Question 31

Which of the following factors would typically increase the credit spread?
I. Increase in the probability of default of the issuer.
II. Decrease in risk premium.
III. Decrease in loss given default of the issuer.
IV. Increase in expected loss.
  • Question 32

    Unico Bank, concerned with managing the risk of its trading strategies, wants to implement the trading
    strategy that exposes the bank to the lowest market risk. Which one of the following four strategies should
    Unico take to limit its risk exposure?
  • Question 33

    Which of the following statements describes a bank's reasons to set risk limits?
    I. To control and minimize a bank's current risk exposure.
    II. To predict future risks.
    III. To allocate risks to business units.
    IV. To keep risk within tolerance levels.
  • Question 34

    Which one of the four following statements about drawdowns is correct?
  • Question 35

    If the yield on the 3-month risk free bonds issued by the U.S government is 0.5%, and the 3-month LIBOR
    rate is 2.5%, what is the TED spread?