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Question 1

Two financial institutions are facing different funding issues. Bank A, a mid-size regional bank is concerned that it has a shortfall in legal reserves for the day and is seeking an alternative to address this shortfall. Bank B, a small community bank, on the other hand, has recently experienced a much greater than anticipated shortfall in long term certificates of deposit (CD) renewals due to fierce local competition for retail deposits. Bank B has traditionally used stable CDs to fund its home mortgage portfolio. What is the most appropriate funding response of each of these two institutions considering timing and the availability of non-deposit funds?

A : Bank A should issue debentures and Bank B should fund itself through the CP market.

B : Bank A should borrow from the wholesale deposit market and Bank B should fund itself through the Eurocurrency deposit market.

C : Bank A should fund itself through the commercial paper (CP) market and Bank B should borrow from the Federal funds market.

D : Bank A should borrow from the Federal funds market and Bank B should borrow from the Federal Home Loan Banks.

Answer: D

Question 2

Following the Credit Suisse crisis in 2023, regulators and market participants werecaught off guard by the full write-down of CoCos. What was the immediate market impact andreaction to the unexpected write-down of Credit Suisse's Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds, and howdoes it compare to the market reaction to the Bear Stearns rescue in 2008?

A : value conservation in the decision-making process of the respective rescues.

B : consternation due to the perceived violation of the creditor hierarchy, in contrast to Bear

C : resolution provided, akin to the response to Bear Stearns' bailout.

D : market enthusiasm, as investors favored regulatory interventions that preserved their investments.

Answer: B

Question 3

A newly hired risk analyst at a large investment bank is examining how financial correlation risk affects the bank’s portfolios. The bank holds portfolios consisting of different types of assets and enters into various hedging contracts with multiple counterparties. Which of the following statements would the analyst be correct to make?

A : The buyer of a CDS faces wrong-way risk when there is a positive default correlation between the reference asset and the CDS counterparty.

B : The risk-adjusted return of a portfolio typically increases when correlations of assets in the portfolio increase.

C : Correlation risk is highest during periods of relatively benign market movements when correlations are difficult to predict.

D : Dynamic correlation risk in a portfolio of pairs trades is most appropriately estimated using Gaussian copulas.

Answer: A

Question 4

If one of the entities in the CDX NA IG index defaults, the CDS index would most likely:

A : continue with 124 entities, and the notional principal of each entity would remain the same.

B : continue with a replacement entity, with no change to the notional principal.

C : continue with 99 entities, and the notional principal of each entity would be reduced by 1%.

D : make a payoff and be discontinued.

Answer: A

Question 5

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?

A : The Merton model factors the market value of the borrower’s equity, while Moody’s-KMV model uses book value.

B : The Merton model uses the risk-free rate to calculate the distance to default, while Moody’s-KMV model uses a customized value.

C : Moody’s-KMV model uses a default point with short-term debt and half of long term debt, while the Merton model only uses short-term debt.

D : The Merton model uses historical data to derive a distribution of default frequencies, while Moody’s-KMV model uses standardized expectations.

Answer: C

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