历年SOA真题之北美精算师——May2005Course6(1)
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2014-07-22
以下是历年SOA真题之北美精算师——May2005Course6(1),烦请各位珍惜美好的学习时光,且背且珍惜哦。
Course6:Spring2005-1-GOONTONEXTPAGE
Course6:Spring2005-1-GOONTONEXTPAGE
MorningSession
COURSE6
MORNINGSESSION
SECTIONA–WRITTENANSWER
Course6:Spring2005-2-GOONTONEXTPAGE
MorningSession
**BEGINNINGOFEXAMINATION**
MORNINGSESSION
1.(5points)Yourcompanyisevaluatingactiveandquasi-passiveinvestmentstrategiesfor
bondportfoliomanagement.
(a)Defineeachquasi-passiveindexationapproach.
(b)Describetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachquasi-passiveindexation
approach.
(c)Explainthereasonsyourcompanywouldconsideranactiveinvestmentstrategy.
(d)Describethesectorandsecuritystrategiesthatanactiveinvestmentmanager
wouldusetoselectindividualbonds.
2.(7points)Yourcompanyisofferinga15-yearterm-certainimmediateannuitywith
paymentslinkedtotheCPI.Policyholderscanwithdrawfundsondemandatmarket
values.
Theuniverseofavailableinvestmentsconsistsofthefollowing:
?Short-termT-bills
?Realreturnpublicbonds
?Corporatebonds
?Realestate
(a)Outlinetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachinvestmentforbackingthis
annuity.
(b)Recommendaninvestmentstrategyusingtheinvestmentsavailable.
(c)Describethemajorcomponentsofanaccumulatedcashflowscenario-based
model.
(d)Outlinethemajorcomponentsoftheinvestmentpolicystatementforthisproduct.
Course6:Spring2005-3-GOONTONEXTPAGE
MorningSession
3.(5points)Youaregiventhefollowinginformation:
BondTermEffectiveDurationEffectiveConvexity
A53.1-41.7
B54.523.4
C54.221.3
D52.764.5
TheoptionandpricecharacteristicsofBondsA,B,CandDareasfollows:
?onebondisoption-freewithacurrentpriceabovepar
?onebondisoption-freewithacurrentpricebelowpar
?onebondiscallable,pricedatpar
?onebondisputable,pricedatpar
(a)DeterminetheoptionandpricecharacteristicscorrespondingtoeachofBondsA,
B,CandD.Explainyouranswer.
(b)Assessthelimitationsofdurationasaninterestrateriskmeasure.
(c)Defineconvexity.Compareeffectiveconvexityandmodifiedconvexity.
(d)CalculatetheapproximatepercentagepricechangeforBondsAandBassuminga
decreaseinyieldof0.50%.
Showallwork.
Course6:Spring2005-4-GOONTONEXTPAGE
MorningSession
4.(10points)Youaregiventhefollowingwithrespecttotreasurysecuritiesasoftoday,
May13,2005:
SecurityYearstoMaturity
AnnualCouponRate
PaidSemi-annuallyYield-to-maturity
A0.50%3.0%
B1.00%3.2%
C1.56%3.5%
D2.05%3.6%
(a)Calculatethespotrateforeachmaturitydate.
(b)Explainhowarbitrageprofitscouldbemadefromcouponstripping.
(c)Calculatetheone-yearforwardrate,oneyearfromtoday.
(d)Withrespecttothepureexpectationstheory
(i)Describethetheory
(ii)Describetheinterpretationsofthetheorythathavebeenputforthby
economists
(iii)Explaintheshortcomingsofthetheory
(e)Withrespecttoothertheoriesoftermstructureofinterestrates:
(i)Brieflydescribeeachtheory
(ii)Usingeachtheory,comparetheone-yearspotonMay13,2006,withthe
one-yearforwardratecalculatedin(c)
Showallwork.
Course6:Spring2005-5-GOONTONEXTPAGE
MorningSession
5.(5points)YouaregiventhefollowinginformationwithrespecttoStockXYZ:
?price:50
?variance:4%
?dividendrate:0%
Therisk-freeratecompoundedcontinuouslyis6%.
YouarealsogiventhefollowingselectedvaluesfromtheStandardNormalCumulative
DistributionFunction:
ZN(Z)ZN(Z)ZN(Z)
.010.5040.110.5438.210.5832
.020.5080.120.5478.220.5871
.030.5120.130.5517.230.5910
.040.5160.140.5557.240.5948
.050.5199.150.5596.250.5987
.060.5239.160.5636.260.6026
.070.5279.170.5675.270.6064
.080.5319.180.5714.280.6103
.090.5359.190.5753.290.6141
.100.5398.200.5793.300.6179
(a)Listtheassumptionsrequiredforput-callparity.
(b)UsetheBlack-Scholesformulatocalculatethepriceofaone-yearEuropeancall
optiononStockXYZwithastrikepriceof52.
(c)Calculatethepriceofaone-yearEuropeanputoptiononStockXYZwithastrike
priceof52.
Showallwork.
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MorningSession
6.(6points)Youaregiventhefollowingwithrespecttoaportfolioofbonds:
Bond
Annual
CouponPar
Market
Value
Option
Features
Yearsto
Maturity
A4.50%100100none2
B6.00%100
callableinone
yearat1012
Youaregiventhefollowingwithrespecttoabinomiallattice:
?rL:4%
?σ:15%
?timeintervalbetweennodes:1year
(a)Calculatetheone-yearspotrate.
(b)Calculatethetwo-yearspotrate.
(c)Calculatetheone-yearimpliedforwardrate.
(d)CalculatethevalueoftheoptioninBondB.
Showallwork.
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