This document presents a case study on the Venezuelan currency crisis and the foreign exchange (forex) market. It discusses the objectives of understanding forex concepts and risks. It also describes the scope of the 24-hour forex market and outlines factors that affect currency movement like interest rates and inflation differentials. The conclusion emphasizes the growing need to understand forex risks in today's global marketplace.
This document presents a case study on the Venezuelan currency crisis and the foreign exchange (forex) market. It discusses the objectives of understanding forex concepts and risks. It also describes the scope of the 24-hour forex market and outlines factors that affect currency movement like interest rates and inflation differentials. The conclusion emphasizes the growing need to understand forex risks in today's global marketplace.
This document presents a case study on the Venezuelan currency crisis and the foreign exchange (forex) market. It discusses the objectives of understanding forex concepts and risks. It also describes the scope of the 24-hour forex market and outlines factors that affect currency movement like interest rates and inflation differentials. The conclusion emphasizes the growing need to understand forex risks in today's global marketplace.
This document presents a case study on the Venezuelan currency crisis and the foreign exchange (forex) market. It discusses the objectives of understanding forex concepts and risks. It also describes the scope of the 24-hour forex market and outlines factors that affect currency movement like interest rates and inflation differentials. The conclusion emphasizes the growing need to understand forex risks in today's global marketplace.
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The document discusses concepts related to foreign exchange including objectives, scope, introduction and conclusion of the topic of currency trading.
The scope of the study includes that the forex market is open 24 hours a day globally, requires minimum capital to start trading and has high liquidity.
The different exchange rate systems discussed are gold standard, Bretton Woods system and floating rate system.
STUDY ON FOREX MARKET: CASE STUDY
ON VENEZUELA CURRENCY CRISIS
Submitted by PIYUSHA GHANSHYAM PALANDE ROLL NO. 35 BATCH: 2018-2020
Under the guidance of
PROF. ALKA DHINGRA OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY • To understand the various concepts and technicalities in foreign exchange. • To understand the various functions and risk involved in FOREX market. • To analyze the hedging tools used in foreign exchange and factors affecting the movement of exchange rate. SCOPE OF THE STUDY • The FOREX market is open 24 hour a day. This gives the investors freedom to choose which time they would like to trade. • It only requires minimum beginning capital to start FOREX day trading than beginning a trade in stocks. • FOREX trading has outstanding liquidity • The FOREX market goes with the sun as it goes around the world. It jumps from one major bank to another major financial center, first from the United States it will go to Australia, to New Zealand and to the Far East and then it will travel to Europe and back to the United States again. INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC • The market in which international currency trade takes place i.e. where foreign currencies are bought and sold simultaneously is called the Foreign Exchange (FOREX) Market. It is the organizational framework within which banks, merchants, firms, investors, individuals and government exchange foreign currencies for one another. • For example, in India the currency in circulation is called the rupee INR and in the United States, the currency in circulation is called the US Dollar (USD). • An example of a FOREX trade is to sell the Indian rupee while simultaneously buying the US Dollar. The foreign exchange market in India consists of 3 segments or tires 1. Merchant market 2. Inter-bank market 3. International market Any currency can be traded on the international level but as per the ruling of RBI, Indian national cannot trade in foreign currency from India. But RBI policy does allow investor to trade in INR currency pairs and the main pairs are USDINR EURINR GBPINR JPYINR EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEM • The value for which one currency is exchanged for another or the value of one currency in terms of another currency is called exchange rate. • Different countries have adopted different exchange rate system at different time. The following are some of the exchange rate system followed by various countries. 1. The gold standard 2. Bretton woods system 3. Floating rate system TYPES OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE • Fixed exchange rate • Flexible exchange rate • Forward rate • Spot rate • Dual exchange rate • Cross currency rate FACTOR AFFECTING MOVEMENT OF EXCHANGE RATES • Differentials in inflation • Differentials in interest rate • Current account deficit • Public debt • Terms of trade • Political and psychological factors • Speculation HEDGING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES A) External techniques • Forward Contracts • Currency Futures • Currency Options • Currency Swaps • Foreign Debt • Cross Hedging • Currency Diversification B) Internal Techniques •Netting •Matching •Leading and Lagging •Pricing Policy •Government Exchange Risk Guarantee INTORDUCTION OF THE COMPANY Asset Villa is a full Service Provider focused on clients and their ‘end to end’ needs Advisory Services. With a thorough understanding to fulfil financial goals of our esteemed clientele, we have designed our offerings in such a way that most of our client's requirement in the area of Mutual Fund, Debt, Insurance and Financial Advisory Services are fulfilled under a single umbrella. Our emphasis has always been on quality and timely delivery of services. Our clients will reap the benefits of expert advice, fact-based guidance and support from someone who genuinely cares for their growth. VISION AND MISSION OF THE COMPANY • VISSION Our goal is to be the leader in every market we serve, to the benefit of our customers. • MISSION To help our customers achieve financial prosperity and peace of mind. As our focus has always been in all clientele level, we devise customized solutions for different clients suiting their financial goals fulfill. Our esteemed client’s financial goals fulfill are paramount to us. The success of our clients is the biggest reward for us. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY • SOURCE OF DATA - The major source of data for this project was collected through, RBI Bulletin, , Various websites, Newspaper articles, & some more information was collected from internet and text sources. • TYPE OF RESEARCH – Design is descriptive research • Sample size - DATA ANALYSIS AND DATA INTERPRETATION LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
• Study is limited to currency trading
• Study is limited to factors deciding currency fluctuations. • Study is limited to how FOREX trading is done. • Study is limited to FOREX brokers. • Study is limited to currency trading in India. • Time constraint • Resource constraint CONCLUSION Although foreign exchange may be confusing, in today’s global marketplace, there is a critical need for almost everyone to understand foreign exchange like never before. As the world shrinks, there is an ever-increasing likelihood that we will be required to address the risks associated with the fact that there are different currencies used all around the world and that these currencies will have an immediate impact on our world. Foreign Exchange market bright many more banks and advisors convert themselves into good service of a FOREX trade and deliver much more efficient.