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Questions 1

The use of a bilateral netting scheme for FX settlements results in:

Options:

A.  

One net settlement per currency, per counterparty, per day

B.  

One net settlement per currency, per day

C.  

A single net settlement per day

D.  

Multiple settlements per currency, per counterparty, per day for those netted settlements

Discussion 0
Questions 2

A message received but not accepted by SWIFT will be acknowledged with:

Options:

A.  

NOK

B.  

ACK

C.  

PAC

D.  

NAK

Discussion 0
Questions 3

What is the meaning of settlement (Herstatt) risk?

Options:

A.  

The risk a payment order will not be processed due to a power failure in which the disaster recovery back-up system fails

B.  

Any amount that is due to be received under a contract should be regarded as a settlement risk until final confirmation of receipt is confirmed

C.  

The risk that settlement arrangements will be made with the wrong counterparty

D.  

The risk of aborting settlement procedures due to the unavailability of back office staff

Discussion 0
Questions 4

A collateral pool can be defined as:

Options:

A.  

Assets lent by members of a payment system collectively available to the system as collateral to enable them to obtain funds in specific circumstances

B.  

Liabilities owned by members of a payments system collectively available to the system as collateral to enable them to obtain funds in specific circumstances

C.  

Assets owned by members of a payment system collectively available to the system as collateral to enable them to obtain funds in specific circumstances

D.  

Assets swapped by members of a payment system collectively available to the system as collateral to enable them to obtain funds in specific circumstances

Discussion 0
Questions 5

Which interest convention is used in the bond market for GBP?

Options:

A.  

ACT/360

B.  

ACT/ACT

C.  

360/360

D.  

ACT/365

Discussion 0
Questions 6

Commercial Paper for USD 5,000,000.00 was issued at 0.75%, which you now buy to yield 0.50%. What would you expect to pay?

Options:

A.  

The face value of 5,000,000.00

B.  

More than 5,000,000.00

C.  

Less than 5,000,000.00

D.  

Cannot decide based on the information supplied

Discussion 0
Questions 7

CHIPS is the name commonly used for the domestic clearing system in:

Options:

A.  

London

B.  

Frankfurt

C.  

New York

D.  

Hong Kong

Discussion 0
Questions 8

How many characters does a BIC have? (Under ISO standard 9362: 2009)

Options:

A.  

6 or 9 characters

B.  

9 or 12 characters

C.  

7 or 10 characters

D.  

8 or 11 characters

Discussion 0
Questions 9

Which of the following BIC-addresses belongs to a bank based in Germany?

Options:

A.  

FRNYUS33

B.  

ECBFDEFF

C.  

BCLXLULL

D.  

SNBZCHZZ

Discussion 0
Questions 10

You have two nostro accounts in USD, one account is long USD 5,000,000.00 and the other is short USD 5,000,000.00. What action should be taken to reconcile the accounts?

Options:

A.  

No action is required. The credit interest earned on the credit balance will offset the debit interest incurred on the short balance

B.  

You should borrow USD 5,000,000.00 to cover the short balance and leave the long balance as it is

C.  

You should lend the surplus USD 5,000,000.00 in order to compensate the overdraft charges on the short balance with the interest earned on the loan

D.  

You should instruct the bank with the long balance to transfer USD 5,000,000.00 to your nostro account at the other bank

Discussion 0
Questions 11

In trade confirmation, which one of the following statements about “matching” is correct?

Options:

A.  

Matching should be performed by no later than the day after trading day

B.  

Matching processes are manual and may not be automated

C.  

Matching should be performed as soon as possible upon receipt of the confirmation

D.  

Confirmation matching should be a post-settlement workflow activity

Discussion 0
Questions 12

Who is in charge of maintaining complete records of all transactions and any additional documentation in accord with internal guidelines and regulatory requirements?

Options:

A.  

Operations

B.  

Compliance

C.  

Internal Audit

D.  

Archives

Discussion 0
Questions 13

Confirmation is a function that can be performed by:

Options:

A.  

Any dealer as long as he/she is not a party to the trade

B.  

Back-office/operations staff

C.  

Dealing room staff who are not currently dealing

D.  

Any staff outside the dealing room

Discussion 0
Questions 14

What is a straddle?

Options:

A.  

A level of risk on derivatives

B.  

A type of option

C.  

A derivative benchmark

D.  

