Summer Special 60% Discount Offer - Ends in 0d 00h 00m 00s - Coupon code: bestdeal

Free PRMIA 8007 Practice Exam with Questions & Answers

Questions 1

Suppose I trade an option and I wish to hedge that option for delta and vega. Another option is available to trade. To complete the hedge I would

Options:
A.

trade the underlying in such a way as to make the portfolio delta and vega neutral.

B.

trade the other option in such a way as to make the portfolio delta and vega neutral.

C.

trade the other option in such a way as to make the portfolio vega neutral, and then trade the underlying in such a way as to make the portfolio delta neutral.

D.

trade the underlying in such a way as to make the portfolio delta neutral, and then trade the other option in such a way as to make the portfolio vega neutral.

PRMIA 8007 Premium Access
Questions 2

Which of the following statements is true for symmetric positive definite matrices?

Options:
A.

Its eigenvalues are all positive

B.

One of its eigenvalues equals 0

C.

If a is its eigenvalue, then -a is also its eigenvalue

D.

If a is its eigenvalue, then is also its eigenvalue

Questions 3

Which of the following can induce a 'multicollinearity' problem in a regression model?

Options:
A.

A large negative correlation between the dependent variable and one of the explanatory variables

B.

A high positive correlation between the dependent variable and one of the explanatory variables

C.

A high positive correlation between two explanatory variables

D.

The omission of a relevant explanatory variable

Questions 4

A 95% confidence interval for a parameter estimate can be interpreted as follows:

Options:
A.

The probability that the real value of the parameter is within this interval is 95%.

B.

The probability that the real value of the parameter is outside this interval is 95%.

C.

The probability that the estimated value of the parameter is within this interval is 95%.

D.

The probability that the estimated value of the parameter is outside this interval is 95%.

Questions 5

I have a portfolio of two stocks. The weights are equal. The one volatility is 30% while the other is 40%. The minimum and maximum possible values of the volatility of my portfolio are:

Options:
A.

30% and 40%

B.

5% and 35%

C.

10% and 40%

D.

10% and 70%

Questions 6

There are two portfolios with no overlapping of stocks or bonds. Portfolio 1 has 6 stocks and 6 bonds. Portfolio 2 has 4 stocks and 8 bonds. If we randomly select one stock, what is the probability that it came from Portfolio1?

Options:
A.

0.3

B.

0.5

C.

0.6

D.

None of these

Questions 7

You are investigating the relationship between weather and stock market performance. To do this, you pick 100 stock market locations all over the world. For each location, you collect yesterday's mean temperature and humidity and yesterday's local index return. Performing a regression analysis on this data is an example of…

Options:
A.

Simple time-series regression

B.

Multiple time-series regression

C.

Simple cross-section regression

D.

Multiple cross-section regression

Questions 8

A linear regression gives the following output:

Figures in square brackets are estimated standard errors of the coefficient estimates. What is the value of the test statistic for the hypothesis that the coefficient of is zero against the alternative that is less than zero?

Options:
A.

0.125

B.

2.5

C.

-1.25

D.

-2.5

Questions 9

Let N(.) denote the cumulative distribution function and suppose that X and Y are standard normally distributed and uncorrelated. Using the fact that N(1.96)=0.975, the probability that X ≤ 0 and Y ≤ 1.96 is approximately

Options:
A.

0.25%

B.

0.488%

C.

0.49%

D.

0.495%

Questions 10

Consider the linear regression model for the returns of stock A and the returns of stock B. Stock A is 50% more volatile than stock B. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Options:
A.

The stocks must be positively correlated ( )

B.

Beta must be positive ( )

C.

Beta must be greater in absolute value than the correlation of the stocks ( )

D.

Alpha must be positive ( )

Exam Code: 8007
Certification Provider: PRMIA
Exam Name: Exam II: Mathematical Foundations of Risk Measurement - 2015 Edition
Last Update: Jul 9, 2025
Questions: 132

PRMIA Related Exams

How to pass PRMIA 8002 - PRM Certification - Exam II: Mathematical Foundations of Risk Measurement Exam
How to pass PRMIA 8004 - PRM Certification - Exam IV: Case Studies; Standards: Governance, Best Practices and Ethics Exam
How to pass PRMIA 8005 - Associate PRM Exam English Exam
How to pass PRMIA 8006 - Exam I: Finance Theory Financial Instruments Financial Markets - 2015 Edition Exam
How to pass PRMIA 8008 - PRM Certification - Exam III: Risk Management Frameworks, Operational Risk, Credit Risk, Counterparty Risk, Market Risk, ALM, FTP - 2015 Edition Exam
How to pass PRMIA 8009 - Exam IV: Case Studies: Standards: Governance, Best Practices and Ethics - 2015 Edition Exam
How to pass PRMIA 8010 - Operational Risk Manager (ORM) Exam Exam

PRMIA Free Exams

PRMIA Free Exams
Examstrack offers comprehensive free resources and practice tests for PRMIA exams.