听力原文：Although it is a normal part of banking, excessive interest rate risk can pose a significant threat to a bank's earnings and capital base.
(4)
A．Interest rate risk is a normal part of banking operations.
B．Interest rate risk is a terrible threat to banking operations.
C．A bank's earnings and capital base is a normal part of banking.
D．A bank's earnings and capital base can pose a significant threat to banking.
第1题：
184 Which of the following activities can be considered as part of risk mitigation
A. risk identification
B. purchasing insurance
C. assessment of outcomes
D. assessment of probabilities
E. C and D only
第2题：
3 The managers of Daylon plc are reviewing the company’s investment portfolio. About 15% of the portfolio is represented by a holding of 5,550,000 ordinary shares of Mondglobe plc. The managers are concerned about the effect on portfolio value if the price of Mondglobe’s shares should fall, and are considering selling the shares. Daylon’s investment bank has suggested that the risk of Mondglobe’s shares falling by more than 5% from their current value could be protected against by buying an over the counter option. The investment bank is prepared to sell an appropriate six month option to Daylon for ￡250,000.
Other information:
(i) The current market price of Mondglobe’s ordinary shares is 360 pence.
(ii) The annual volatility (variance) of Mondglobe’s shares for the last year was 169%.
(iii) The risk free rate is 4% per year.
(iv) No dividend is expected to be paid by Mondglobe during the next six months.
Required:
(a) Evaluate whether or not the price at which the investment bank is willing to sell the option is a fair price.(10 marks)
3 (a) The investment bank is offering to sell to Daylon plc an option to sell Mondglobe ordinary shares at a price no worse than 5% below the current market price of 360 pence. This is a put option on Mondglobe shares at a price of 342 pence. The Black-Scholes option pricing model may be used to estimate whether or not the option price is a fair price. The value of a put option may be found by first estimating the value of a call option and then using the put-call parity theorem.
Basic data:
Share price 360 pence
Exercise price 342 pence
Risk free rate 4% (0·04)
Volatility is measured by the standard deviation. The variance is 169% therefore the standard deviation, σ is 13% (0·13)
The relevant period is six months (0·5)
第3题：
Giving a part of project work to a contractor is an example of:
A risk mitigation
B risk assignment
C risk delegation
D risk deflection
E risk assumption
第4题：
短文理解
听力原文： The Chinese currency is the Renminbi. China has maintained a unified managed floating exchange rate since January 1994. The exchange rate of the Renminbi is determined by the inter-bank foreign exchange market. The People' s Bank of China announces a reference rate for the Renminbi against the US dollar, the Hong Kong dollar, and the Japanese yen based on the weighted average price of foreign exchange transactions during the previous day's trading. Daily movement of the exchange rate of the Renminbi against the US dollar in inter-bank foreign exchange market is limited to 0.3% on either side of the reference rate as announced by the PBC. The buying and selling rates of the Renminbi against the Hong Kong dollar and the Japanese yen may not deviate more than 1% on either side of the reference rate. In the case of other currencies, the deviation may not exceed 0.5% on either side of their respective rates.
21. When did China begin to maintain a unified managed floating exchange rate?
22.Who determines the exchange rate of the Renminbi?
23.What is the deviation allowed on daily movement of the exchange rate of Renminbi against the US dollar?
(21)
A．1992
B．1993
C．1994
D．1995
第5题：
听力原文： A certificate of deposit (CD) is a time deposit with a bank. Time deposits may not be withdrawn on demand like a check account. CDs are generally issued by commercial banks but they can be bought through brokerages. They bear a specific maturity date that usually lasts from 3 months to 5 years, a specified interest rate, and can be issued in any denomination, very similar to bonds. CDs offer a slightly higher yield than T-Bills because of the slightly higher default risk for a bank, but overall the likeliness of a large bank going broke is pretty slim. Of course, the amount of interest you earn depends on a number of factors such as the current interest rate environment, how much money you invest, the length of time, and your specific bank.
24. What is a CD?
25.Which of the followings generally issue CDs?
26.How long does a specific maturity usually last?
27.Why do CDs pay higher return to investors than T-bills?
(24)
A．A term deposit that can be drawn at any time.
B．A time deposit with a bank.
C．A current deposit.
D．A cheek account.
第6题：
196 Giving a part of project work to a contractor is an example of:
A. risk mitigation
B. risk assignment
C. risk delegation
D. risk deflection
E. risk assumption
第7题：
听力原文：M: The depositors can earn interest on demand deposits, is that right?
W: Yes, but the rate of interest on demand deposits is generally well below the bank's base rate.
Q: What does the woman imply?
(15)
A．The bank's base rate is fixed.
B．The rate on demand deposits is low.
C．The rate on demand deposits is high.
D．The bank's base rate is floating.
第8题：
Which of the following activities can be considered as part of risk mitigation
A risk identification
B purchasing insurance
C assessment of outcomes
D assessment of probabilities
E C and D only
第9题：
听力原文：M: What about the interest rate?
W: Well, the discount rate is given in accordance with the terms of the bill, time of discount, the amount, the reputation of the drawee and the drawer.
Q: What are they talking about?
(14)
A．The interest rate of savings account.
B．The discounting rate for drafts.
C．The rediscounting rate.
D．The interest rate for loans.
第10题：
听力原文：The rate of interest on savings accounts is usually a little lower than that on deposit accounts.
(5)
A．There is a higher rate of interest on deposit account.
B．There is a higher rate of interest on savings account.
C．The rate of interest on deposit accounts is always much higher than that on savings accounts.
D．The rate of interest on deposit accounts is usually much lower than that on savings accounts.