Free PRMIA 8009 Practice Exam with Questions & Answers

to buy puts and sell calls

to buy calls and sell puts

to sell puts and buy calls

to sell calls and buy puts

Offer loans directly to the consumer

Compete directly with banks in selling mortgaged to would-be home owners

Repackage mortgage loans made by banks and sell them on to investors as asset backed securities

Buy mortgage-backed loans for banks and keep them all on their books, using them as collateral for the US government to borrow

PRMIA Standards

the standards of the organization where the work is being performed

his / her established personal standards of work approved in previous work situations

local regulatory authority standards which may be less onerous than PRMIA standards

allowed Fortress to claim re-insurance claims payments from the finite reinsurers and paid premiums to cover these deals over a 5 year period, and as the risks were spread out over time the annual premiums were accounted for as current liabilities on the books of the pool members, giving a true impression of profitability

allowed Fortress to claim re-insurance claims payments from the finite reinsurers and paid annual premiums to cover these policies, and as the risks were spread out over the year the annual premiums were accounted for as current liabilities on the books of the pool members, giving a true impression of profitability

allowed Fortress to claim re-insurance claims payments from the finite reinsurers and paid premiums to cover these deals over a 5 year period, and as the risks were spread out over time the future premiums were accounted for as current liabilities on the books of the pool members, giving a true impression of profitability

allowed Fortress to claim re-insurance claims payments from the finite reinsurers and paid premiums to cover these deals over a 5 year period, but as the risks were spread out over time the future premiums were not accounted for as current liabilities on the books of the pool members, thus giving a false impression of profitability

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

determined by business-unit leaders

determined at the Board level with inputs from business unit leaders

determined at the Board level without influence by business unit leaders

determined by the regulators

Nick Leeson also ran the back office for his trading area

Nick Leeson dealt in complex derivatives lacking transparency of pricing

SIMEX made inquiries to Barings Bank about large margin calls on its positions

Nick Leeson claimed to be running an arbitrage book

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

Use separate trading agreements for interest rate derivatives, equity derivatives and foreign exchange transactions.

Use a common trading agreement for interest rate and equity derivatives but a separate agreement for foreign exchange transactions.

Use one trading agreement for foreign exchange forwards and another for foreign exchange options.

Use a single master trading agreement as widely as possible with each counter party.

Volume growth at the expense of margin.

Excessive reliance on volatile trading income.

Banking is a "for-profit" business, not a means of fulfilling political goals.

A company culture where profits may justify "excesses."