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1、438PRACTICEPROBLEMS1Aderivativeisbestdescribedasafinancialinstrumentthatderivesitsperformanceby:ApassingthroughthereturnsOftheunderlying.Breplicatingtheperformanceoftheunderlying.Ctransformingtheperformanceoftheunderlying.2Derivativesaresimilartoinsuranceinthatboth:Ahaveanindefinitelifespan.Ballowfo
2、rthetransferofriskfromonepartytoanother.(allowforthetransformationoftheunderlyingriskitself.3Abeneficialopportunitycreatedbythederivativesmarketistheabilityto:Aadjustriskexposurestodesiredlevels.Bgeneratereturnsproportionaltomovementsintheunderlying.Csimultaneouslytakelongpositionsinmultiplehighlyli
3、quidfixed-incomesecurities.4Comparedwithexchange-tradedderivatives,over-the-counterderivativeswouldmostlikelybedescribedas:Astandardized.Blesstransparent.Cmoretransparent.5Exchange-tradedderivativesare:Alargelyunregulated.Btradedthroughaninformalnetwork.Cguaranteedbyaclearinghouseagainstdefault.6The
4、clearingandsettlementprocessofanexchange-tradedderivativesmarket:Aprovidesacreditguarantee.Bprovidestransparencyandflexibility*(takeslongerthanthatofmostsecuritiesexchanges.7Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestportraysthefullimplementationofpost-financial-crisisregulationsintheOTCderivativesmarket?ATra
5、nsactionsarenolongerprivate.BMosttransactionsneedtobereportedtoregulators.IAlltransactionsmustbeclearedthroughcentralclearingagencies.8Acharacteristicofforwardcommitmentsisthatthey:Aprovidelinearpayoffs.Bdonotdependontheoutcomeorpayoffofanunderlyingasset.Cprovideonepartytherighttoengageinfuturetrans
6、actionsontermsagreedoninadvance.9Incontrasttocontingentclaims,forwardcontracts:Rhavetheirpriceschosenbytheparticipants.Bcouldendindefaultbyeitherparty.2019CFAInstitute.Allrightsreserved.(canbeexercisedbyphysicalorcashdelivery.10Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesthepayofffromaforwardcontract?
7、AThebuyerhasmoretogaingoinglongthanthesellerhastolosegoingshort.BThebuyerprofitsifthepriceoftheunderlyingatexpirationexceedstheforwardprice.(Thegainsfromowningtheunderlyingversusowningtheforwardcontractareequivalent.11WhiChofthefollowingstatementsregardingthesettlementofforwardcontractsiscorrect?ACo
8、ntractsettlementbycashhasdifferenteconomiceffectsfromthoseofasettlementbydelivery.BNon-deliverableforwardsandcontractsfordifferenceshavedistinctsettlementprocedures.(Atcashsettlement,whenthelongPartyacquirestheassetinthemarket,iteffectivelypaystheforwardprice.12Afuturescontractisbestdescribedasacont
9、ractthatis:Astandardized.Bsubjecttocreditrisk.(markedtomarketthroughoutthetradingday.13Whichofthefollowingstatementsexplainsacharacteristicoffuturespricelimits?Pricelimits:Ahelptheclearinghousemanageitscreditexposure.Bcantypicallybeexpandedintra-daybywillingtraders.Cestablishabandaroundthefinaltrade
10、ofthepreviousday.14Whichofthefollowingstatementsdescribesanaspectofmarginaccountsforfutures?AJhemaintenancemarginisalwayslessthantheinitialmargin,BTheinitialmarginrequiredistypicallyatleast10%ofthefuturesprice.(Amargincallrequiresadepositsufficienttoraisetheaccountbalancetothemaintenancemargin.15Whi
11、chofthefollowingfactorsissharedbyforwardsandfuturescontracts?ATimingofprofitsBFlexiblesettlementarrangements(Nearlyequivalentprofitsbyexpiration16WhiChofthefollowingderivativesisclassifiedasacontingentclaim?AFuturescontractsBInterestrateswaps(Creditdefaultswaps17Incontrasttocontingentclaims,forwardc
12、ommitmentsprovidethe:Arighttobuyorselltheunderlyingassetinthefuture,Bobligationtobuyorselltheunderlyingassetinthefuture.Cpromisetoprovidecreditprotectionintheeventofdefault.18WhiChofthefollowingderivativesprovidepayoffsthatarenon-linearlyrelatedtothepayoflfcoftheunderlying?AOptionsBForwardsCInterest
13、-rateswaps19Aninterestrateswapisaderivativecontractinwhich:Atwopartiesagreetoexchangeaseriesofcashflows.Bthecreditsellerprovidesprotectiontothecreditbuyer.Ithebuyerhastherighttopurchasetheunderlyingfromtheseller.20Forwardcommitmentssubjecttodefaultare:Afb11rardsandfutures.Bfuturesandinterestrateswap
14、s.Cinterestrateswapsandforwards.21Aswapis:Amorelikeaforwardthanafuturescontract.Bsubjecttosimultaneousdefaultbybothparties.(basedonanexchangeoftwoseriesofftxedcashflows.22Aplainvanillainterestrateswapisalsoknownas:Aabasisswap.Bafixed-for-floatingswap.(anovernightindexedswap.23Thenotionalprincipalofa
15、swapis:Anotexchangedinthecaseofaninterestrateswap.Bafixedamountwheneveritismatchedwithaloan.(equaltotheamountowedbyoneswappartytotheother.24Whichofthefollowingderivativesisleastlikelytohaveavalueofzeroatinitiationofthecontract?AFuturesBOptions(Forwards25fhebuyerofanoptionhasacontingentclaiminthesensethattheoptioncreates:Aaright.Banobligation.(alinearpayoffwithrespecttogainsandlossesoftheunderlying.26Wliichofthefollowingoptionsgrantstheholdertherighttopurchasetheunderlyingpriortoexpiration?AAmerican-StyleputoptionBEuropean-Stylecalloption(American-Stylecalloption27Acreditder