PRMIA Related Exams
8007 Exam
A bond has modified duration 6 and convexity 30. Find the duration-convexity approximation to the percentage change in bond price when its yield increases by 5 basis points
You want to test the hypothesis that a population parameter β of a regression model is zero. Your alternative hypothesis is that β≠0. Denote by SD(β) the estimated standard deviation of β, and by MEAN(β) the estimated mean of β. Which test statistic is appropriate, and what is its distribution?
Your stockbroker randomly recommends stocks to his clients from a tip sheet he is given each day. Today, his tip sheet has 3 common stocks and 5 preferred stocks from Asian companies and 3 common stocks and 5 preferred stocks from European companies. What is the probability that he will recommend a common stock AND/OR a European stock to you when you call and ask for one stock to buy today?