题目 In regard to various hedge fund strategies, each of the following statements is generally true EXCEPT which statement is false? 选项 A.Although prior to 2009, hedge fund returns lagged the [...]
题目 The success of the currency swap markets has been explained by which of the following? 选项 A.Comparative advantage arguments. B.Floating interest rate risk arguments. C.Reduced counterparty [...]
题目 You have entered into a currency swap in which you receive 4% per annum in yen and pay 6% per annum in dollars once a year. The principals in the two currencies are 1000 million yen and [...]
题目 Suppose that the term structure of risk-free interest rates is flat in both Japan and the United States. The Japanese interest rate is 2.0% per annum and the U.S. interest rate is 3.0% per [...]
题目 Whichof the following problems would most likely be a concern for life insurancecompanies that are worried about differentiating between good risks and badrisks? 选项 A.Adverse selection. [...]
题目 Bennett Bank extends a 5% APR (annual percentage rate) USD 100,000 30-year mortgage requiring monthly payments. If the mortgage is structured so that it requires interest-only payments for the [...]
题目 Assume an investor has a position in a currency swap. He receives euro in exchange for paying yen. What are the conditions for the swap to be in-the-money? I The value of yen falls. II The [...]
题目 Under a constant maturity mortality approach, the monthly rate of prepayment ( ) on a mortgage (aka, single month mortality rate, SMM) is found to be 0.40%. What is the annualized [...]
题目 The yield curve is upward sloping, and a portfolio manager has a long position in 10-year Treasury Notes funded through overnight repurchase agreements. The risk manager is concerned with the [...]
题目 A multinational corporation is considering issuing a fixed-rate bond. However, by using interest swaps and floating rate notes, the issuer can achieve the same objective. To do so, the issuer [...]