Currency Derivatives Free Demo Test 7 /10 Currency Derivatives Free Demo Test 7 1 / 10 1. Which of the following example is that of Market Making ? a) A real estate agent quoting a price to sell a bunglow b) A jewellery store owner quoting a price to buy old jewellery and also quoting a price to sell new jewellery c) A wholesale fruit vendor quoting price to sell fruits at low prices d) A steel junk dealer quoting price to buy a very old car Your answer is Incorrect Your answer is correct Explanation: The mechanism of quoting price for both buying and selling is called as market making. 2 / 10 2. With respect to trading time for the world’s major currencies in the OTC market, which of the following statements is TRUE? a) Currencies are traded as per the permitted time of the respective countries b) Currencies are traded across time zones c) None of the above Your answer is Incorrect Your answer is correct Explanation: For currency market, the concept of a 24-hour market has become a reality. In financial centers around the world, business hours overlap; as some centers close, others open and begin to trade 3 / 10 3. When a person buys a put option, it means that he is buying a right to sell the underlying asset – State True or False? a) True b) False Your answer is Incorrect Your answer is correct Explanation: In a Put Option, the buyer has the right to sell an agreed quantity of the underlying asset. Only in a Call Option, the buyer has the right to buy an agreed quantity of a asset . 4 / 10 4. Mr. Pritam from India invested USD 20,000 in US equity markets at an exchange rate of 60 for USDINR. After a year, these investments grew to USD 23,000. Mr. Pritam then sold off the entire investments and repatriated his money to India. He found that his effective return (profit) was 20%. Calculate the exchange rate at which Mr. Pritam received when he repatriated the money to India. a) 62.61 b) 61.77 c) 60.56 d) 59.80 Your answer is Incorrect Your answer is correct Explanation: Mr. Pritam invested 20000 USD x 60 (Exchange Price) = Rs. 12,00,000 His return on this investment was 20% So 20% of Rs 12 lacs = Rs 240000 So he repatriated to India Rs 1200000 + Rs 240000 = Rs 14,40,000 14,40,000 Divided by USD 23000 = 62.61 So the exchange rate on repatriation was 62.61 5 / 10 5. Mr. Singh executes the following currency futures trade – buys USDINR and sells EURINR for an equivalent amount. What view has Mr. Singh expressed? a) EUR depreciating against USD b) INR appreciating against USD c) INR depreciating against USD d) EUR appreciating against USD Your answer is Incorrect Your answer is correct Explanation: Buying USDINR – view is USD appreciating against INR Selling EURINR – View is EUR depreciating against INR Combined view – USD appreciating against EUR or EUR depreciating against USD 6 / 10 6. An Indian company has both imports and exports in GBP of equal amounts. However, the export realization comes a week after the payments are made for imports. Which type of currency risk is the company facing? a) Risk of INR depreciation b) Risk of forward premia c) Risk of INR appreciation d) There is no currency risk Your answer is Incorrect Your answer is correct Explanation: Lets assume the GBPINR rate is 80 and the export and imports are 1000 GBP The company makes payments for imports at GBPINR 80 x 1000 = Rs. 80,000 After a week if INR appreciates, the GBPINR rate becomes say 78. So it will receive for its exports 78 x 1000 = Rs. 78000 So it will receive less amount than it has paid for imports. 7 / 10 7. What is the simultaneous buying and selling of EURINR futures contract across two different maturities called? a) Speculative Trading b) Hedge Trading c) Spread Trading d) Arbitrage Trading Your answer is Incorrect Your answer is correct Explanation: An intra-currency pair SPREAD consists of one long futures and one short futures contract. Both have the same underlying but different maturities. 8 / 10 8. A trader sees that 3 month USDINR forward is quoting at 65.5 while futures are quoting at 65.8. So he sells in futures and buys in the forward market. Determine the type of market participant would this trader be? a) He is an arbitrageur b) He is a technical analyst c) He is hedger d) He is a speculator Your answer is Incorrect Your answer is correct Explanation: Arbitrageurs are market participants who identify mispricing in the market and use it for making profit. Arbitrageurs lock in a profit by simultaneously entering opposite side transactions in two or more markets. 9 / 10 9. Ms. Mamta buys 10 lots of USDINR 1 month futures when the price was 65.00/65.10 and squares off 5 lots after a week when the price was 65.15/65.35. What were her profits or losses? a) 500 b) – 500 c) 1250 d) 250 Your answer is Incorrect Your answer is correct Explanation: When the Buy/Sell quote is 65.00/65.10, one has to buy at 65.10 When the Buy/Sell quote is 65.15/65.35, one has to sell at 65.15 Therefore : Purchase price is 65.10 and Sale Price is 65.15 Profit = .05 The profit has to be calculated only on the squared off trade ie. 5 lots .05 x 5 Lots x 1000 (lot size) = 250 Profit 10 / 10 10. ______ is TRUE for Exchange Traded Derivatives. a) Decentralized counter party credit risk management b) It is only available in stocks and currencies c) Centralized trade settlement d) Bilateral trade settlement Your answer is Incorrect Your answer is correct Explanation: For exchange traded derivative contracts, the Clearing Corporation acts as a central counterparty to all trades. The key difference being that exchange traded derivatives are standardized, more transparent, the counterparty risk is borne by a centralized corporation with stringent margining systems while OTC contracts are customized, opaque in pricing, risk management is decentralized and individual institutions/ clients take counterparty risk of each other. Your score is 0% Restart quiz Exit