Free GARP FRM-Part-1 Exam Questions

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Question 1

A risk analyst uses the bootstrap method to assess the market risk of a global equity portfolio that experienced significant volatility in the recent past. The analyst applies independent and identically distributed (IID) bootstrapping to the extracted standardized residuals of the fitted model, and these bootstrapped standardized residuals are then used to generate time paths of future asset returns. In the final step, the simulated data is used to estimate the VaR of the global equity portfolio over a 1-month horizon. Which of the following will the analyst find to be correct when applying the IID bootstrap method?

A : The VaR estimates will be reliable because the IID bootstrap fully captures interdependencies in the observed asset return data.

B : The VaR estimates will be reliable because they are based on random values generated from an assumed distribution that is not affected by external events or time.

C : The VaR estimates will not be reliable because they are derived from the most current observations of the period that is characterized by higher volatility.

D : The VaR estimates will not be reliable because the IID bootstrap allows the possibility of future losses that are larger than those that have been realized in the past.

Answer: C

Question 2

In the context of stress testing principles for banks, which of the following statements is correct regarding wrong-way risk? Wrong-way risk emerges when: there are changes in basis between the opening and closing of a futures

A : market conditions.

B : a company purchases an option on its own stock. the probability of default of counterparties increases as a result of general

C : a decline in an asset value may dry up its liquidity.

D : position.

Answer: A

Question 3

It is April 15, and a trader is entered into a short position in two soybean meal futures contracts. The contracts expire on August 15, and call for the delivery of 100 tons of soybean meal each. Further, because this is a futures position, it requires the posting of a $3,000 initial margin and a $1,500 maintenance margin per contract. For simplicity, however, assume that the account is marked to market on a monthly basis. Assume the following represent the contract delivery prices (in dollars per ton) that prevail on each settlement date:April 15 (initiation) 173.00May 15 179.75June 15 189.00July 15 182.50August 15 (delivery) 174.25What is the equity value of the margin account on the May 15 settlement date, including any additional equity that is required to meet a margin call?

A : $$7,350.

B : $4,650.

C : $2,300.

D : $1,350.

Answer: B

Question 4

Portfolio A has total assets of $14 million and an expected return of 12.50 percent. Historical VAR of the portfolio at 5 percent probability level is $2,400,000. What is the portfolio's standard deviation?

A : 14.65%.

B : 15.75%.

C : 12.50%.

D : 17.97%.

Answer: D

Question 5

Sue Johnson, FRM, has an elderly client with a very large asset base. The client intends to start divesting her fortune to various charities. Johnson is on the Board of a local charitable foundation. Johnson most appropriately:

A : should solicit the client herself, along with other Board members, to obtain a larger contribution.

B : can discuss her client's situation with the charitable foundation as long as she informs other local charities of her client's intentions.

C : must not discuss anything regarding her client and her client's intentions with the charitable foundation without permission.

D : can make this known to the charitable foundation so that they can solicit the client, since it is the client's wish to divest assets to charities in the future.

Answer: C

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Total 533 Questions | Updated On: Mar 25, 2026

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