & Indirect Rates, Cross Currency Rates , Spread & Spread %, Factors Affecting Exchange Rates
Module II: Foreign Exchange Market and Participants
- Unit 1: Foreign Exchange Markets: Introduction to Foreign Exchange Markets, Structure of Foreign Exchange Markets, Types of Transactions & Settlement Date, Exchange Rate Quotations & Arbitrage, Forward Quotations (Annualized Forward Margin) Unit 2: Forex Participants: Market and Market Participants, Foreign Exchange Management in India, Retail and Whole Sale Component of Indian Foreign Exchange Market, Role of FEDAI, FEMA and Regulatory Framework, Dealing Room Operations.
References
- Foreign Exchange Management: Theory and Practice" by A. V. Rajwade, published by Tata McGraw-Hill Education
- The Handbook of Foreign Exchange Trading" by Jagdeep Singh Kalsi, published by Vision Books.
- Forex Trading Guide: Basics and Strategies" by S. Wade Hansen and Peter R. Bain, published by Tata McGraw-Hill Education
- Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis: How to Profit from the Shifting Currents in Global Markets
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Com. (Banking & Insurance) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2024-25. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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