8006 Exam Question 36
The annual borrowing rate for investors is 10% per annum. What is the par no-arbitrage futures price for delivery one year hence for a stock currently selling in the spot market at $100 ? Assume the stock pays no dividends.
8006 Exam Question 37
Which of the following statements are true:
(I). A deep in-the-money call option has a value very close to that of a forward contract with a forward price equal to the exercise price
(II). If the volatility of a stock goes down to zero, the value of a call option on the stock will tend to be close to that of a forward contract so long as the option is in the money.
(III). All other things remaining the same, the issue of stock warrants exercisable at a future date will cause a decline in the current stock price
(IV). Implied volatilities are calculated from market prices of options and are forward looking
(I). A deep in-the-money call option has a value very close to that of a forward contract with a forward price equal to the exercise price
(II). If the volatility of a stock goes down to zero, the value of a call option on the stock will tend to be close to that of a forward contract so long as the option is in the money.
(III). All other things remaining the same, the issue of stock warrants exercisable at a future date will cause a decline in the current stock price
(IV). Implied volatilities are calculated from market prices of options and are forward looking
8006 Exam Question 38
For a pair of correlated assets, the achievable portfolio standard deviation will be the lowest when the correlation is:
8006 Exam Question 39
Which of the following statements is true:
I. The standard deviation of a short position is the same as the standard deviation of a long position II. The expected return of a short position is the same as that a long position in the same asset III. If two assets are perfectly positively correlated, then a short position in one and a long position in the other are negatively correlated IV. If we increase the weight of an asset in a portfolio, its correlation with other assets in the portfolio scales up proportionately
I. The standard deviation of a short position is the same as the standard deviation of a long position II. The expected return of a short position is the same as that a long position in the same asset III. If two assets are perfectly positively correlated, then a short position in one and a long position in the other are negatively correlated IV. If we increase the weight of an asset in a portfolio, its correlation with other assets in the portfolio scales up proportionately
8006 Exam Question 40
What is the delta of a forward contract on a non-dividend paying stock?
