P4-P3 All the required elements have been addressed; some reference used; argument are supported by some relevant evidence; there is relevant information but not fully discussed; P2-P1 At most one element has not been addressed; little reference used; some relevant information used; argument is not well supported by relevant evidence; F1 Little reference used; no information used; argument are not supported by relevant evidence; =F2 No reference used; no information used; argument is not supported by relevant evidence;

Marking Criteria* =D2 All the required elements have been well addressed; appropriate and clear use of references; well supported argument with evidence; appropriate use of all the relevant information; Good presentation of arguments; Substantial evidence of extensive readings; D1-P5 All the required elements have been fully addressed; clear use of references; argument are supported by evidence; appropriate use of all the relevant information; Good presentation of arguments;

Additional information: ? The assignment is worth 90% of your overall mark. It is expected that the assignment will apply the concepts and approaches developed in the text and credit will be given for evidence of wider reading. ? You are expected to link the reports for Parts A and B together in the form of a single essay. ? The essay must be around 4,000 words (a minimum word count of 3,800 and a maximum word count of 4,200) excluding the references, tables, figures and notes. You must provide word count. Parts A and B are expected to be equally weighted, i.e., around 2,000 words for each part. ? You should also refer to further references from a variety of sources (e.g., journals, books, working paper etc.) in relation to this topic.

For the report in Part B, it should critically discuss and compare the use of derivatives including forwards, futures, options and swaps to hedge Foreign Exchange (FX) Risk. By using many appropriate academic references, discussions may include: ? how it works in mitigating FX risk. ? advantages and disadvantages of each type of derivative in managing FX risk.

Note 2: For the report in Part A, it should critically review the advantages and disadvantages of the main funding options with many appropriate academic references. Further, your report should form the basis for a discussion at the next board meeting. Especially, it would be expected that this report would include the different options available through the equity and debt markets.

There are two parts in this written assignment, Part A worth 45% and Part B worth 45%. Note 1: The assessment for this module involves two components: a written assignment and the end of unit tests. The written assignment is worth 90% of the overall grade and the end of unit tests is another 10%. The overall grade for this module is calculated from the sum of weighted component grades.