Question 106
The skewness of ABC company's stock returns equal -1.5. What is the correct interpretation of this?
Question 107
To estimate the responsiveness of a particular equity portfolio to the overall market, a trader should use the
portfolio's
portfolio's
Question 108
BetaFin has decided to use the hybrid RCSA approach because it believes that it fits its operational
framework. Which of the following could be reasons to use the hybrid RCSA method?
I. BetaFin has previously created series of RCSA workshops, and the results of these workshops can be used to
design the questionnaires.
II. BetaFin believes that using the questionnaire approach should be more useful.
III. BetaFin had used the questionnaire approach successfully for certain businesses and the workshop
approach for others.
IV. BetaFin had already implemented a sophisticated RCSA IT-system.
framework. Which of the following could be reasons to use the hybrid RCSA method?
I. BetaFin has previously created series of RCSA workshops, and the results of these workshops can be used to
design the questionnaires.
II. BetaFin believes that using the questionnaire approach should be more useful.
III. BetaFin had used the questionnaire approach successfully for certain businesses and the workshop
approach for others.
IV. BetaFin had already implemented a sophisticated RCSA IT-system.
Question 109
When the cost of gold is $1,100 per bullion and the 3-month forward contract trades at $900, a commodity
trader seeks out arbitrage opportunities in this relationship. To capitalize on any arbitrage opportunities, the
trader could implement which one of the following four strategies?
trader seeks out arbitrage opportunities in this relationship. To capitalize on any arbitrage opportunities, the
trader could implement which one of the following four strategies?
Question 110
A hedge fund trader buys options to establish an exposure in the currency market, thereby effectively
removing the risk of being able to participate in a gapping market. In this case the options premium represents
the price paid for eliminating the execution risk of
removing the risk of being able to participate in a gapping market. In this case the options premium represents
the price paid for eliminating the execution risk of