Free Practice GARP FRM-Part-2 Exam Questions 2025

A portfolio manager at a US-based hedge fund has been searching for potentialreturn opportunities in the environment of declining global interest rates experiencedafter the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2007-2009. The manager identifies theexistence of a positive cross-currency basis between two currencies and notes thatthis positive basis has persisted since the GFC. What is the most appropriateexplanation for this persistence?

Bank Macatawa has a $150 million exposure to Holland Metals Co. The exposure is secured by $125 million of collateral consisting of AA+-rated bonds. Holland Metals Co. is unrated. The collateral risk weight is 20%. Bank Macatawa assumes an adjustment to the exposure of +15% to allow for possible increases in the exposure and allows for a −25% change in the value of the collateral. Risk-weighted assets for the exposure are closest to:

An investment bank has a one-way credit support annex (CSA) on a bilateral transaction with a hedge fund counterparty. Under the terms of the CSA, the mark-to-market value of the transaction forms the basis of the hedge fund’s collateral requirements, which are provided below:Value (CNY)Mark-to-market value of net exposure 25,000,000Mark-to-market value of collateral posted 10,800,000Threshold amount 14,000,000Minimum transfer amount 2,500,000Rounding amount 10,000Assuming the net exposure increases to CNY 27,000,000 and the mark-to-market value of collateral posted has not changed, how much additional collateral will the hedge fund have to post?

Which of the following actions is not an advantage of the central counterparty (CCP) in the centralized clearing process?

Sovereign Bank has an internal audit department, but the bank CEO hires an external auditor to review their financial statements and assess their internal control system. The audit firm is most likely considered to be which line of defense?