1) An interest rate cap:
| A) | obligates both parties to trade at a preset price at a future date | |
| B) | gives one party the right to buy an underlying good in the future at a preset price | |
| C) | gives one party the right to sell an underlying good in the future at a preset price | |
| D) | sets the maximum interest rate paid/received | |
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2) The buyer of a put option agrees to:
| A) | buy the underlying good at a preset price at a future date | |
| B) | sell the underlying good at a preset price at a future date | |
| C) | decide later whether to buy the underlying good at a preset price at a future date | |
| D) | decide later whether to sell the underlying good at a preset price at a future date | |
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3)The seller of a call option obligates themselves to:
| A) | buy the underlying good at a preset price at a future date | |
| B) | sell the underlying good at a preset price at a future date | |
| C) | decide later whether to buy the underlying good at a preset price at a future date | |
| D) | decide later whether to sell the underlying good at a preset price at a future date | |
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4) A bank has long-term fixed rate loans that are funded with short-term CDs. Which of the following transactions could lower the banks interest rate risk?
| A) | enter an interest rate swap contract where the bank receives a short-term variable rate and the bank pays a fixed-rate of interest | |
| B) | enter an interest rate swap contract where the bank pays a short-term variable rate and receives a fixed-rate of interest | |
| C) | make more long-term fixed rate loans and fund them with short-term CDs | |
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