Baywhite Financial is a broker-dealer and wealth management firm that helps its clients manage their portfolios using stand-alone derivative strategies. A new Baywhite analyst is asked to evaluate the following client situations. A Baywhite client currently owns 5,000 common non-dividend-paying shares of Vivivyu Inc. (VIVU), a digital media company, at a spot price of USD173 per share. The client enters into a forward commitment to sell half of its VIVU position in six months at a price of USD175.58. Which of the following market events is most likely to result in the greatest gain in the VIVU forward contract MTM value from the client’s perspective?

An immediate decline in the VIVU spot price following contract inception

An increase in the risk-free rate

A steady rise in the spot price of VIVU stock over time

Baywhite Financial is a broker-dealer and wealth management firm that helps its clients manage their portfolios using stand-alone derivative strategies. A new Baywhite analyst is asked to evaluate the following client situations. Baywhite Financial seeks to gain a competitive advantage by making margin loans at fixed rates for up to 60 days to its investor clients. Since Baywhite borrows at a variable one-month market reference rate to finance these client loans, the firm enters into one-month FRA contracts on one-month MRR to hedge the interest rate exposure of its margin loan book. Which of the following statements best describes Baywhite’s interest rate exposure and the FRA position it should take to hedge that exposure?

Baywhite faces exposure to a rise in one-month MRR over the next 30 days, so it should enter into the FRA as a fixed-rate payer in order to benefit from a rise in one-month MRR above the FRA rate and offset its higher borrowing cost.

Baywhite faces exposure to a rise in one-month MRR over the next 30 days, so it should enter into the FRA as a fixed-rate receiver in order to benefit from a rise in one-month MRR above the FRA rate and offset its higher borrowing cost.

Baywhite faces exposure to a decline in one-month MRR over the next 30 days, so it should enter into the FRA as a fixed-rate receiver in order to benefit from a rise in one-month MRR above the FRA rate and offset its higher borrowing cost.

For an underlying asset that has no holding costs or benefits, the value of a forward contract to the long during the life of the contract is the

spot price minus the present value of the forward price

difference between the spot price and the forward price

present value of the difference between the spot price and the forward price

The most likely use of a forward rate agreement is to

lock in an interest rate for future borrowing or lending

exchange a floating-rate obligation for a fixed-rate obligation

obtain the right, but not the obligation, to borrow at a certain interest rate

A Baywhite client currently owns 5,000 common non-dividend-paying shares of Vivivyu Inc. (VIVU), a digital media company, at a spot price of USD173 per share. The client enters into a forward commitment to sell half of its VIVU position in six months at a price of USD175.58. Which of the following market events is most likely to result in the greatest gain in the VIVU forward contract MTM value from the client’s perspective?

An immediate decline in the VIVU spot price following contract inception

An increase in the risk-free rate

A steady rise in the spot price of VIVU stock over time

A Baywhite client has entered into a long six-month MXN/USD FX forward contract—that is, an agreement to sell MXN and buy USD. The MXN/USD spot exchange rate at inception is 19.8248 (MXN19.8248 = USD1), the six-month MXN risk-free rate is 4.25%, and the six-month USD risk-free rate is 0.5%. Baywhite’s market strategist predicts that the Mexican central bank (Banco de Mexico) will surprise the market with a 50 bp short-term rate cut at its upcoming meeting. Which of the following statements best describes how the client’s existing FX forward contract will be impacted if this prediction is realized and other parameters remain unchanged?

The lower interest rate differential between MXN and USD will cause the client to realize an MTM loss on the MXN/USD forward contract

The lower interest rate differential between MXN and USD will cause the MXN/USD contract forward rate to be adjusted downward.

The client will realize an MTM gain on the FX forward contract due to the decline in the MXN versus USD interest rate differential

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The calculation of derivatives values is based on an assumption that

investors are risk neutral

arbitrage opportunities are exploited rapidly

arbitrage opportunities do not arise in real markets

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A net benefit from holding the underlying asset of a forward contract will

increase the value of the forward contract during its life

decrease the no-arbitrage forward price at initiation

decrease the value of the forward contract at expiration

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Other things equal, an increase in storage costs of the underlying asset will

not affect the no-arbitrage forward price

decrease the no-arbitrage forward price

increase the no-arbitrage forward price

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

It is possible to profit from arbitrage when there are no costs or benefits to holding the underlying asset and the forward contract price is

equal to the future value of the spot price

greater than the present value of the spot price

less than the future value of the spot price

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The underlying asset of a derivative is most likely to have a convenience yield when the asset

is difficult to sell short

pays interest or dividends

must be stored and insured

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The forward price of a commodity will most likely be equal to the current spot price if the

convenience yield equals the storage costs as a percentage

convenience yield is equal to the risk-free rate plus storage costs as a percentage

risk-free rate equals the storage costs as a percentage minus the convenience yield

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

There are two forward contracts, contract 1 and contract 2, on the same underlying. The underlying makes no cash payments, does not yield any nonfinancial benefits, and does not incur any storage costs. Contract 1 expires in one year, and contract 2 expires in two years. It is most likely that the price of contract 1

is less than the price of contract 2.

is equal to the price of contract 2.

exceeds the price of contract 2.

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CFA I Der 2(M4-5)

The calculation of derivatives values is based on an assumption that

A net benefit from holding the underlying asset of a forward contract will

Other things equal, an increase in storage costs of the underlying asset will

It is possible to profit from arbitrage when there are no costs or benefits to holding the underlying asset and the forward contract price is

The underlying asset of a derivative is most likely to have a convenience yield when the asset

The forward price of a commodity will most likely be equal to the current spot price if the

Over time, a forward contract most likely has variable

All else being equal, if the risk-free rate increases immediately after the inception of a forward contract, the value of the contract to the forward buyer will:

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