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Derivative Quiz Batch 2021-23

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On which of the following can you have a futures contract

a)

Share Index

b)

Commodities

c)

Currency

d)

all of the above.

e)

none of the above

2.

The greater the numer of perticipants in any market, generally lower the liquidity

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

True only for the year 2012

d)

True only for the year 2011

e)

none of the above

3.

The area within the exchange where trading was conducted through open outcry, is known as the Pit

a)

True 

b)

FALSE

c)

Sometimes called

d)

all of the above.

e)

none of the above

4.

An Investor has a buy position in ascrip. He can m ake his position nil in the settlement by selling:

a)

Any security of equal quanitity

b)

The same crip and same quantity

c)

Any index scrip of equal quantity

d)

Any A- scrip for equal quantitygroup

e)

none of the above

5.

Hedging risk is the process by which a financial manager tries to fix a price for a future purchase or sale of a given asset. This can be accomplished by any of the four following instruments:

a)

forward contracts

b)

futures contracts

c)

options contracts

d)

swap contracts

e)

All of the above 

6.

The unpredictability of the creditworthiness of customers causes

a)

Credit risk

b)

Changes in currency exchange rates

c)

Changes in interest rates.

d)

Changes in prices of financial instruments.

e)

none of the above

7.

The members of any exchange can be classified as:

a)

Clearing members (CM)

b)

Trading members (TM)

c)

Both A and B

d)

Clearance

e)

none of the above

8.

Primarily, a CM performs the following functions:

a)

Clearance

b)

Settlement

c)

Risk management

d)

All of the above.

e)

none of the above

9.

Types of Orders

a)

Market orders

b)

Limit orders

c)

Stop-loss orders

d)

All of the above.

e)

none of the above

10.

On the basis of price, orders may be classified as under:

a)

Limit price/orders:

b)

Market price/orders:

c)

Sell orders

d)

Stop-loss price/orders

e)

All of the above.

11.

A forward contract

a)

is an agreement to buy or sell a specified asset

b)

at a certain time in the future

c)

for a specified price agreed upon at the time of entering into the contract.

d)

All of the above.

e)

none of the above

12.

A forward contract requires that the needs of the two parties entering into the contract match. It is often difficult to find a party with matching needs. Matching needs can be explained as follows

a)

The quantity of goods being bought and sold must be the same.

b)

The quality of goods being bought and sold must be the same.

c)

The time of delivery by the seller must match the time at which the buyer needs the goods.

d)

All of the above.

e)

none of the above

13.

The cost of carry includes

a)

The actual cost of storage in the warehouse, including warehouse rent

b)

The expenses in connection with storage, such as freight and insurance

c)

The opportunity cost of funds invested in buying the goods

d)

All of the above.

e)

none of the above

14.

Currency forward contracts are preferred for hedging currency risk, because

a)

the hedger can customize the forward contracts on the basis of their needs.

b)

Currency forwards can be negotiated between the customer and the bank for any currency, any amount, and any maturity.

c)

Currency forward contracts are used extensively by Indian companies for hedging currency risk.

d)

A and B

e)

none of the above

15.

Currency forward contracts are used by parties that develop exposure to a foreign currency at a future  time. The exposure can result from the following reasons:

a)

Export of goods and services with the invoice denominated in a foreign currency

b)

Import of goods and services from a foreign country with the invoice denominated in the foreign currency

c)

Investments in foreign securities, which pay interest or dividends in foreign currency at known future time periods

d)

Borrowing from a foreign entity, which requires payment of interest in foreign currency at known future intervals

e)

All of the above.

16.

Which of the following is the closest to the forward price of the share, if cash price is Rs. 750, the forward contract maturity is 6 months from the date, and market interest rate is 12%?

a)

940.8

b)

840

c)

772.5

d)

795

e)

none of the above

17.

Mark-to-market margins are collected

a)

Every 3 days 

b)

On a daily bases

c)

On a weekly bases

d)

Every 2 days

e)

none of the above

18.

