Free GARP FRM-Part-2 Exam Questions

A portfolio manager is revising an equity portfolio with the goal of attaining theoptimal portfolio on the portfolio’s efficient frontier. The manager believes this goalcan be achieved by replacing a stock in the portfolio with a new stock that is not partof the existing portfolio and keeping the portfolio value constant. The managerconsiders the following alternative actions:• Action 1: Sell the stock with the highest marginal VaR and purchase anequivalent value of a new stock that would have the lowest marginal VaR in the portfolio.• Action 2: Sell a particular stock and purchase an equivalent value of a newstock, which would cause the ratio of expected excess returns to portfoliobeta for all stocks in the portfolio to be equal.• Action 3: Sell a particular stock and purchase an equivalent value of a newstock, which would cause the portfolio betas of all stocks in the portfolio to be equal.• Action 4: Sell a particular stock and purchase an equivalent value of a newstock, which would significantly decrease the portfolio standard deviationwithout changing the average excess portfolio return.Which of the actions above would create an optimal portfolio?

A derivative trading firm sells a European-style call option on stock JKJ with a time to expiration of 9 months, a strike price of EUR 45, an underlying asset price of EUR 67, and implied annual volatility of 27%. The annual risk-free interest rate is 2.5%. What is the trading firm’s counterparty credit exposure from this transaction?

A group of risk managers in a newly established asset management firm is assignedto implement the risk management process that includes three fundamentaldimensions: risk planning, risk budgeting and risk monitoring. The managers startby discussing the components of and the guidelines included in the risk plan. Whichof the following statements is correct?

A credit analyst is evaluating the liquidity of a small regional bank while preparing a report for a credit committee meeting. With quarterly financial statements, the analyst calculates some relevant liquidity indicators over the past three years. Which of the following trends over this period should the analyst be most concerned about in the credit risk report?

The Merton model is different from Moody’s-KMV Expected Default Frequency approach in two key areas. Which of the following statements refers to one of those differences?