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    Exam Feedback May 2018 Part 2 Exam Feedback

    I also received on 1st Nov in Singapore.
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    Exam Feedback May 2018 Part 2 Exam Feedback

    Submitted on 3rd July , received on 26th July
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    Exam Feedback May 2018 Part 2 Exam Feedback

    Passed . Thanks @David Harper CFA FRM
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    Tuckman Ch9 -Shape of Term structure

    hi @David Harper CFA FRM thanks again. However I don't have access to that spreadsheet. But I am able to replicate the above in Excel myself .Got my conception clear now :)
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    Pricing Kernels

    hi @Nicole Seaman I posted in wrong section ,please move this thread to P2.T8. Investment Management . Thanks
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    Pricing Kernels

    hi, how did we conclude the last line when payoffs are constant ?
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    Tuckman Ch9 -Shape of Term structure

    thanks @David Harper CFA FRM . yes I agree they are best understood in the spreadsheet :)
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    Tuckman Ch9 -Shape of Term structure

    hi, a. What is the difference between long-run value of the short-term rate & the long-run true rate of interest ? b. Why Vasicek model will produce a term structure of volatility that is declining ?
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    Tuckman Ch9 -Shape of Term structure

    hi, Why the shape of term structure is downward sloping for model 1 though middle node is recombining in rate tree?
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    Calculating Expected Shortfall

    thanks .That's really helpful to see the proof :) @David Harper CFA FRM
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    Calculating Expected Shortfall

    hi @David Harper CFA FRM trying to understand ES formula mentioned above , NORM.S.DIST(NORM.S.INV(0.99),FALSE)/(1-0.99 ) returns to pdf value at 2.32 divided by 0.01. But not able to relate to Dowd definition ( refer attached) .
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    R25.P1.T4.ALLEN_Ch 2& 3:Topic:VAR_LINEAR_DERIVATIVES

    thanks @David Harper CFA FRM . your old thread on this really makes sense.
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    R25.P1.T4.ALLEN_Ch 2& 3:Topic:VAR_LINEAR_DERIVATIVES

    Hi , The forward contact price F(t,T) = s(t) - ke^(-r*(T-t)) . In that case df/ds ( delta)=1 . But mathematically howz that different for future contract price since dr/ds=0. So delta would be 1 mathematically. Am I missing something?
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    Eurodollar future investment

    Hi, These are 3 investment scenario mentioned below in page# 4"https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/files/understanding-eurodollar-futures.pdf" E.g., consider the following interest rate structure in the Eurodollar (Euro) futures and cash markets. Assume that it is now December...
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    Term structure theories (Hull Chapter 4)

    Thanks @David Harper CFA FRM . This is my understanding as well . But I thought hull's example mentioned cash price as 104 so the traded price would be 100 in this case.
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    Term structure theories (Hull Chapter 4)

    Should we not equate to bond quoted price i.e 100 instead of cash price @David Harper CFA FRM ? Am I missing something! :(
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    Theta of ITM Put option

    Thanks a ton @David Harper CFA FRM
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    Theta of ITM Put option

    Hi @David Harper CFA FRM I found in your earlier post that intuition for theta to be +ve for ITM Put option as below: "if you hold a deep ITM put, with asset price near zero, more "waiting time" to the Euro expiration is not a good thing, asset price can't go below zero. Volatility has...
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    R25.P1.T4.ALLEN_Ch 2& 3:Topic:TAYLOR_SERIES_APPROXIMATIONS

    thanks @David Harper CFA FRM for the explanation.
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