You sold one XYZ stock futures contract at 278 and the lot size is 1200. what is your profit or loss if you purchase contract back at Rs.265.

a)

-16600

b)

-15600

c)

15600

d)

16600

e)

none of the above

19.

A member has two clients C1 and C2. C1 has purchased 800 contracts and C2 has sold 900 contracts in August XYZ future series. What is the outstanding liability (open position) of the members toward clearing corporation in number of contracts

a)

1700

b)

100

c)

900

d)

800

e)

none of the above

20.

Insvestors A wants to sell 20 contracts of August series at Rs.4500 and Investors B wants to sell 17 contracts of Spetember series st Rs.4550. Lot size is 50 for both these contracts. The initial margin is fixed at 6%. How much initial margin is requierd to collect from both these investors (Sum of initial margins of A and B) by the broker?

a)

270000

b)

502050

c)

410000

d)

232050

e)

none of the above

21.

A trader has brought 100 shares of XYZ at Rs.780 per share.He expects the price to go up but wants to protect himself if the price falls. He does not want to lose more than Rs.1000 on this long position in XYZ. What should the trader do?

a)

Place a limit buy order for 100 shares of XYZ at Rs.790 per share.

b)

Place a limit sell order for 100 shares of XYZ at RS.770 per share.

c)

Place a stop loss sell order for 100 shares of XYZ at Rs.770 per share.

d)

Place a limit buy order for 100 shares of XYZ at RS.770 per share.

e)

none of the above

22.

You have taken a short position of one contract in June XYZ futures (contract multiplier 50)  at price of Rs.3,400. When you closed this position after a few days, you realized that you made a profit of RS.10,000. Which of the following

a)

Selling futures contract at Rs.3600.

b)

Buying futures contract at Rs.3200.

c)

Selling futures contract at Rs.3200.

d)

Buying futures contract at RS.3600.

e)

none of the above

23.

What role do speculators play in the future market?

a)

They transfer their risk to the hedgers.

b)

They take delevery of the commodities at expiration.

c)

They produce the commodities traded at future exchanges.

d)

They add to the liquidity in the future markets.

24.

Cost of carry models state that ____________.

a)

Price of futures = Spot price

b)

price of futures = Spot-Cost of carry

c)

Price of futures = Cost of carry 

d)

Price of futures = Spot+Cost of carry

e)

none of the above

25.

Margins in 'futures' trading are to be paid by _________.

a)

only the buyer.

b)

Only the seller.

c)

The clearing corporation.

d)

Both the buyer and the seller.

e)

none of the above

26.

value-at-risk measures __________.

a)

Risk level of financial portfolio.

b)

Networth of an investor.

c)

Credit rating of an investor.

d)

Value of proprietory portfolio.

e)

none of the above

27.

Client A has purchased 10 contracts of december series and sold 7 contracts of january series of the NSE Nifty futures. How many lots will get categorised as regular (non-spread) open positions?

a)

17

b)

10

c)

7

d)

3

e)

none of the above

28.

Financial derivatives provides the facillity for for _________.

a)

Hedging 

b)

Speculation 

c)

Arbitraging 

d)

all of the above

e)

none of the above

29.

Selling short a stock means _____________.

a)

seller has to deliver the stock within a short time.

b)

Seller owns the stock he is supposed to deliver.

c)

Seller has more than a year's time to deliver the stock which is sold.

d)

Seller does not own the stock he is supposed to deliver.

e)

none of the above

30.

The purchase of a share in one market and the simultaneous sale in a different market to benefit from price differentials is known as ________.

a)

Arbitrage

b)

Mortgage

c)

Hedging

d)

Speculation 

e)

none of the above

31.

Exchange traded options are _________.

a)

Standardised options.

b)

Always in-the-money options.

c)

Always out-of-the money options.

d)

Customised options

e)

none of the above

32.

If you have sold a XYZ futures contract(contract multiplier 50) at 3100 and brought it back at 3300, what is your gain or loss?

a)

A gain of Rs.10000

b)

A loss of Rs.10000

c)

A loss of Rs.5000

d)

A gain of Rs.5000

e)

none of the above

33.

