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标题[心得] FRM问题-你问我答(十三)
时间Tue Nov 4 15:32:47 2008
请老师帮忙解答2008年FRM Practice Examination第31题。
答覆:
我以下列三段:一、原文题目;二、中文题意;及三、解题技巧,回答你的问题。
一、原文题目
31. You are considering an investment in the mezzanine tranche of a tranched
basket default swap ( TBDS ) constructed from a basket of N assets. The TBDS
is structured such that the junior tranche is exposed to the first four
defaults, the mezzanine tranche to the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
defaults, and the senior tranche to the ninth and higher defaults. The risk
of this investment increases as:
a . The number of assets in the basket, N, increases and the default
correlation of the assets becomes closer to zero.
b . The number of assets in the basket , N, increases and the default
correlation of the assets becomes more negative.
c . The number of assets in the basket , N , decreases and the default
correlation of the assets becomes closer to zero.
d . The number of assets in the basket , N , decreases and the default
correlation of the assets becomes more negative.
二、中文题意
你正考虑投资在一个有N个资产的分券式一篮子违约交换(tranched basket default
swap, TBDS)。该分券设计使得最次顺位分券曝险在前四个违约,中间次顺位分券曝险在
第5到第8个违约,而优先顺位分券曝险在第9与以上的违约,此投资的风险随着下列何者
而增加:
a. 一篮子里的资产数N增加,而且资产违约的相关系数接近於0。
b. 一篮子里的资产数N增加,而且资产违约的相关系数变成更负数。
c. 一篮子里的资产数N减少,而且资产违约的相关系数接近於0。
d. 一篮子里的资产数N减少,而且资产违约的相关系数变成更负数。
三、解题技巧
答案是b.
因为随着一篮子里的资产数N增加,则各种资产的违约机率(及产生第5个违约)增加,此
隐含会增加投资的风险。因此,答案只剩下a与b之间选一个。
同理,也适用在资产违约的相关系数。只要资产的违约相关系数变成更负数时,则各种资
产的违约机率(及产生第5个违约)增加,也就是一个资产不违约,另外一个资产就可能
会违约,此隐含增加投资的风险。反之,若资产违约的相关系数接近於0时,则资产间的
违约与否并不相关。因此,不会增加各种资产的违约机率。
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