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SOA往年真题May2004Course6（第三部分）——2014年份北美精算师

来源：高顿网校 2014-07-28

　　以下是SOA往年真题May2004Course6（第三部分）——2014年份北美精算师，珍惜大好的学习时光，且学且珍惜。
　　stroyed in the

　　ordinary course of doing business

　　11. X. Callable Bonds I. Bond price at low yields is

　　approximately equal to the price of

　　an option- free bond.

　　Y. Putable Bonds II. Negative convexity at low yield

　　levels and positive convexity at high

　　yield levels.

　　III. Positive convexity at all yield levels.

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　　Morning Session

　　12. X. Lattice methods I. Allow for more realistic jumps in

　　interest rates of varying amounts

　　along a single path.

　　Y. Simulation methods II. Easier to use to value instruments

　　that have embedded American-style

　　options.

　　III. Easier to use when more than one

　　factor changes at the same time.

　　13. X. Forward contracts I. Dealer or broker

　　Y. Futures contracts II. Bid-ask spread

　　III. High liquidity

　　14. X. Agency CMOs I. Usually rated by bond rating

　　agencies.

　　Y. Whole-loan CMOs II. Do not employ credit enhancement

　　techniques.

　　III. Employ credit enhancement

　　techniques.

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　　Morning Session

　　10-16. Each of questions 10 through 16 consists of two lists. In the list at the left are two items,

　　lettered X and Y. In the list at the right are three items, numbered I, II, and III. ONE of

　　the lettered items is related in some way to EXACTLY TWO of the numbered items.

　　Indicate the related items using the following answer code:

　　Lettered Item

　　Is Related to Numbered Items

　　(A)

　　I and II only

　　(B)

　　II and III only

　　(C)

　　I and II only

　　(D)

　　I and III only

　　(E)

　　The correct answer is not given by (A), (B), (C) or (D).

　　15. X. Horizon matching I. Active management.

　　Y. Contingent immunization II. Reduces impact of non-parallel

　　move of yield curve.

　　III. Always duration matched.

　　16. X. Value-at-risk model I. Measures the maximum loss in value

　　a company’s portfolio is likely to

　　sustain over a period of time as a

　　result of changes in market prices.

　　Y. Stress test II. Measures a company’s exposure to

　　extreme movements in stock prices.

　　III. Uses average historical correlations

　　among asset prices.

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　　Morning Session

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　　Morning Session

　　17. You are given the following:

　　? issues traded: 4,800

　　? advances: 2,600

　　? declines 1,500

　　? unchanged: 650

　　? new highs: 150

　　? new lows: 50

　　? advancing volume (000): 470,000

　　? declining volume (000): 235,000

　　? total volume (000): 740,000

　　Calculate the “trin” statistic.

　　(A) 0.87

　　(B) 1.02

　　(D) 1.17

　　(E) 2.00

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　　Morning Session

　　18. An investor purchases 50 shares of a stock on January 28, 2004.

　　You are given the following:

　　? annual interest on borrowed funds: 7%

　　? value of each share on January 28, 2005: 100

　　? investor’s return from January 28, 2004 to January 28, 2005: 30%

　　Calculate the original purchase price of each share, if the initial margin percentage is

　　75%.

　　(A) 66.23

　　(B) 80.48

　　(D) 85.06

　　(E) 86.02

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　　Morning Session

　　19. You are given the following:

　　? target return on capital: 15%

　　? net spread for residential mortgages: 1%

　　? net spread for mortgage bonds: 0.9%

　　; pre-tax return: 21%

　　? risk- free rate: 6%

　　? MCCSR factors:

　　BBB mortgage bonds: 2%

　　BB residential mortgages: 4%

　　Calculate the MCCSR-adjusted spread for residential mortgages and mortgage bonds,

　　respectively.

　　(A) (0.40%, 0.30%)

　　(B) (0.40%, 0.60%)

　　(D) (0.70%, 0.60%)

　　(E) (0.76%, 0.78%)

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　　Morning Session

　　20. You are given the following:

　　Risk Amount

　　C-1 80

　　C-2 100

　　C-3 90

　　C-4 10

　　Using Zeppatella’s formula for incremental RBC, determine (Wa, Wi), where Wa is the

　　weight associated with assets and Wi is the weight associated with insurance.

　　(A) (0.743, 0.437)

　　(B) (0.793, 0.467)

　　(D) (0.862, 0.507)

　　(E) (0.862, 0.682)

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　　Morning Session

　　21-24. Questions 21 through 24 consist of an assertion in the left-hand column and a reason in

　　the right-hand column. Code your answer to each question by blackening space:

　　(A) If both the assertion and the reason are true statements, and the reason is a correct

　　explanation of the assertion.

　　(B) If both the assertion and the reason are true statements, but the reason is NOT a

　　correct explanation of the assertion.

　　(D) If the assertion is a false statement, but the reason is a true statement.

　　(E) If both the assertion and the reason are false statements.21.

　　ASSERTION

　　Given the choice, investors prefer

　　a portfolio on a higher

　　indifference curve.

　　BECAUSE

　　REASON

　　Higher indifference curves

　　correspond to higher levels of

　　utility.

　　22.

　　ASSERTION

　　A callable bond is negatively

　　convex.

　　BECAUSE

　　REASON

　　A call option increases a bond’s

　　effective duration when interest

　　rates fall.

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　　Morning Session

　　23.

　　ASSERTION

　　Modified duration is an

　　inappropriate measure for bonds

　　with embedded options.

　　BECAUSE

　　REASON

　　Modified duration assumes a flat

　　yield curve.

　　24.

　　ASSERTION

　　Dividend scale guarantees are put

　　options within a participating life

　　insurance policy.

