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Questions # 181:

What would happen to a bank’s net interest income if it ran a zero gap in an environment of decreasing interest rates?

Options:

A.

Net interest income would increase slightly.

B.

Net interest income would increase considerably.

C.

Net interest income would decrease.

D.

Net interest income would hardly change at all.

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Questions # 182:

What is the purpose of the Liquidity Coverage Ratio?

Options:

A.

to mitigate market replacement risk across markets

B.

to eliminate funding mismatches by establishing a minimum acceptable amount of stable funding

C.

to ensure that banks have enough high-quality liquid assets to survive a 30-day period of acute market stress

D.

to minimize duration risk on a bank’s assets over a one-year horizon

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Questions # 183:

Any breaches in confidentiality should be:

Options:

A.

documented and reported to the local regulator

B.

communicated to local staff by a confidential internal circular

C.

investigated immediately according to a properly documented procedure

D.

reported to the ACI’s Committee for Professionalism to investigate and advise accordingly

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Questions # 184:

What is an outright forward FX transaction?

Options:

A.

A spot sale (purchase) and a forward purchase (sale)

B.

A spot sale (purchase) and a forward sale (purchase)

C.

An exchange of currencies on a date beyond spot and at a price fixed today

D.

An exchange of currencies on a date beyond spot

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Questions # 185:

What is the name of a swap in which the counterparties sell currencies to each other with a concomitant agreement to reverse the exchange of currencies at a fixed date in the future at the same price, and where the interest rates for the two currencies are reflected in the two exchanges but paid separately?

Options:

A.

aFXswap

B.

an in/out swap

C.

a currency swap

D.

a quanto swap

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Questions # 186:

What is the recommended follow-up procedure in case of a settlement discrepancy?

Options:

A.

All investigation cases should be handled within the same day B. All investigation cases should be handled within 2 days

B.

Investigation cases received before noon should be handled within the same day and those received after midday should be handled before noon the next day

C.

Investigation cases received before noon should be handled within the same day and those received after midday within 24 hours

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Questions # 187:

Which of the following is a characteristic of all liquid assets under Basel III?

Options:

A.

uncertainty of valuation

B.

high correlation with risky assets

C.

listed on a developed and recognized exchange

D.

readily marketable

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Questions # 188:

What does the term “mine” mean when given in response to an FX spot quotation?

Options:

A.

I buy the base currency at the bid rate.

B.

I buy the base currency at the offer rate.

C.

I buy the counter-currency at the offer rate.

D.

I sell you the base currency at the bid rate,

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Questions # 189:

What is the London Gold Price Fix (London Gold Fixing)?

Options:

A.

the gold price fixed twice a day to balance supply and demand in the London bullion market

B.

the gold price fixed at the end of the day in the London bullion market

C.

the gold price fixed at 11:00 am. local time in the London bullion market from a panel of gold traders

D.

the gold price fixed at 11:00 a.m. to settle gold contracts in the London bullion market

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Questions # 190:

When may a broker assume a deal is closed?

Options:

A.

When one of the principals confirms the deal

B.

When the principals give a written undertaking for all deals done at the end of the day

C.

When acknowledgement is received from the principals that the deal is done

D.

When both back offices acknowledge the deal

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Questions # 191:

You are entering into a swap as a fixed rate receiver with Party A and into an offsetting position with party B. All other things being equal, which of the scenarios below will lead to the greatest increase in the sum of the Credit Value Adjustments for A and B?

Options:

A.

upward shift of the swap curve and rating downgrade of party A

B.

downward shift of the swap curve and rating downgrade of party A

C.

downward shift of the swap curve and rating downgrade of party B

D.

downward shift of the swap curve only

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Questions # 192:

What is a hedge?

Options:

A.

A means by which to reduce a risk

B.

An equal and opposite risk

C.

A riskless transaction

D.

A means of cancelling a deal

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Questions # 193:

The spot/next repo rate for the 5% Bund 2018 is quoted to you at 1.75-80%. You sell bonds with a market value of EUR 5,798,692.00 through a sell/buy-back. The Repurchase Price is:

Options:

A.

EUR 5,798,982

B.

EUR 5,799,497

C.

EUR 5,746,376

D.

EUR 5,000,694

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Questions # 194:

You sold a JPY 500,000,000 1x12 FRA at 0.35%. The settlement rate is 11-month (334-day) JPY LIBOR, which is fixed at 0.4450%.

What is the settlement amount at maturity?

Options:

A.

You pay JPY 440,694

B.

You receive JPY 440,694

C.

You pay JPY 438,882

D.

You receive JPY 438,882

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Questions # 195:

Selling a FRA has the same interest rate exposure as:

Options:

A.

Opening a positive gap

B.

Going over-borrowed

C.

Making a forward-forward loan

D.

Taking a forward-forward deposit

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