1. Consider the plain vanilla swap that Party A pays a fixed rate 8.29% per annum on a semiannual basis (180/360), and receives from Party B . The current six-month LIBOR rate is 7.35% per annum. The notional principal is $25M. What is the net swap payment of Party A?

　　A. $20,000

　　B. $40,000

　　C. $80,000

　　D. $110,000

　　金程frm解析Answer: C

　　Step1.calculate value of fixed bond Party A=25,000,000×8.29%/2=$1,036,250

　　Step2.calculate value of floating bond Party B =25,000,000×7.65%/2=$956,250

2. How to create a bull spread ？

　　A. Buy a put with a strike price of X= 55, and sell a put with a strike price of 50.

　　B. Buy a put with a strike price of X = 50, and sell a put with a strike price of 55.

　　C. Buy a call with a premium of 5, and sell a call with a premium of 7

　　D. Buy a call with a strike price of X = 50, and sell a put with a strike price of 55.

　　金程frm解析Answer: B

　　A bull spread involves buying a put with a low strike price and selling another put with a high strike price or buying a call with a low strike price and selling another call with a high strike price.

3. The risk-free rate is 10%.Assume that options on a non-dividend paying stock with price of USD 100 have a time to expiry of half a year and a strike price of USD 110. Further, , the Black-Scholes values of these option Is closest to：

　　A. Value of American call option is USD 6.56 and of American put option is USD 12.0

　　B. Value of American call option is USD 5.50 and of American put option is USD 12.0

　　C. Value of American call option is USD 6.56 and of American put option is USD 10.0

　　D. Value of American call option is USD 5.50 and of American put option is USD 10.0

　　金程frm解析Answer: A

　　We know that American options are never less than corresponding European option in valuation. Also, the American call option price is exactly the same as the European call option price under the usual Black-Scholes world with no dividend. Thus only ‘a’ is the correct option.

4. There is a two-year bond that pays an annual coupon of 10% and whose current yield to maturity is 14%，what are the duration and convexity? Use $1,000 as the face value.

　　A. 1.637 years and 3.3491

　　B. 1.732 years and 4.0283

　　C. 1.892 years and 4.2276

　　D. 1.906 years and 4.3278

　　金程frm解析Answer: D

　　The duration is 1.906 years, as shown in the table. Therefore the correct answer has to be D; you don';t need to compute the convexity.

5. Assume that the forward rate of a 3-month EUR|USD foreign exchange contract is 1.1615 USD per EUR. What will the spot USD per EUR exchange rate be, while EUR LIBOR is 5% and USD LIBOR is 3%？

　　A. 1.1569.

　　B. 1.1639.

　　C. 1.1673

　　D. 1.1766

　　金程frm解析Answer: C

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