Question 1

According to Basel II's definition of operational loss event types, losses due to acts by third parties intended to defraud, misappropriate property or circumvent the law are classified as

Options :

A : Internal fraud

B : Execution delivery and system failure

C : External fraud

D : Third party fraud

Answer: C

Question 2

The Options Theoretic approach to calculating economic capital considers the value of capital as being equivalent to a call option with a strike price equal to:

Options :

A : The notional value ofthe debt

B : The market value of the debt

C : The value of the firm

D : The value of the assets

Answer: A

Question 3

The frequency distribution for operational risk loss events can be modeled by which of the following

distributions:

I. The binomial distribution

II. The Poisson distribution

III. The negative binomial distribution

IV. The omega distribution

Options :

A : I, II and III

B : I and III

C : I, III and IV

D : I, II, III and IV

Answer: A

Question 4

Which of the following is a cause ofmodel risk in risk management?

Options :

A : Programming errors

B : Misspecification of the model

C : Incorrect parameter estimation

D : All of the above

Answer: D

Question 5

In respect of operational risk capital calculations, the Basel II accord recommends a confidence leveland time horizon of

Options :

A : 99.9% confidence level over a 10 day time horizon

B : 99% confidence level over a 10 year time horizon

C : 99% confidence level over a 1 year time horizon

D : 99.9% confidence level over a 1 year time horizon

Answer: D

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