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    FRM Results Nov 2010

    Thank you David and Suzanne for your help. I took level I and II on the same day and I passed both! I still can not believe I passed level II. For all of you attempting to take the exam, do David's practice questions. The additional questions to the question helped me passed level II with out...
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    FRM exam level1

    One more qs out of my memory in which Comparitive advantage was given in a swap and in which the mediator is offering 10 basis point advnt to both the parties. Need to calculate how much is the mediator basis profit? I marked answer as 20 basis point since i subtract 10 basis for each side
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    FRM exam level1

    I read the comments on about the level 2 exam but did not see more comments on level 1. The level 1 exam was long and with too many calculations. Having taken level 1 and 2, 80 questions in 4 hrs is doable. You have time to think and understand the poorly written questions. The questions were...
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    Stress Testing

    Thanks! As always very clear and explicit replays
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    Stress Testing

    I saw this question and can not understand the answer: Which of the following is true about stress testing? a) It is used to evaluate the potential impact on portfolio values of unlikely, although plausible, events or movements in a set of financial variables. b) It is a risk‐management...
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    VaR Backtest (2010 L1. Q39 modified)

    On page 7 from the Oct 2nd, 2010 FRM Level 2 Webinar, it says: •9 exceptions: p = ~6.7% (3.6% ~N) ...Fail to reject @ 95% 2008 & 2009: Accept VaR model as good Looking at the table provided, the number 9 has a CDF of 96.9%, which is higher than the 95% confidence level. I am confused, why...
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    Hulls.17.12&13;

    Founded. The graph is 17.8 Thanks
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    Hulls.17.12&13;

    On answer for the questions 17.12 and 17.13, graph 15.8 is mentioned. Where can I find the graph?
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    Hull.21.05

    Thank you! The spreadsheet helped me understand.
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    Hull.21.05

    Hi, The answer states: The square root rule overstates when there is mean reversion in returns (i.e., negative autocorrelation). Therefore, the actual daily volatility is greater than (>) 4.89%. question: why is the actual daily vol greater? If the square root overstates the vol and 4.89%...
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