Question 81

Which one of the following four statements regarding bank's exposure to credit and default risk is
INCORRECT?
  • Question 82

    What is a common implicit assumption that is made when computing VaR using parametric methods?
  • Question 83

    Except for the credit quality of the Credit Default Swap protection seller, the following relationship correctly
    approximates the yield on a risk-free instrument:
  • Question 84

    Which of the following statements about the option gamma is correct? Gamma is the
    I. Second derivative of the option value with respect to the volatility.
    II. Percentage change in option value per percentage change in the price of the underlying instrument.
    III. Second derivative of the value function with respect to the price of the underlying instrument.
    IV. Rate of change of the option delta with respect to changes in the underlying price.
  • Question 85

    Banks duration match their assets and liabilities to manage their interest risk in their banking book. A bank has
    $100 million in interest rate sensitive assets and $100 million in interest rate sensitive liabilities. Currently the
    bank's assets have a duration of 5 and its liabilities have a duration of 2. The asset-liability management
    committee of the bank is in the process of duration-matching. Which of the following actions would best
    match the durations?