Short-selling is typically associated with the following risks:
I. Potential for extreme losses
II. Risk associated with the availability of shares to borrow
III. Market behavior risk
IV. Liquidity risk

Which of the following statements regarding collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) is correct?
I. CDOs typically have loans or bonds as underlying collateral.
II. CDOs generally less risky than CMOs.
III. There is a correlation among defaults in the CDO collateral which should be considered in valuation of
these complex instruments.

Which one of the following four metrics represents the difference between the expected loss and unexpected
loss on a credit portfolio?

A bank customer expecting to pay its Brazilian supplier BRL 100 million asks Alpha Bank to buy Australian
dollars and sell Brazilian reals. Alpha bank does not hold reals so it asks for a quote to buy Brazilian reals in
the market. The market rate is 100. The bank quotes a selling rate of 101 to its customer and sells the real at
this quoted price. Then the bank immediately buys the real at the market rate and completes foreign exchange
matched transaction. What is the impact of this transaction on the bank's risk profile?

Which of the following factors would typically increase the credit spread?
I. Increase in the probability of default of the issuer.
II. Decrease in risk premium.
III. Decrease in loss given default of the issuer.
IV. Increase in expected loss.