NISM Series I - Currency Derivatives Exam Practice Paper 03

Q1.While computing the Mark To Market profit/loss of brought forward positions of futures contracts, which methodology is used?
Multiply the units brought forward with contract size and the difference between the buy price and current settlement price
 Multiply the units brought forward with contract size and the difference between days high price and days settlement price
 Multiply the units brought forward with contract size and the difference between previous days settlement price and current days settlement price
 
Q2.Who is/are allowed to trade in currency futures?
 Corporate not having exposure to foreign currency
 FIIs
 NRIs
 All of the above
 
Q3.Who recommended the eligibility norms for existing and new Exchanges for Currency Trading, product design, margin requirements, and other risk mitigation measures on an ongoing basis and surveillance mechanism and dissemination of market information?
 Committee on Fuller Capital Account Convertibility
 Special Committee formed by SEBI on Currency Futures
FRIDAY
 SEBI-RBI Standing Technical Committee
 
Q 4.A currency trader has a strong bullish view on USDINR. He also expects a decrease in volatility from the current levels in the coming days. He wants to execute both these views and therefore what option strategy is he likely to use?
 Long Call option
 Short Call option
 Long Put option
 Short Put option
 
Q5.A trader in currency markets believes that USDJPY will move from 105 to 108 in the next 1 month. Which of the following would you do to execute this view using currency futures contract of JPYINR and USDINR?
 Long JPYINR
 Short JPYINR
 Long JPYINR and short USDINR
 Short JPYINR and Long USDINR
 
Q6.At the start of the month, JPYUSD is 2.66 and GBPUSD is 1.80. At the end of the month, JPYUSD is 2.87 and GBPUSD is 1.73. Which of the following best describes the price movement?
 USD has weakened against GBP
 USD has strengthened against JPY
JPY has weakened against the USD
GBP has weakened against the USD
 
Q7.If more than one contract in a series is outstanding at the time of expiry/ squaring off, the contract price of the contract so squared off should be determined using the ____ method for calculating profit/loss on squaring-up.
 LIFO
 FIFO
 High price first
 Low price first
 
Q8.Mr. Kohli invested Rs 1,00,000 in US Stock Markets when the USDINR rate was 60. After one year his investment appreciated by 18% in USD terms. He sold of his investments and repatriated the money to India at the then-existing rate of 62. What is his real return in INR?
 20.78%
 19.42%
 21.93%
 17.66%
 
Q9.State True or False - Unlike options, futures contracts give the seller both rights and obligations.
 True
 False
 
Q10.The current spot is 62, what would be the moneyness of a long USD Call option with a strike price of 63?
 In the money
 Out of the money
 At the money
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