Question 1

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  A puttable bond allows the lender to ask for the principal to be repaid early 
B)  A puttable bond allows the borrower to repay the principal early 
C)  A puttable bond is a bond with an embedded stock option 
D)  None of the above 
A)  A puttable bond allows the lender to ask for the principal to be repaid early 
B)  A puttable bond allows the borrower to repay the principal early 
C)  A puttable bond is a bond with an embedded stock option 
D)  None of the above B

Question 2

What is exchanged when a put option on an interest rate futures is exercised?

Accepted Answer

A)  A long position in a futures contract for the holder of the option and a short position in a futures contract for the option writer 
B)  A short position in a futures contract for the holder of the option and a long position in a futures contract for the option writer 
C)  Cash payoff, a long position in a futures contract for the holder of the option, and a short position in a futures contract for the option writer 
D)  Cash payoff, a short position in a futures contract for the holder of the option, and a long position in a futures contract for the option writer 
A)  A long position in a futures contract for the holder of the option and a short position in a futures contract for the option writer 
B)  A short position in a futures contract for the holder of the option and a long position in a futures contract for the option writer 
C)  Cash payoff, a long position in a futures contract for the holder of the option, and a short position in a futures contract for the option writer 
D)  Cash payoff, a short position in a futures contract for the holder of the option, and a long position in a futures contract for the option writer D

Question 3

Which of the following is assumed to be lognormal when a bond option is valued?

Accepted Answer

A)  A future bond price 
B)  A future swap rate 
C)  A future short-term rate 
D)  A future bond yield 
A)  A future bond price 
B)  A future swap rate 
C)  A future short-term rate 
D)  A future bond yield A

Question 4

In a cap with quarterly reset dates, the cap rate is 3.5% per annum and the notional principal is $1 million. Suppose that the LIBOR rate is 4.0% per annum for a particular 3-month period. What is the approximate payoff at the end of the 3 months?

Accepted Answer

A)  $10,000 
B)  $5,000 
C)  $2,500 
D)  $1,250 
A)  $10,000 
B)  $5,000 
C)  $2,500 
D)  $1,250

Question 5

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  A swaption that gives the holder the right to pay fixed is equivalent to a call option on a bond 
B)  A swaption that gives the holder the right to pay fixed is equivalent to a put option on a bond 
C)  A swaption that gives the holder the right to pay fixed is equivalent to a put option on one bond combined with a call option on another bond 
D)  None of the above 
A)  A swaption that gives the holder the right to pay fixed is equivalent to a call option on a bond 
B)  A swaption that gives the holder the right to pay fixed is equivalent to a put option on a bond 
C)  A swaption that gives the holder the right to pay fixed is equivalent to a put option on one bond combined with a call option on another bond 
D)  None of the above

Question 6

A Eurodollar futures option contract has a strike price of 97 and the Eurodollar interest rate is 2.50%. What is the intrinsic value of the contract if the option is a call?

Accepted Answer

A)  $0 
B)  $1,250 
C)  $1,750 
D)  $2,500 
A)  $0 
B)  $1,250 
C)  $1,750 
D)  $2,500

Question 7

In put-call parity for caps and floors, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long cap plus long floor equals swap 
B)  Long cap plus swap equals short floor 
C)  Long cap equals long floor plus swap 
D)  Long cap minus long floor equals swaption 
A)  Long cap plus long floor equals swap 
B)  Long cap plus swap equals short floor 
C)  Long cap equals long floor plus swap 
D)  Long cap minus long floor equals swaption

Question 8

A five-year cap is reset annually period. The cap rate is 3% and the notional principal is $100 million. The 12-month LIBOR interest rate for the third year proves to be 5%. Which of the following is approximately true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The resulting payoff is $2 million at the beginning of the third year 
B)  The resulting payoff is $2 million at the end of the fifth year 
C)  The resulting payoff is $2 million at the end of the third year 
D)  The resulting payoff is $2 million half way through the third year 
A)  The resulting payoff is $2 million at the beginning of the third year 
B)  The resulting payoff is $2 million at the end of the fifth year 
C)  The resulting payoff is $2 million at the end of the third year 
D)  The resulting payoff is $2 million half way through the third year

Question 9

Which of the following is assumed to be lognormal when a swap option is valued?

Accepted Answer

A)  A future bond price 
B)  A future swap rate 
C)  A future short-term rate 
D)  A future bond yield 
A)  A future bond price 
B)  A future swap rate 
C)  A future short-term rate 
D)  A future bond yield

Question 10

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  A callable bond allows the lender to ask for the principal to be repaid early 
B)  A callable bond allows the borrower to repay the principal early 
C)  A callable bond is a bond with an embedded stock option 
D)  None of the above 
A)  A callable bond allows the lender to ask for the principal to be repaid early 
B)  A callable bond allows the borrower to repay the principal early 
C)  A callable bond is a bond with an embedded stock option 
D)  None of the above

Question 11

In a floor with semiannual reset dates, the floor rate is 3.5% per annum and the notional principal is $1 million. Suppose that the LIBOR rate is 3% per annum for a particular 6-month period. What is the approximate payoff at the end of the 6 months?

Accepted Answer

A)  $10,000 
B)  $5,000 
C)  $2,500 
D)  $1,250 
A)  $10,000 
B)  $5,000 
C)  $2,500 
D)  $1,250

Question 12

Which of the following is assumed to be lognormal when a caplet is valued?

Accepted Answer

A)  A future bond price 
B)  A future swap rate 
C)  A future short-term rate 
D)  A future long-term rate 
A)  A future bond price 
B)  A future swap rate 
C)  A future short-term rate 
D)  A future long-term rate

Question 13

The price of a December put futures option is quoted as 5-52. Each Treasury bond futures contract is for delivery of $100,000 in Treasury bonds. What is the cost of one contract?

