8006試験無料問題集「PRMIA Exam I: Finance Theory Financial Instruments Financial Markets - 2015 Edition 認定」

It is January and an Australian importer needs to pay USD 1,120,000 at the end of August to a US creditor. If a AUD/USD futures contract is trading on the exchange at a futures price of 0.6750 (ie, 1 AUD = 0.6750 USD), and the contract size is USD 100,000, what would represent an appropriate hedge?

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Which of the following is one of the basic axioms on which the principle of maximum expected utility is based:

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In an American option:

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Which of the following statements are true:
(I). A deep in-the-money call option has a value very close to that of a forward contract with a forward price equal to the exercise price
(II). If the volatility of a stock goes down to zero, the value of a call option on the stock will tend to be close to that of a forward contract so long as the option is in the money.
(III). All other things remaining the same, the issue of stock warrants exercisable at a future date will cause a decline in the current stock price
(IV). Implied volatilities are calculated from market prices of options and are forward looking

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For a portfolio of equally weighted uncorrelated assets, which of the following is FALSE:

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A stock that pays no dividends is trading at $100 spot or $104 as a three month forward. The interest rate you can borrow at is 6% per annum. US treasury yields are 4% per annum. What should you do to profit in the situation?

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According to the CAPM, the expected return from a risky asset is a function of:

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Calculate the number of S&P futures contracts to sell to hedge the market exposure of an equity portfolio value at $1m and with a of 1.5. The S&P is currently at 1000 and the contract multiplier is 250.

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For an investor short a bond, which of the following is true:
I. Higher convexity is preferable to lower convexity
II. An increase in yields is preferable to a decrease in yield
III. Negative convexity is preferable to positive convexity

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Using covered interest parity, calculate the 3 month CAD/USD forward rate if the spot CAD/USD rate is
1.1239 and the three month interest rates on CAD and USD are 0.75% and 0.4% annually respectively.

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Which of the following statements are true:

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The theta of a delta neutral options position is large and positive. What can we say about the gamma of the position?

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An asset has a volatility of 10% per year. An investment manager chooses to hedge it with another asset that has a volatility of 9% per year and a correlation of 0.9. Calculate the hedge ratio.

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If the 3 month interest rate is 5%, and the 6 month interest rate is 6%, what would be the contract rate applicable to a 3 x 6 FRA?

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