8010 Exam Dumps : Operational Risk Manager (ORM) Exam

Assuming timeinvariance and the Markov property, it is easy to calculate the transition matrix for any time period as P^n, where P is the given transition matrix for one period and n the number of time periods that we need to compute the new transition matrix for. ThusChoice 'b' is the correct answer.

Note that events of default under the ISDA MA are caused by one of the parties that is considered 'atfault'. In contrast, "termination events" are events for which no one is at fault, for example changes in legislation, illegality etc that still justify termination of the transactions under the contract.

The ISDA MA describes the following 8 types of events of default:

1. failure of pay or deliver

2. breach of agreement

credit support default

4. misrepresentation

5. default under specified transaction

6. cross default

7. bankruptcy

8. merger without assumption

All of the options presented in the question are events of default.

Incremental capital (or incremental VaR, depending upon the context), is a measure of the change in the capital (or VaR) requirements if a certain change is made to a portfolio.It uses the 'before' and 'after' approach, ie find out what the capital requirement or VaR will be without the change, and what it will be after the change. The difference is the incremental capital or incremental VaR. It helps measure the change in risk as a result of a particular action, eg a change in a position.

Marginal capital or VaR on the other hand is a method to break down the capital requirement or the VaR so that it can be assigned to individual positions within the portfolio. The total of marginal capital or marginal VaR for all the positions in a portfolio adds up to the total capital requirements or total VaR. Note that marginal VaR is also called component VaR.

Therefore incremental capital is the correct answer to this question. The other choices are incorrect. In the exam, the question may be phrased differently, so try to keep in mind the different between incremental and marginal capital, which can be a bit confusing given what these terms mean in plain English.