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

Which type of risk does a bank incur on loans that are in the "pipeline", i.e loans that are in the process of
origination but not yet originated?

A bank customer can use either a plain vanilla option or an option contract with volumetric flexibility to
reduce the following risks:
I. Market Risk
II. Basis Risk
III. Operational Risk

Bank Sigma takes a long position in the oil futures market that requires a 2% margin, i.e., the bank has to
deposit 2% of the value of the contract with the broker. The futures contracts were priced at $50 per barrel
(bbl) at inception, and rose by $5 to $55. The VaR on the position is estimated to be $10. What is the return on
this transaction on a risk adjusted basis?

After entering the securitization business, Delta Bank increases its cash efficiency by selling off the lower risk
portions of the portfolio credit risk. This process ___ risk on the residual pieces of the credit portfolio, and as a
result it ___ return on equity for the bank.