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cidare

New Member
It was KPI only...though i dont rem options and i had just guessed it :p

Also for the power law..i remember power law has alpha as a function and as alpha decreases you have higher confidence interval..

1 question was for Type I/II error - i think it was reducing alpha and also increasing the smaple size (to double) .. what's the answer ?

1 was about which arbitrage startegy to be used - i remember both the cases had arbotrage opportunity (F>S and F<S) rt ?

I think the answer for the question about Key Performance Indicators was ROI. But i don't remember the other choices.
There was another question about delta. I remember the choices are option, futures and forward. I chose forward. Anyone remembers?

In MCS question, we were required to imply the corresponding z score for 0.45, as i remembered.

Another question about omitted variables bias occurence.

Straight ESS, TSS and R^2 question.
 
It was KPI only...though i dont rem options and i had just guessed it :p

Also for the power law..i remember power law has alpha as a function and as alpha decreases you have higher confidence interval..

1 question was for Type I/II error - i think it was reducing alpha and also increasing the smaple size (to double) .. what's the answer ?

1 was about which arbitrage startegy to be used - i remember both the cases had arbotrage opportunity (F>S and F<S) rt ?

Hi varun34by02, thanks for reminding the Type I/II error question. As I can recall now, it stated that when the significance level increase from 1% to 5% and the sample size increase from 100 to 200, how Type I and Type II errors would change?

The answers are some combinations of I/II increase/decrease, and I think I chose Type I increase and Type II decrease.
 
I remember one question on exchange rate: According to Purchasing Power Parity, the real exchange rate is based on what: two options I remembered: Inflation Rate, GDP. Anyone knows the correct answer? I think I picked GDP.

I think this question is a hard one and honestly I don't know which answer is right, so I guessed: the relative trading balance.
 

BioNerd

New Member
there is also a question on Basel 2 recommendation for stress testing. one is encourage open discussion; one is manager's signoff before sent senior manager's review. forgot other options.
 

Aleksander Hansen

Well-Known Member
there is also a question on Basel 2 recommendation for stress testing. one is encourage open discussion; one is manager's signoff before sent senior manager's review. forgot other options.

Indeed, this was the only question I guessed on the exam as the answers/text is too politically correct, and often subjective (in my view).
I guessed "encourage open discussion" as it sounded most politically correct but I have no idea. If anyone knows the answer, do let me know.
 

ArbitUP

Member
It was ROE, STDev, couple others. I think I picked StDev. Wasn't really sure. I initially thought ROE, but that didn't really make sense given it was a risk exam. And passively paying attention to ROE didn't make much sense in that context. I picked StDev, given it is directly related to actual performance and it has to do with risk. Definitely wasn't confident.

PPP: Inflation

Perf Multi

T-Test

The question about the credit quality you just had to add them up if I recall. It was an A, I think +

Inc Type 1, Decrease Type 2

The Weight of the VL, is just the gamma: 1-A-B

CTD: I think we just had the quoted and the CF, divide them? And go with lowest?

Yeah full Z. Used it a couple times...
 

Tom77

New Member
There was also a question about the Jensen`s Alpha and a given Regression. Actually i can`t remember what it was all about...
 

varun34by02

Member
Hi varun34by02, thanks for reminding the Type I/II error question. As I can recall now, it stated that when the significance level increase from 1% to 5% and the sample size increase from 100 to 200, how Type I and Type II errors would change?

The answers are some combinations of I/II increase/decrease, and I think I chose Type I increase and Type II decrease.

yes with just significance level dec thats a sitter.. but you know .. i started getting confused by seeing doubling of 'N' .. still wnet with T1 up & T2 Down
 

varun34by02

Member
I think this question is a hard one and honestly I don't know which answer is right, so I guessed: the relative trading balance.

As i Said in some of my last reply....I derived it on the basis of real rate = nominal-inflation and real being a function in IRP, so it is Inflation in different countries that actully drives the IRP !
 

varun34by02

Member
There was also a question about the Jensen`s Alpha and a given Regression. Actually i can`t remember what it was all about...

This one was quite complex .. the Y-axis had excess portfolio return given..but i could not crack it :( very good question i must say.. such questions only differentiate classes from masses !!
 

Frm_Indonesia

New Member
There were also questions :
- Implied Volatility
- Present Value Dividend with S = K = 650
- Smoothing lamba of EWMA equation
- Role of financial institution
 

varun34by02

Member
There were also questions :
- Implied Volatility
- Present Value Dividend with S = K = 650
- Smoothing lamba of EWMA equation
- Role of financial institution

S=K=650 asked dividend..rt ? i think answer was 10.

Smoothing I think 0.91.....but that was approx ( options were too close - 0.90/91/92/93)
 
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