A derivative strategy using options

Discussion 0
Questions 15

A large corporate client sends you a case of expensive wine as a reward for settling a compensation case in their favor. What should you do?

Options:

A.  

You should decline the gift.

B.  

You should share the gift amongst your back office colleagues.

C.  

You should report the gift to management and leave it to the management's discretion as to whether you are allowed to keep the gift.

D.  

You should accept the gift without question as it was personally addressed to you.

Discussion 0
Questions 16

Which of the following are products used in bank liquidity management?

Options:

A.  

Money market taking and placing, sale and repurchase agreements (repos)

B.  

Currency options and currency futures

C.  

Spot FX transactions

D.  

Caps, floors, collars, and interest rate futures

Discussion 0
Questions 17

In trading, which is the most often used deal capture system?

Options:

A.  

An internet-based input system

B.  

A SWIFT-based input system

C.  

A TARGET-based input system

D.  

A screen-based input system

Discussion 0
Questions 18

Open position and exchange risk management by currency belongs to which treasury system module?

Options:

A.  

The derivatives dealing and processing module

B.  

Standard back office features

C.  

The FX spot and forward dealing input and processing module

D.  

The securities trading and processing module

Discussion 0
Questions 19

When is the settlement amount of a FRA normally payable?

Options:

A.  

At the beginning of the forward period

B.  

On the trade date

C.  

On the maturity (final) date

D.  

At any time before the contracts maturity date

Discussion 0
Questions 20

What are the consequences for credit risk when a collateral agreement is added to a netting agreement?

Options:

A.  

A collateral agreement eliminates the future replacement risk

B.  

A collateral agreement can reduce market risk

C.  

A collateral agreement can reduce operational risk

D.  

A collateral agreement can reduce the replacement risk

Discussion 0
Questions 21

Why should the maturity profile of unreconciled items be frequently reviewed?

Options:

A.  

It allows the compliance officer to see how often the reconciliation staff has claimed for an outstanding item

B.  

It allows management to see what items are pending by value and counterparty, but also how long items have been outstanding and whether there is an improvement in the pace of reconciliations.

C.  

It allows reconciliation staff to check the bilateral limits with counterparties and to adjust these limits as necessary

D.  

Because the most recent figures have to be published in the balance report

Discussion 0
Questions 22

As far as interest rate swaps are concerned, which risk is reduced or eliminated when a close-out netting agreement is in place?

Options:

A.  

Replacement risk

B.  

Volatility risk

C.  

Commercial risk

D.  

Market risk is reduced to a predefined amount

Discussion 0
Questions 23

Under normal circumstances, which of the following is a non-negotiable instrument?

Options:

A.  

A Medium Term Note

B.  

A Banker’s Acceptance

C.  

A Money Market Deposit

D.  

A Treasury Bill

Discussion 0
Questions 24

Bank A has a large number of forward OTC trades with Bank B. What risks will be reduced by concluding a netting agreement?

Options:

A.  

Market-price-risk and replacement risk

B.  

Market-price-risk and delivery risk

C.  

Replacement risk and delivery risk

D.  

Replacement risk and basis risk

Discussion 0
Questions 25

Which SWIFT message type is not accepted in TARGET2?

Options:

A.  

SWIFT MT 103+

B.  

SWIFT MT 202

C.  

SWIFT MT 204

D.  

SWIFT MT 210

Discussion 0
Questions 26

The use of netting in foreign exchange dealings has increased because it reduces:

Options:

A.  

The volume of confirmations that have to be sent to the counterparties

B.  

Foreign exchange dealing limits and the currency risk exposure of the banks

C.  

The potential foreign exchange trading losses incurred by banks

D.  

Interbank payments, counterparty credit risk exposure, as well as the amount of capital allocated to foreign exchange activity

Discussion 0
Questions 27

How is a call money market transaction generally confirmed?

Options:

A.  

By a SWIFT MT 320

B.  

By a SWIFT MT 330

C.  

By a SWIFT MT 340

D.  

By a SWIFT MT 360

Discussion 0
Questions 28

Today is Monday, 8 December. You sell a 9x12 FRA in EUR. When will the settlement amount be paid or received, assuming that there are no bank holidays?

Options:

A.  

8 September

B.  

10 September

C.  

8 December

D.  

10 December

Discussion 0
Questions 29

Which of the following is an example of a foreign currency nostro account from the perspective of a bank in London?

Options:

A.  

A GBP account with another UK bank

B.  

