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PRMIA 8006 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
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| Topic 1: Portfolio Theory and Risk Management | - Mean-Variance Portfolio Theory
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| Topic 2: Financial Markets and Instruments | - Foreign Exchange and Market Mechanics
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| Topic 3: Trade Lifecycle and Market Operations | - Trade Execution and Settlement
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| Topic 4: Financial Theory and Quantitative Foundations | - Probability Theory and Statistics
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PRMIA Exam I: Finance Theory Financial Instruments Financial Markets - 2015 Edition Sample Questions:
Which of the following best describes a 'when-issued' market?
- A. The when-issues market is one where the lead manager agreed to buy an entire bond issue at an agreed price, and having done so may sell them onwards to institutional or other investors
- B. The when-issued market is one where dealers trade in a security after its price has been set but before the bonds are available for delivery
- C. The when-issued market is one where securities are traded on the OTC forward markets prior to their issue
- D. where members of the syndicate bringing a bond issue to the market are obliged to not undercut the issue price till the first settlement date
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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Which of the following expressions represents the Treynor ratio, where is the expected return, is the standard deviation of returns, rm is the return of the market portfolio and rf is the risk free rate:
A)
B)
C)
D)
- A. Option D
- B. Option A
- C. Option C
- D. Option B
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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Which of the following statements are true:
I. The swap rate, also called the swap spread, is initially calculated so that the value of the swap at inception is zero.
II. The value of a swap at initiation is different from zero and is equal to the difference between the NPV of the cash flows of the two legs of the swap III. OTC swaps are standardized and limited to a defined set of standard contracts IV. Interest rate and commodity swaps are the types of swaps that are most traded
- A. II, III and IV
- B. II and III
- C. I, II and IV
- D. I and IV
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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For a portfolio of equally weighted uncorrelated assets, which of the following is FALSE:
- A. Asset variances can be averaged together to obtain portfolio variance
- B. Standard deviations can be averaged together to obtain portfolio volatility
- C. Portfolio risk is less than if the assets were positively correlated
- D. Returns can be averaged to get portfolio return
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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A fund manager holds the following bond positions in a client portfolio:
a. A long position worth $100m in a bond with a modified duration of 7.5 b. A short position worth $65m in a bond with a modified duration of 12 c. A long position worth $120m in a bond with a modified duration of 6 What is the impact of a 10 basis point increase in interest rates across the yield curve?
- A. A gain of $24,225
- B. A loss of $690,000
- C. A gain of $69,000
- D. A loss of $24,225
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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