• Compare the financial products available on international markets
• Critically evaluate the use of derivative instruments to manage currency risk Conduct online research and select two companies listed on an internationally recognised and well established Stock Exchange.
  The companies should have been multinational corporations for at least two years and they should operate in the same business or industry.

1. List, compare and discuss tools and methods that have been employed by your chosen companies to manage their foreign currency transaction exposures.

1. (a) List and describe tools and methods employed by Company A
2. (b) List and describe tools and methods employed by Company B
3. (c) Compare your findings in (a) and (b), highlight and discuss the similarities and differences of tools and methods employed by these two companies.

2. Critically evaluate each tool or method discussed in (1). You should quote relevant literature readings to support your arguments.