Which one of the following four global markets for financial assets or instruments is widely believed to be the most liquid?
To hedge a foreign exchange exposure on behalf of a client, a small regional bank seeks to enter into an offsetting foreign exchange transaction. It cannot access the large and liquid interbank market open primarily to larger banks. At which one of the following exchanges can the smaller bank trade the currency futures contracts?
I. The Tokyo Futures Exchange
II. The Euronext-Liffe Exchange
III. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Which of the following attributes are typical for early models of statistical credit analysis?
When a credit risk manager analyzes default patterns in a specific neighborhood, she finds that defaults are increasing as the stigma of default evaporates, and more borrowers default. This phenomenon constitutes
The pricing of credit default swaps is a function of all of the following EXCEPT:
To safeguard its capital and obtain insurance if the borrowers cannot repay their loans, Gamma Bank accepts financial collateral to manage its credit risk and mitigate the effect of the borrowers' defaults. Gamma Bank will typically accept all of the following instruments as financial collateral EXCEPT?
Alpha Bank determined that Delta Industrial Machinery Corporation has 2% change of default on a one-year no-payment of USD $1 million, including interest and principal repayment. The bank charges 3% interest rate spread to firms in the machinery industry, and the risk-free interest rate is 6%. Alpha Bank receives both interest and principal payments once at the end the year. Delta can only default at the end of the year. If Delta defaults, the bank expects to lose 50% of its promised payment. Hence, the loss rate in this case will be
Gamma Bank provides a $100,000 loan to Big Bath retail stores at 5% interest rate (paid annually). The loan also has an annual expected default rate of 2%, and loss given default at 50%. In this case, what will the bank's expected loss be? What is the expected loss of this loan?
As DeltaBank explores the securitization business, it is most likely to embrace securitization to:
I. Bring transparency to the bank's balance sheet
II. Create a new profit center for the bank
III. Strategically release risk capital and regulatory capital for redeployment
IV. Generate cash for additional debt origination
Which one of the following four options correctly identifies the core difference between bonds and loans?
