James Arthur is a customer of a bank who has taken a floating rate loan from the bank. He is concerned that
the rates may rise in the future increasing his payment amount. Which of the following instruments should he
buy to hedge against the rise in interest rates?

A credit portfolio manager analyzes a large retail credit portfolio. Which of the following factors will represent
typical disadvantages of market-linked credit risk drivers?
I. Need to supply a large number of input parameters to the model
II. Slow computation speed due to higher simulation complexity
III. Non-linear nature of the model applicable to a specific type of credit portfolios
IV. Need to estimate a large number of unknown variable and use approximations

A credit analyst wants to determine a good pricing strategy to compensate for credit decisions that might have
been made incorrectly. When analyzing her credit portfolio, the analyst focuses on the spreads in each loan to
determine if they are sufficient to compensate the bank for all of the following costs and risks EXCEPT.

A risk analyst is considering how to reduce the bank's exposure to rising interest rates. Which of the following
strategies will help her achieve this objective?
I. Reducing the average repricing time of its loans
II. Increasing the average repricing time of its deposits
III. Entering into interest rate swaps
IV. Improving earnings capacity and increasing intermediated funds

In hedging transactions, derivatives typically have the following advantages over cash instruments:
I. Lower credit risk
II. Lower funding requirements
III. Lower dealing costs
IV. Lower capital charges