Treasury risk management

 TREASURY RISK MANAGMENT

1) Leverage means ability of a business concern:

a) To with stand pressures in the times of crisis

b) To meet its liabilities in time

c) To borrow or build up assets on the basis of given capital d) none of these

2) In case of banks, lev-erage is expressed by:

a) Return on Assets b) Net NPA ratio c) Capital adequacy ratio

d) Capital to outside liabilities e) None of these

3) Treasury deals are normally done over phone or over a dealing screen_ The deal

terms are-con-firmed in writing by

a) Front office b) back office c) middle office d) any of these

4) Delivery versus payment means one account is debited and another is credited:

a) on the same day b) by next day c) at the same time d) none of these

5) lh Treasury Operations, the term 'carry' means

a) Interest cost of funds locked in a trading position

b) Carrying forward the contract to next trading period

c) Carrying forward the settlement to next day d) none of these

6) "Marked to Market" means valuation of trading positions applying

a) Purchase price b) current market value

c) current market value or purchase price whichever is lower d) None of these

7) Mismatch refers to:

a) Difference in interest rates paid and received

b) Difference in sale and purchase price

c) Difference in duration of assets and liabilities d) all of these a) None of these

8) Which of the following is a reason for importance of Treasury risk management

a) Adverse market movements may result in instant losses

b) Treasury transactions are of high value needing relatively low capital

c) Large size of transactions done at the sole discretion of the Treasurer

d) Both (a) & (b) only e) All of these

9) High leverage means:

a) Very low capital requirement

b) Very high capital requirement

c) Very high profits compared to capital

d) Very high productivity e) None of these

10) Which of the following is/are not a conventional tool of management control on a

treasury function

a) Back office which checks all transactions of dealers

b) Exposure limits for counterparties avoiding concentration risk

c) Intra day and overnight ceiling on open positions and stop loss limits

d) Value at risk and duration techniques e) None of these

11) Which of the following is not a function of Back office of a treasury

a) Generating deals i.e. purchase and sale of foreign exchange, securities etc.

b) Settling the trade after verifying internal controls

c) Obtaining independent confirmation of deal from the counterparty

d) Verifying that rates / prices mentioned in the deal slip are conforming to the market

rates at the time of the deal e) None of these

12) Which of the following is responsible for ensuring compliance with various risk limits

imposed by the Management and RBI as well as accuracy and objectivity of the transaction?

a) front office b) back office c) middle office

d) both (a) & (b) only e) All of these

13) Middle office in a treasury is responsible for:

a) Validating deal wise information from accounting point of view

b) Overall risk management and MIS

c) Both (a) & (b) d) None of these

14) Default risk in Treasury means:

a) Failure of the borrowing bank in the call money market to repay the amount on due date to the lending bank

b) Possible failure of the counterparty to the transaction to deliver I settle their part of transaction

c) Both (a) & (b) d) None of these

15) The exposure limits for counterparties are fixed on the basis of counterparty's

a) net worth b) market reputation c) track record

d) size of treasury operations e) all of these

16) The Exposure limits for counterparties are:

a) Vary in relation to period of exposure

b) Remain same irrespective of period

c) Fixed only as per net worth irrespective of period d) none of these

17) In which of the following areas trading limits are not fixed by management?

a) limits on deal size b) limits on open position c) stop loss limits

d) all of these e) None of these

18) Open Position refers to:

a) Trading positions where the buy / sell positions are not matched

b) Trading positions where the securities are bought in the open market

c) Open market operations d) none of these

19) Limit on open positions are fixed because

a) There may be loss if there is adverse movement in rates

b) There is 'carry' cost

c) Both (a) & (b) d) None of these

20) Which of the following is incorrect regarding open position in forex?

a) Position limits are prescribed currency wise as also for aggregate position in Rupees

b) There are separate limits for 'day light' and 'over night' c) None of these

TREASURY RISK MANAGEMENT

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