Derivatives Flashcards

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What are the assumptions of arbitrage free pricing and valuation, notation for S, s, F,f,V,v? What is V0 for futures and forwards? What is convergence?

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What is the formula for futures/forwards with periodic and continuous compounding?

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What is carry and reverse carry arbitrage?

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4
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How to value a forward/futures with no underlying cashflows?

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How to value forward/futures with underlying cashflows?

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What is an FRA and what does it mean to be long/short?

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payoff formula for FRA short/long?

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8
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Describe fixed income forwards? Why is a conversion factor needed?

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9
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Describe forward/futures with known yield?

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What is the concept of cheapest to deliver (CTD)? What is the cost to purchase deliverable bond?

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Valuing a fixed income forward example?

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12
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Valuing a currency forward example?

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13
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What is an interest rate swap and how does it work?

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How to get the fixed rate of interest rate swap?

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15
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Formula for value of swap?

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16
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What is a currency swap and how does it work?

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17
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Valueing a currency swap example?

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18
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Explain what an equity swap is and how it works?

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19
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How is an equity swap valued?

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Equity swap value example

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21
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What is a contingent claim and what are the assumptions to value them?

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Describe the 1-period binomial model and how to find the hedge ratio?

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23
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How to determine risk-neutral probability and how to then compute C0 or P0?

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24
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2 period bimonial model: what is the hedge ratio?

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25
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Formula for C0 for 2 period binomial in one step and put-call parity?

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26
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What are the differences between valuing American and european options?

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27
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How to find the early exercise put premium us over eu?

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28
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How to adjust for dividends and the adjustment for US?

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29
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How do interest rate options work with 2p binomial?

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30
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What are the BSM assumptions about percentage chanegs in stock prices, changes in successive periods and the stock price distribution (mean and std dev)?

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31
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What are the 10 BSM assumptions?

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32
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BSM: formula for put, call and d1 and d2?

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33
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How can a call and a put be represented in terms of stock and bond?

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34
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Replication of buying/selling call/put? Formula for each

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35
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How is BSM modified to account for carry benefits? How do carry benfits affect puts and calls?

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36
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BSM applied to equities and currencies?

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37
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Explain the black model for options on futures?

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38
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Explain how moneyness affects the probability of exercise?

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39
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Explain the black model with interest rates

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40
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Buying an ATM FRA call example? How are calls used for caps (hedging)?

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Used to to put a cap on loan payments

41
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Example of how caps work with 2p binomial?

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42
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Explain how FRA floors work?

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43
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What is a swaption?

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44
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What happens to the black model with a swaption?

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45
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Greeks: What is delta?

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46
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How accurate is delta for small/large changes in S?

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47
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What is delta hedging and how to do it?

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47
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Greeks: What is Gamma? What can it be interpreted in terms of curvature?

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48
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What are the properties of Gamma and what risk does gamma measure?

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49
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How does gamma help with approximating call price?

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50
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Greeks: What is theta? Can it be hedged?

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51
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Greeks: what is vega?

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52
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Greeks: what is Rho?

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53
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What is implied volatility?

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