Question 91
A bank owns a portfolio of bonds whose composition is shown below.
What is the modified duration of the portfolio?
Question 92
The risk management department of VegaBank wants to set guidelines on commodity carry trades. Which of
the following strategies should she pursue to achieve a profitable commodity carry?
I. Buy short-term commodity futures and sell longer-dated position when the curve is in contango.
II. Buy short-term commodity futures and sell longer-dated position when the curve is in backwardation.
III. Buy long-term commodity futures and sell shorter-dated positions when the curve is in contango.
IV. Buy long-term commodity futures and sell shorter-dated positions when the curve is in backwardation.
Question 93
Which one of the four following statements about technology systems for managing operational risk event
data is incorrect?
Question 94
A bank has a Var estimate of $100 million. It is considering a new transaction which has a correlation of 0.35
with the current portfolio and a standalone VaR estimate of $5 million. What would be the new VaR for the
bank if it carried out the transaction?
Question 95
An associate from the finance group has been identified as an operational risk coordinator (ORC) for her
department. To fulfill her ORC responsibilities the associate will need to:
I. Provide main communication contact with operational risk department
II. Provide main reporting contact with audit department
III. Coordinate collection of key risk indicators in her area
IV. Coordinate training and awareness activities in her area