A CHF account with a bank in Zurich

C.  

A CHF account that it holds for a customer in London

D.  

A GBP account that it holds for a bank in New York

Discussion 0
Questions 30

The yield of a 1 month FRN in EUR depends on

Options:

A.  

The level of short-term EUR interest rates

B.  

The level of medium-term EUR interest rates

C.  

The slope of EUR yield curve

D.  

The level of long-term EUR interest rates

Discussion 0
Questions 31

The capital market is the general term for a financial market in which:

Options:

A.  

Short-term debt, equities and securities, as well as short-term financial instruments are traded; maturities are generally less than one year

B.  

Medium to long-term debt and financial instruments, as well as medium and long-term securities are traded until they reach maturity

C.  

Only long-term corporate bonds, with maturities of five years or more, are bought and sold

D.  

Only short-term financial instruments and short-term securities are traded

Discussion 0
Questions 32

Which two countries are not participating in TARGET2?

Options:

A.  

Denmark and Finland

B.  

Latvia and Lithuania

C.  

The Czeck Republic and the United Kingdom

D.  

Bulgaria and Romania

Discussion 0
Questions 33

When completing a nostro reconciliation, what does an outstanding statement credit possibly signify?

Options:

A.  

The non-receipt of funds from a counterparty

B.  

The non-payment of funds to a counterparty

C.  

The duplicate payment of funds by a counterparty

D.  

The duplicate receipt of funds from a counterparty

Discussion 0
Questions 34

If the back office staff receive a trade that is incomplete, which information is absolutely essential for processing the trade?

Options:

A.  

The clearing house phone number

B.  

The account number to which fees are booked

C.  

The identity of the counterparty’s dealer

D.  

The name of the counterparty

Discussion 0
Questions 35

What is the meaning of "good value" in FX?

Options:

A.  

The funds must be in the nostro account of the beneficiary institution by close of business on the agreed upon value date

B.  

The funds must be in the nostro account of the beneficiary institution by the beginning of the next business day

C.  

The value of interest to be received is higher than the value of fees to be paid

D.  

The funds must be in the internal cash account of the clearing house by close of business on the agreed upon value date

Discussion 0
Questions 36

Which of the following is a negotiable instrument?

Options:

A.  

A fixed time deposit

B.  

An on call deposit

C.  

A fiduciary deposit

D.  

A certificate of deposit

Discussion 0
Questions 37

In the event that standard settlement instructions are provided by a third party, full authentication and authorization of those SSIs should be independently performed by?

Options:

A.  

Sales / trading staff

B.  

Operations staff

C.  

Nostro staff

D.  

Front office staff

Discussion 0
Questions 38

You request use of funds from your agent bank for 1 day on an amount of EUR 100,000,000.00, EONIA was 0.812% and the ECB deposit facility rate is 0.50%. What use of funds settlement amount should you expect?

Options:

A.  

EUR 1,388.89

B.  

EUR 1,561.11

C.  

EUR 2,255.56

D.  

EUR 2,951.39

Discussion 0
Questions 39

Your dealer has sold EUR 5,000,000.00 against USD at 1.3545. How much would you expect to receive in settlement?

Options:

A.  

USD 3,691,399.04

B.  

USD 3,691,399.00

C.  

USD 6,772,500.00

D.  

USD 6,773,000.00

Discussion 0
Questions 40

CLS stands for which of the following:

Options:

A.  

Continuous Linked Settlement

B.  

Cash Linked Settlement

C.  

Credit Linked Securities

D.  

Counterparty Limit System

Discussion 0
Questions 41

A UK Treasury Bill has 91 days to maturity. Its redemption value is GBP 100,000.00, What is the purchase price of this bill using a discount rate of 1,25% per annum?

Options:

A.  

GBP 98,750.00

B.  

GBP 100,000.00

C.  

GBP 99,688.36

D.  

GBP 99,684.03

Discussion 0
Questions 42

What is the main role of back office staff?

Options:

A.  

To confirm the accuracy of counterparties' mailing addresses

B.  

To inform the central bank when a country limit is higher than a fixed level

C.  

To ensure that trades are confirmed and settled correctly in accord with best market practice recommendations

D.  

To be in constant contact with the counterparties' front office staff

Discussion 0
Questions 43

What risks arise from not receiving the securities purchased or not receiving payment for securities sold?

Options:

A.  