　　BECAUSE

　　REASON

　　A put option gives the purchaser

　　the right to sell at a fixed price.

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　　Morning Session

　　25-31. Each of questions 25 through 31 consists of two lists. In the list at the left are two items,

　　lettered X and Y. In the list at the right are three items, numbered I, II, and III. ONE of

　　the lettered items is related in some way to EXACTLY TWO of the numbered items.

　　Indicate the related items using the following answer code:

　　Lettered Item

　　Is Related to Numbered Items

　　(A)

　　I and II only

　　(B)

　　II and III only

　　(C)

　　I and II only

　　(D)

　　I and III only

　　(E)

　　The correct answer is not given by (A), (B), (C) or (D).

　　25. X. Refunding Provision I. Will not provide protection against

　　the issuance of common stock to

　　retire debt.

　　Y. Call Provision II. Bonds cannot be redeemed for any

　　reason.

　　III. Provides re

　　demption protection

　　against the issuance of debt ranking

　　equal to or superior to the debt to be

　　redeemed.

　　26. X. Multivariate density estimation

　　(MDE)

　　I. Chooses points which are as

　　uniformly distributed as possible.

　　Y. Low-discrepancy method II. Can only be used for classes of

　　financial instruments for which

　　liquid markets exist.

　　III. Nonparametric, model-free

　　approach.

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　　Morning Session

　　27. X. Amortized cost method I. Assets held to maturity

　　Y. Market value method II. Assets available for sale

　　III. Assets for trading

　　28. X. Return simulation I. Evaluates the current level of yields

　　by producing spot, discount, and

　　forward rate structures.

　　Y. Term-structure analysis II. Predicts bond and portfolio behavior

　　given alternative interest rate

　　scenario projections.

　　III. Values Treasury securities.

　　29. X. Duration bets I. Pure index match

　　Y. No duration bets II. Minor mismatches

　　III. Full-blown active

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　　Morning Session

　　25-31. Each of questions 30 through 31 consists of two lists. In the list at the left are two items,

　　lettered X and Y. In the list at the right are three items, numbered I, II, and III. ONE of

　　the lettered items is related in some way to EXACTLY TWO of the numbered items.

　　Indicate the related items using the following answer code:

　　Lettered Item

　　Is Related to Numbered Items

　　(A)

　　I and II only

　　(B)

　　II and III only

　　(C)

　　I and II only

　　(D)

　　I and III only

　　(E)

　　The correct answer is not given by (A), (B), (C) or (D).30. X. Price sensitivity techniques I. Maturity gap management

　　Y. Cash flow techniques II. Key rate duration

　　III. Convexity

　　31. X. Z Bonds I. No reinvestment risk during the

　　accretion phase.

　　Y. Accretion-directed Classes II. Do not extend even if there are no

　　prepayments.

　　III. Price is highly sensitive to interest

　　rate movements.

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　　Morning Session

　　32. You are given the following information with respect to a portfolio:

　　? duration: 3

　　? dispersion: 0.75

　　? all cash flows are positive

　　Time ( t ) ( PV CFt )

　　1 1

　　2 X

　　3 Y

　　4 0

　　5 1

　　Determine the minimum value of Y .

　　(A) 0

　　(B) 3

　　(D) 9

　　(E) 26

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　　Morning Session

　　33. You are given the following with respect to a multiplicative binomial model:

　　? the current short rate is 4%

　　? rates are twice as likely to rise as they are to fall

　　? the volatility parameter is 20%

　　Determine the expected short rate two periods from now.

　　(A) 3.65

　　(B) 4.13

　　(D) 4.55

　　(E) 4.65

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　　Morning Session

　　34. You are given the following with respect to a mutual fund:

　　? annual expense ratio: 1%

　　? gross annual rate of return: 10%

　　The back-end load fee starts at 4% and reduces by 0.5% on each anniversary.

　　An investor makes an initial investment of 5,000 on January 1, 2002.

　　Calculate the realized gain if the investor sells the shares on December 31, 2004.

　　(A) 941

　　(B) 1,216

　　(D) 1,313

　　(E) 1,455

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　　Morning Session

　　COURSE 6

　　AFTERNOON SESSION

　　SECTION C – WRITTEN ANSWER

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　　ternoon Session

　　**BEGINNING OF EXAMINATION**

　　AFTERNOON SESSION

　　8. (4 points) Describe the practical difficulties that may be encountered while implementing

　　an asset allocation optimization model.

　　9. (5 points) You are given the following information about a universe of securities:

　　? Rf : 0.0300

　　? ( ) E RM : 0.0700

　　? 2

　　s M : 0.0450

　　The market covariance grid is:

　　Security Market Weight Covariance Matrix

　　A 0.35 9% 2% 2% 8%

　　B 0.25 2% 12% 1% 2%

　　C 0.25 2% 1% 3% 5%

　　D 0.15 8% 2% 5% 12%

　　(a) Calculate the market price of risk.

　　(b) Calculate the contribution to the variance of the market portfolio for securities

　　B and D.

　　Show all work.

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　　Afternoon Session

　　10. (6 points) You are given the following with respect to T-bills issued on February 1,

　　2004:

　　Term to Maturity Spot Price

　　1 month 98.50

　　2 months 98.40

　　3 months 98.20

　　4 months 98.00

　　A futures contract is available for delivery of a 3-month T-bill on March 1, 2004.

　　(a) Compare forward contracts to futures contracts.

　　(b) Determine the implied price of the futures contract.

　　market price of the futures contract at that time is 97.5. Calculate the profit and

　　cash flows each month until all contracts are mature.

　　Show all work.
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