While contractually, depositors are not required to keep liquid funds on deposit for very long, in fact they tend to leave their deposits for longer periods of time, even if interest rates rise and the bank does not raise its deposit interest rate. What does a bank consider these deposits to be?
A risk associate is trying to determine the required risk-adjusted rate of return on a stock using the Capital Asset Pricing Model. Which of the following equations should she use to calculate the required return?
Which one of the following statements is an advantage of using implied volatility as an input when calculating VaR?
Why do regulatory standards impose formulaic capital calculations for all of the banks activities?
I. If the banks use different models it is difficult for a regulator to compare results across banks.
II. By imposing standardized calculations regulators can make sure that banks are not missing key risks in their calculations.
III. By imposing standardized calculations regulators can make sure that banks do not use capital calculations to game the banking regulation system.