北美精算师考试SOA——历年真题发布May2005Course6(4)

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  20.X.SpreadanalysisI.Comparesthetotalreturnand
  durationofvariousassets
  Y.RelativereturnvalueanalysisII.Analyzespricesandyieldsbybond
  marketsector
  III.Usesregressiontodetermine
  portfolioexpectations
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  21-26.Questions21through26consistofanassertionintheleft-handcolumnandareasonin
  theright-handcolumn.Codeyouranswertoeachquestionbyblackeningspace:
  (A)Ifboththeassertionandthereasonaretruestatements,andthereasonisacorrect
  explanationoftheassertion.
  (B)Ifboththeassertionandthereasonaretruestatements,butthereasonisNOTa
  correctexplanationoftheassertion.
  (C)Iftheassertionisatruestatement,butthereasonisafalsestatement.
  (D)Iftheassertionisafalsestatement,butthereasonisatruestatement.
  (E)Ifboththeassertionandthereasonarefalsestatements.
 
  21.
  ASSERTION
  Discountingthescheduledstream
  ofcashflowsbytheforwardrates
  providesthemarketvalueofa
  callablebond.
  BECAUSE
  REASON
  Forwardratescanbeusedto
  determinethevalueofanystream
  offixedcashflows.
 
  22.
  ASSERTION
  Asinterestratesincrease,the
  effectivedurationofacallable
  bonddecreases.
  BECAUSE
  REASON
  Effectivedurationrecognizesthe
  factthatyieldchangesmay
  changetheexpectedcashflows.
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  23.
  ASSERTION
  Value-at-riskmodelshave
  limitedabilitytocapturetherisks
  ofexceptionalmarketevents.
  BECAUSE
  REASON
  Value-at-riskmodelsuseaverage
  historicalcorrelationsamongasset
  pricestomakestatistical
  assessments.
 
  24.
  ASSERTION
  FASB87requiresbothpension
  assetsandliabilitiestobemarked
  tomarket.
  BECAUSE
  REASON
  PriortoFASB87,anyunderfunding
  ofapensionplanwas
  reportedinthefootnotestothe
  financialstatements.
 
  25.
  ASSERTION
  Acallablebondhaspositive
  convexity.
  BECAUSE
  REASON
  Acallablebondmaybeviewedas
  alongpositioninabondanda
  longpositioninanoption.
 
  26.
  ASSERTION
  AnArrow-Debreusecuritypays
  oneunitinonestateofnatureand
  nothinginallotherstates.
  BECAUSE
  REASON
  Thesingle-periodsecurities
  marketmodelisarbitragefreeif
  andonlyifthereexistsastate
  pricevector.
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  27.Youaregiventhefollowing:
  CountryExpectedOne-yearInvestmentReturn
  U.S.4%
  China6%
  Thecurrentexchangerateis8.27ChineseRMBperU.S.Dollar.
  Calculatetheno-arbitrageone-yearfutureexchangerate.
  (A)8.11
  (B)8.29
  (C)8.43
  (D)8.60
  (E)8.77
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  28.Youaregiventhefollowingforabinomialoptionpricingmodel:
  ?Lengthofinterval:4years
  ?Annualvolatility:0.5
  ?Annualinterestrate:5.0%
  Calculatetheprobabilityvalueq.
  (A)0.15
  (B)0.36
  (C)0.64
  (D)0.68
  (E)0.88
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