Financial derivative contract include.

a)

Stocks

b)

Bonds

c)

Futures

d)

Debenture 

e)

none of the above

34.

Which of the following is not a financial derivative. 

a)

Stock

b)

Futures

c)

Options

d)

Forward contracts

e)

none of the above

35.

A contract that requires the investor to buy securities on a future date is called a.

a)

Short contract

b)

Long contract

c)

Hedge

d)

Non Hedge

e)

none of the above

36.

A contract that requires the investor to sell securities on a future date is called a. 

a)

Short contract

b)

Long contract

c)

Hedge

d)

Micro hedge

e)

none of the above

37.

Forward contracts do not suffer from the problem of. 

a)

A lack of liquidity

b)

A lack of flexibility

c)

The difficulty of finding a counterparty

d)

Default risk

e)

none of the above

38.

The elimination of riskless profit opportunities in the futures market is referred to as. 

a)

Speculation

b)

Hedging

c)

Arbitrage

d)

Mark to market

e)

none of the above

39.

An Investor takes a short position in a stock at the price of Rs.200 in future market and Square-off  his position at the price of Rs. 210. The lot size of stock is 1000 shares. His net profit or loss is. 

a)

 Profit 10000

b)

loss 10000

c)

Profit 1000

d)

loss 1000

e)

none of the above

40.

Which of the following is false.

a)

Futures contracts trade on a stock exchange.

b)

Futures contracts are more liquid than forward contracts.

c)

Futures contracts are marked to market.

d)

Futures contracts are not allowed in commodities. 

e)

none of the above

41.

Which one of the following actions will offset a long position in a futures contract that expires in June.

a)

Sell a futures contract that expires in June.

b)

Sell any futures contract, regardless of its expiration date.

c)

Hold the futures contract until it expires.

d)

Buy a futures contract that expires in June.

e)

none of the above

42.

Which of the following does the most to reduce default risk for futures contracts.

a)

Flexible delivery arrangements.

b)

High liquidity.

c)

Credit checks for both buyers and sellers.

d)

Marking to market.

e)

none of the above

43.

Using futures contracts to transfer price risk is called.

a)

Speculating.

b)

Diversifying.

c)

Arbitrage.

d)

Hedging.

e)

none of the above

44.

Which of the following causes the futures price of an asset to increase, everything else held constant.

a)

Higher costs of carrying the underlying asset.

b)

Lower risk-free rate of interest.

c)

Lower expected spot price for the underlying asset.

d)

Higher expected spot price for the underlying asset.

e)

none of the above

45.

If a trader take short position in a stock at the price of 35 and and square-off his postion at 38. Lot size is 3000 shares. His total profit or loss is.

a)

9000

b)

-3000

c)

3000

d)

-9000

e)

none of the above

46.

The advantage of forward contracts over future contracts is that they.

a)

are standardized.

b)

have lower default risk.

c)

are more liquid.

d)

none of the above.

e)

All of the above

47.

On the expiration date of a futures contract, the price of the contract

a)

Always equals the purchase price of the contract.

b)

Always equals the average price over the life of the contract.

c)

Always equals the price of the underlying asset.

d)

Cannot be determined.

e)

none of the above

48.

An investor enters into a short forward contract to sell 1,00,000 British Pounds for US dollars at an exchange rate of 1.9000 US dollars per pound. How much does the investor gain or loss if the exchange rate at the end of the contract is 1.8700 

a)

USD 3000

b)

BP 3000

c)

USD -3000

d)

BP -3000

e)

none of the above

49.

An option that can be exercised at any time up to maturity is called a. 

a)

Swap

b)

Stock option

c)

European option

d)

American option

e)

none of the above

50.

Which of the following is potentially obligated to sell an asset at a predetermined price.

a)

A call buyer.

b)

 A put buyer.

c)

A put writer.

d)

A call writer.

e)

none of the above

51.

Your Name

4 lines
52.

Your Roll No (Like PF2123-0001)

4 lines
53.

Your Division (Fin Group 1 / Fin group 2 / Fin group 3)

4 lines