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Questions # 16:

What is the principal risk identified by gap management reporting?

Options:

A.

Currency risk


B.

Interest rate risk


C.

Operational risk


D.

Credit risk


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Questions # 17:

Which of the following are transferable instruments?

Options:

A.

Eurocertificate of deposit


B.

US Treasury bill


C.

CP


D.

All of the above


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Questions # 18:

What does the Model Code recommend regarding the practice of “name switching/substitution”?

Options:

A.

Dealers may seek a compensation payment in favor of the bank or an adjustment to brokerage bills from the broker for switching names.


B.

If requested by a broker to clear a transaction through name switching, a dealer must ensure that such activities have the prior approval of senior management.


C.

The practice of name switching/substitution is neither acceptable nor desirable.


D.

Name switching/substitution transactions should be executed as promptly as possible not considering credit limits and policy guidelines.


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Questions # 19:

How many USD would you have to invest at 3.5% to be repaid USD125 million (principal plus interest) in 30 days?

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Options:

A.

USD 124,641,442.43


B.

USD 124,636,476.94


C.

USD 124,635,416.67


D.

USD 123,915,737.30


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Questions # 20:

If EUR/USD is quoted to you as 1.3030-40 and GBP/USD as 1.5320-30, at what rate can you sell GBP and buy EUR?

Options:

A.

0.8500


B.

0.8506


C.

0.8512


D.

0.8505


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Questions # 21:

The intrinsic value of a long call option:

Options:

A.

Falls and rises with the price of the underlying commodity, but is always positive


B.

Rises if the price of the underlying commodity falls and vice versa


C.

Depends solely on the volatility of the price of the underlying commodity


D.

Becomes negative if the market price of the underlying commodity falls below the strike price of the option


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Questions # 22:

A forward-forward loan creates an exposure to the risk of:

Options:

A.

Higher interest rates


B.

Lower interest rates


C.

Steepening yield curve


D.

Parallel shift downwards in the yield curve


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Questions # 23:

What is the effect of netting?

Options:

A.

To reduce the number and size of payments and transfers


B.

To reduce exposure to credit risk


C.

To reduce the size of the balance sheet


D.

All of the above


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Questions # 24:

Where answer phone equipment is used for reporting and recording of off-premises transactions, it should be:

Options:

A.

On an special number known only to the chief dealer.


B.

On a number located in the office of the internal auditor.


C.

Secured so that reported transactions cannot be erased without senior management approval.


D.

Secured by recordings that are stored for a suitable period.


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Questions # 25:

What rate should be used if the settlement date in a foreign exchange transaction is no longer a “good” date?

Options:

A.

The original rate of the transaction


B.

The original rate of the transaction adjusted by the relevant forward points


C.

The affected parties should agree to adjust the exchange rate according to the prevailing relevant forward mid swap points at the time the bank holiday is announced


D.

The rate is open to negotiation by the two parties


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Questions # 26:

The term “under reference” refers to:

Options:

A.

an unavailability of a credit limit for the counterparty


B.

a qualification stating that a transaction needs to be reconfirmed


C.

the unacceptability of the counterparty’s name


D.

a qualification stating that the rate quoted may no longer be valid and requires confirmation before any trades can be agreed


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Questions # 27:

If 6-month EUR/AUD is quoted at 29/32, which of the following statements is correct?

Options:

A.

EUR rates are higher than AUD rates in the 6-month


B.

AUD rates are higher than EUR rates in the 6-month


C.

There is a positive EUR yield curie


D.

There is not enough information to decide


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Questions # 28:

Deliberately inputting incorrect big figures into an electronic dealing platform is:

Options:

A.

Technically impossible on electronic platforms


B.

Not an uncommon practice and something which professional dealers should be able to guard against.


C.

Not good practice.


D.

A criminal offence.


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Questions # 29:

If there is a need for assistance to help resolve a dispute over differences between a broker and a bank, the Model Code suggests turning to:

Options:

A.

the monetary authority in the country where the broker is located


B.

the banking association in the country where the bank is located


C.

the Committee for Professionalism of the ACI


D.

the local foreign exchange market committee


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Questions # 30:

You are quoting forward FX prices to a broker subject to finding a counterparly for a matching transaction. The Model Code says:

Options:

A.

You must tell the broker, who must qualify your quotes.


B.

For credit reasons, you must tell the broker when he presents a name.


C.

You cannot do this.


D.

The Model Code does not make recommendations on this subject.


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