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What happens when a coupon is paid on bond collateral during the term of a sell/buy-back?

A.

Nothing

B.

A margin call is triggered on the seller

C.

A manufactured payment is made to the seller

D.

The equivalent value plus reinvestment income is deducted from the repurchase price

Which of the following statements about operational risk awareness is correct?

A.

It is good practice to collect and disclose incidents and near-misses for the future benefit of the professional community.

B.

It is good practice to collect and analyze incidents and near-misses so as to set up preventive action plans for the future.

C.

A report describing operational risks should be made at the request of the front office.

D.

A report describing operational risks should be made at least once a year and provided to the front office.

Which of the following statements about requirements for dealing with limit violations is correct?

A.

Financial institutions have to establish procedures for handling limit breaches that are in accordance with their decision-making hierarchy.

B.

If a partial limit violation does not exceed the overall limit, no reaction is required.

C.

The definition of escalation levels is not required in order to react appropriately to different sorts and intensities of limit breaches.

D.

It is adequate and proper to define reactions only to standard cases of limit violations.

The buyer of a cap:

A.

Receives compensation if a reference interest rate falls below an agreed level

B.

Pays compensation if a reference interest rate falls below an agreed level

C.

Receives compensation if a reference interest rate rises above an agreed level

D.

Pays compensation if a reference interest rate rises above an agreed level

What should be done when a voice broker calls “off” at the very instant the dealer hits the broker’s price as “mine” or “yours”?

A.

The transaction should be concluded and the broker should inform both counterparties accordingly.

B.

The dealer who hits the broker’s price may decide whether the deal is done or not; the broker should inform both counterparties accordingly.

C.

The deal should not be concluded and the broker should inform both counterparties accordingly.

D.

The broker should immediately inform both counterparties that the deal will have to berenegotiated.

What is the expression used to describe a genuine error (wrong amount, wrong side, wrong rate) made by a dealer in the execution of an order on an electronic platform?

A.

mis-stroke

B.

slip-bid

C.

mis-hit

D.

broken trade

You are quoted the following rates:

Spot cable1.5340-43

0/N cable swap0.14/0.11

T/N cable swap0.16/0.13

S/N cable swap0.43/0.37

At what rate can you buy cable for value tomorrow?

A.

1.534284

B.

1.534316

C.

1.534287

D.

1.534313

You have borrowed at 3-month LIBOR+50. LIBOR for the loan will be re-fixed in exactly one month. The market is quoting:

1x3 USD FRA 0.42-45%

1x4 USD FRA 0.54-58%

1x5 USD FRA 0.57-62%

To hedge the next LIBOR fixing, you should:

A.

Sell a 1x3 FRA at 0.42%

B.

Buy a 1x3 FRA at 0.45%

C.

Buy a 1x4 FRA at 0.58%

D.

Sell a 1x4 FRA at 0.54%

How much is one big figure worth per million of base currency if EUR/GBP is 0.8990?

A.

GBP 10,000.00

B.

EUR 10,000.00

C.

GBP 8,990.00

D.

EUR 8,990.00

The interest earned on a USD 5,000,000.oo money market deposit for 184 days is USD 12,500.00. What was the interest rate?

A.

0.470%

B.

0.196%

C.

0.500%

D.

0.169%

A forward/forward FX swap:

A.

is a contract by which the maturity of a regular FX swap can be extended at an historic (noncurrent) rate

B.

is a swap transaction where the near leg is traded either value today or value tomorrow and the far leg is traded spot

C.

is a swap that does not start spot and where both the near and the far leg are traded forward

D.

is a transaction by which a maturing outright forward FX is prolonged at an historic (non-current) rate

Once a prime-broker has matched and accepted a trade, separate confirmations must be exchanged between:

A.

the prime-broker and the executing dealer only

B.

the prime-broker and the executing dealer, and between the executing dealer and the client

C.

the prime-broker and the executing dealer, and between the prime-broker and the client

D.

the prime-broker and the client, and between the executing dealer and the client

Which of the following is part of the typical scope of Asset Liability Management (ALM)?

A.

Selling distressed assets and investing in bank liabilities trading at distressed levels.

B.

Making sure that fixed assets are depreciated according to the applicable tax code.

C.

Planning the maturity structure and net funding requirements arising from banking book and trading book transactions.

D.

Planning the liability structure and net funding requirements arising from trading book assets carried at amortized cost.

You are quoted the following market rates:

Spot EUR/USD 1.3097-00

0/N EUR/USD swap 0.08/0.11

TIN EUR/USD swap 0.29/0.34

S/N EUR/USD swap 0.10/0.13

Where can you buy EUR against USD for value tomorrow?

A.

1.299971

B.

1.309966

C.

1.309971

D.

1.310029

Which of the following is not the responsibility of the asset and liability committee (ALCO)?

A.

ensure that compliance is carried out efficiently

B.

set limits on borrowing in the short-term markets to fund long-term lending

C.

develop, evaluate, monitor and approve strategies related to risk due to imbalances in the asset and liability structure of the balance sheet

D.

report to the board of directors