Liquidity, market and counterparty risk

B.  

Only a funding risk

C.  

Only a liquidity and a funding risk

D.  

Settlement, funding and liquidity risk

Discussion 0
Questions 44

Herstatt Risk is also known as:

Options:

A.  

Settlement risk

B.  

Translation risk

C.  

Replacement risk

D.  

Operational risk

Discussion 0
Questions 45

In a scenario where long-term interest rates are higher than short-term interest rates, the yield curve would best be described as:

Options:

A.  

Flat

B.  

Negative or inverse

C.  

Positive

D.  

Neutral

Discussion 0
Questions 46

Which one of the following statements regarding “single changes to default SSIs” is correct?

Options:

A.  

The counterparty does not need to be notified about any alterations to original payment instructions or SSIs.

B.  

Any alterations to original payment instructions or SSIs are to be agreed to by the relevant parties involved either by fax or e-mail.

C.  

Alterations must be agreed to by the parties involved via a written legally binding document or an authenticated confirmation message.

D.  

Alterations need to be agreed to by the relevant parties involved and must be verbally confirmed.

Discussion 0
Questions 47

Which SWIFT message type family is used for securities transactions?

Options:

A.  

MT 3XX

B.  

MT 2XX

C.  

MT 5XX

D.  

MT 1XX

Discussion 0
Questions 48

A Certificate of Deposit (CD) was issued at 2.50% which you now purchase at 1.75%. What would you expect to pay?

Options:

A.  

The original face value of the CD

B.  

More than the originally paid value

C.  

Less than the originally paid value

D.  

There is too little information to decide

Discussion 0
Questions 49

What is the primary role of the position-keeper in a dealing room?

Options:

A.  

To keep the multilateral limits updated

B.  

To invest funds at the highest available interest rate

C.  

To keep the balance or position of the accounts or nostros in each currency representing the accounts held by the bank’s agents

D.  

To keep the management informed about interest rate developments

Discussion 0
Questions 50

You spot a rate discrepancy between you and your counterparty on a AUD/USD deal. The deal was traded direct. You refer the discrepancy to the dealer and he tells you to change the rate.

What should you do?

Options:

A.  

Amend the rate yourself

B.  

Ask the settlements clerk to amend the rate for you

C.  

Ask the dealer to manually amend the rate on the ticket and then pass it to the settlements clerk to amend

D.  

Make no amendment

Discussion 0
Questions 51

What are the principal functionalities of interbank funds transfer systems?

Options:

A.  

The matching of confirmations

B.  

The dealing and archiving of payment orders

C.  

Reconciliation and correspondent banking

D.  

The transfer of information and settlement

Discussion 0
Questions 52

The trade life cycle of a treasury deal starts with input and ends with:

Options:

A.  

Accounting

B.  

Adjustment of bilateral limits

C.  

Netting

D.  

Nostro reconciliation

Discussion 0
Questions 53

What is done with counterparties’ confirmations?

Options:

A.  

They are scanned for money laundering activities and afterwards destroyed

B.  

They are forwarded to the deal capturer to check the completeness of the deal

C.  

They are matched as soon as possible after receipt

D.  

They are archived after reception

Discussion 0
Questions 54

By what means should a financial institution preferably submit SSI changes and notifications to its clients?

Options:

A.  

E-mail

B.  

Fax or letter

C.  

MTn99 Swift message

D.  

MT670/671 Swift message

Discussion 0
Questions 55

If not mentioned in the master agreement, the operational process should be supported by establishing a legally binding netting agreement. What do parties not need to agree upon?

Options:

A.  

Confirmation procedures

B.  

Cut-off times

C.  

Procedures for confirming bilateral net amounts

D.  

Alternative procedures in case netting cannot be performed

Discussion 0
Questions 56

If a GBP/CHF trade is made on the spot foreign exchange market on Tuesday, when will the two currencies be settled if tomorrow (Wednesday) is a bank holiday in the U.K.?

Options:

A.  

Both currencies will be settled value date Friday

B.  

GBP will be settled value Friday, CHF value Thursday

C.  

Both currencies will be settled value Thursday

D.  

GBP will be settled value today, CHF will be settled value Friday

Discussion 0
Questions 57

Which kind of confirmation does the Model Code strongly recommend?

Options:

A.  

Verbal confirmation

B.  

Voice affirmation

C.  

Electronic confirmation

D.  

Physical confirmation

Discussion 0