8004 Questions and Answers

The cost of borrowing for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should decline because the government will be standing behind their debts and the buying and selling of mortgage debt will continue

The cost of borrowing for house buyers will rise because of the risk premium now built into the cost of such a government guarantee

The systemic risks still remain in the housing market because it increases the US government's debt

Foreign Central Banks will continue to sell their holdings of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities

only improve their PERSONAL professional competence

maintains and improve their professional competence and strive to maintain and improve the competence of other risk professionals

only possess the required skills and/or certification to complete the risk assessment / management work at hand

learn from a qualified risk management practitioner

Realized losses on short-term contracts against unrealized gains on the long-run contract

The final price of the underlying being higher than the initial price

The initial price of the underlying being higher than the final price

The short-term price of the underlying being higher than the long-run contract

overexposure to the real estate market

large losses at the proprietary trading desk

reliance on thinly traded derivatives to hedge

failure to guard its clients' best interests

II, III and IV only

I, II and IV only

All of the above

I and II only

Approach the client about the concern, regardless of what their reaction might be

Respect the client's confidentiality as that takes precedence

Report this conduct to their immediate supervisor

Report the findings immediately to authorities

Having the back office and front office operations under the same person

Difference in the contract sizes in the OSE and SIMEX

The different time zones that the office was trading in

Leeson was executing an arbitrage strategy even though he was not authorized to do so

I only

I, III and IV only

I and III only

All of these are expected of the Risk Management Infrastructure

Can have their own offices, bylaws and regulations provided they do not conflict with those of PRMIA

Can have meetings that only local members are allowed to attend

Can sign contracts on behalf of PRMIA without prior approval from the Board of Directors

All of the above

Bob Citron engaged in risky strategies to benefit personally

Bob Citron tried to "ride the yield curve"

Bob Citron heavily leveraged his positions using repos

Citron's losses were eventually exposed by massive margin calls

Perform the assignment, noting in the final report the standards to which the assignment was done

Accept the assignment, produce and deliver two reports according to both standards

Accept the assignment, and prior to doing any work, report the conflict of interest to the organization's compliance department

The PRMIA member should place the integrity of the risk management profession and users of risk management above their own personal interests, and refuse the work