Accepted Answer

A)  $5,520.00 
B)  $5,812.50 
C)  $6,625.00 
D)  $8,250.00 
A)  $5,520.00 
B)  $5,812.50 
C)  $6,625.00 
D)  $8,250.00

Question 14

A floating-rate borrower wants to use a collar as a hedge. Which of the following is appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buy a cap and sell a floor 
B)  Buy a cap and buy a floor 
C)  Sell a cap and sell a floor 
D)  Sell a cap and buy a floor 
A)  Buy a cap and sell a floor 
B)  Buy a cap and buy a floor 
C)  Sell a cap and sell a floor 
D)  Sell a cap and buy a floor

Question 15

At the maturity of a bond option, it is estimated that the underlying bond will have a duration of 6 years and a yield of 5%. The forward yield volatility is quoted as 25%. What is the volatility of the forward bond price?

Accepted Answer

A)  3% 
B)  30% 
C)  20.8% 
D)  7.5% 
A)  3% 
B)  30% 
C)  20.8% 
D)  7.5%

Question 16

Which of the following is an implication of the mean reversion of interest rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interest rates cannot become negative 
B)  When short-term interest rates are high they tend to move down 
C)  The term structure of interest rates tends to be upward sloping 
D)  When short-term interest rates are low they tend to stay low 
A)  Interest rates cannot become negative 
B)  When short-term interest rates are high they tend to move down 
C)  The term structure of interest rates tends to be upward sloping 
D)  When short-term interest rates are low they tend to stay low

Question 17

A ten year interest rate cap has quarterly resets. How many caplets does the cap consist of?

Accepted Answer

A)  38 
B)  39 
C)  40 
D)  41 
A)  38 
B)  39 
C)  40 
D)  41

Question 18

A floating-rate lender wants to use a collar as a hedge. Which of the following is appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buy a cap and sell a floor 
B)  Buy a cap and buy a floor 
C)  Sell a cap and sell a floor 
D)  Sell a cap and buy a floor 
A)  Buy a cap and sell a floor 
B)  Buy a cap and buy a floor 
C)  Sell a cap and sell a floor 
D)  Sell a cap and buy a floor

Question 19

A Eurodollar futures option contract has a strike price of 97 and the Eurodollar interest rate is 2.50%. What is the intrinsic value of the contract if the option is a put?

Accepted Answer

A)  $0 
B)  $1,250 
C)  $1,750 
D)  $2,500 
A)  $0 
B)  $1,250 
C)  $1,750 
D)  $2,500

Question 20

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  A cap is a portfolio of put options on interest rates 
B)  A cap is a put option on a coupon-bearing bond 
C)  A cap is a call option on a coupon-bearing bond 
D)  None of the above 
A)  A cap is a portfolio of put options on interest rates 
B)  A cap is a put option on a coupon-bearing bond 
C)  A cap is a call option on a coupon-bearing bond 
D)  None of the above

Exam 21: Interest Rate Options

Which of the following is true?

What is exchanged when a put option on an interest rate futures is exercised?

Which of the following is assumed to be lognormal when a bond option is valued?

In a cap with quarterly reset dates, the cap rate is 3.5% per annum and the notional principal is $1 million. Suppose that the LIBOR rate is 4.0% per annum for a particular 3-month period. What is the approximate payoff at the end of the 3 months?

Which of the following is true?

A Eurodollar futures option contract has a strike price of 97 and the Eurodollar interest rate is 2.50%. What is the intrinsic value of the contract if the option is a call?

In put-call parity for caps and floors, which of the following is true?

A five-year cap is reset annually period. The cap rate is 3% and the notional principal is $100 million. The 12-month LIBOR interest rate for the third year proves to be 5%. Which of the following is approximately true?

Which of the following is assumed to be lognormal when a swap option is valued?

Which of the following is true?

In a floor with semiannual reset dates, the floor rate is 3.5% per annum and the notional principal is $1 million. Suppose that the LIBOR rate is 3% per annum for a particular 6-month period. What is the approximate payoff at the end of the 6 months?

Which of the following is assumed to be lognormal when a caplet is valued?

The price of a December put futures option is quoted as 5-52. Each Treasury bond futures contract is for delivery of $100,000 in Treasury bonds. What is the cost of one contract?

A floating-rate borrower wants to use a collar as a hedge. Which of the following is appropriate?

At the maturity of a bond option, it is estimated that the underlying bond will have a duration of 6 years and a yield of 5%. The forward yield volatility is quoted as 25%. What is the volatility of the forward bond price?

Which of the following is an implication of the mean reversion of interest rates?

A ten year interest rate cap has quarterly resets. How many caplets does the cap consist of?

A floating-rate lender wants to use a collar as a hedge. Which of the following is appropriate?

A Eurodollar futures option contract has a strike price of 97 and the Eurodollar interest rate is 2.50%. What is the intrinsic value of the contract if the option is a put?

Which of the following is true?

Introduction

Mechanics of Futures Markets

Hedging Strategies Using Futures

Interest Rates

Determination of Forward and Futures Prices

Interest Rate Futures

Swaps

Securitization and the Credit Crisis of 2007

Mechanics of Options Markets

Properties of Stock Options

Trading Strategies Involving Options

Introduction to Binomial Trees

Valuing Stock Options: the Bsm Model

Employee Stock Options

Options on Stock Indices and Currencies

Futures Options

The Greek Letters

Binomial Trees in Practice

Volatility Smiles

Value at Risk

Exotic Options and Other Nonstandard Products

Credit Derivatives

Weather, Energy, and Insurance Derivatives

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