DIRECTIONS
Step 1 Refer to the file titled FIN2
Step 2 Choose two topics (total) for which you will conduct internet research. Be sure the choices come from two different chapters. For example, you may choose foreign direct investments from Chapter 1 and bid-ask spread from Chapter 7.
Step 3 Conduct internet research that identifies at least 2 websites that discuss or involve the topic you have chosen. Include a last page for your website references and format them in APA style.
Step 4 Write a paragraph of at least 7 sentences summarizing what the website shows related to your topic. Be sure to supply citations in the paragraph (in APA format) that refer to the websites you have found. Avoid using quotes as these will NOT count toward the 7 sentence minimum.
CHAPTER ONE
A
itrage
Foreign direct investment
Globalization
Multinational corporation
Tax a
itrage
TWO
Cu
ency depreciation
Exchange rate
Freely Floating exchange rate
Pegged cu
ency
FOUR
Covered interest a
itrage
Fisher Effect
Interest Rate Parity
International Fisher Effect
Law of One Price
Purchasing Power Parity
Unbiased forward rate
SEVEN
Bid-ask spread
CHIPS
Cross rate cu
ency a
itrage
Direct quotation
Forward contract
Forward premium
Hedgers
Herstatt risk
Indirect quotation
Inte
ank market
SWIFT
Spot market
Spot price
EIGHT
American option
At-the-money
Call option
Cu
ency future
Cu
ency option
European option
Exercise (strike) price
Futures contract
Initial margin
In-the-money
Maintenance margin
Margin call
Marking to market
Out-of-the-money
Put option
EIGHTEEN
Banker’s acceptance
Bill of lading
Cash in advance
Commercial invoice
Confirmed letter of credit
Discounting
Draft
Export credit insurance
Factoring
Forfaiting
I
evocable Letter of Credit
Nonrecourse
Open account sales
Recourse
Sight draft
Time draft
Outstanding
(50-41 points)
Well-done
(40-30 points)
Acceptable
(29-20 points)
Incomplete
(19-10 points)
Not acceptable
(9-0 points)
CLARITY
Writing and examples are clear and easily understood
90% of the text is clear and provides examples that are easily understood
80% of the text is clear and provides adequate examples that are easily understood
50-70% of the text is clear and provides some examples that may be easily understood
Less than 50% of the text is clear and provides few or no examples that may be easily understood
COMPREHENSION
Illustrates the topic choice with more than enough high-quality data
Illustrates the topic choice with enough good quality data
Illustrates the topic choice with minimal but adequate quality data
Illustrates the topic choice with not enough or poor quality data
Illustrates the topic choice with little or no data and poor quality
COMPLETE
Provides more than 7 complete sentences for each topic choice
Provides 7 complete sentences for each topic choice
Provides 7-6 complete sentences for each topic choice
Provides 6-5 complete sentences for each topic choice
Provides less than 5 complete sentences for each topic choice
REFERENCES
More than 2 websites for each topic chosen
2 websites for each topic chosen
less than 2 websites for each topic chosen
few websites for each topic chosen
Missing websites for each topic chosen
APA FORMAT/ GRAMMAR
All references and citations present and in co
ect APA format
No typos, spelling or grammar e
ors
90% of references and citations in co
ect APA format.
1-2 typos, spelling or grammar e
ors
75% of references and citations in co
ect APA format.
3-5 typos, spelling or grammar e
ors
50% of references and citations in co
ect APA format.
6-7 typos, spelling or grammar e
ors
Less than 50% of references and citations in co
ect APA format.
More than 7 typos, spelling or grammar e
ors