Which one of the following four statements correctly identifies the Basel II Accord's definition of operational
risk?
In early March, an energy trader takes a long position in natural gas futures for delivery in June, and hedges
this exposure by taking a position in futures for July delivery. These trades were executed on the expectation
that over time, the relative prices of the June and July contracts will come into alignment, the movement in
these two contracts will largely mirror each other, and as a result of this, the net exposure is minimized and the
position is protected against absolute price movements. However, if the two relative prices do not come into
alignment with each other due to the scarcity of any of the two traded contracts in the futures market, the
trader is likely to become exposed to the
Which of the following correctly identifies reasons for collecting internal operational risk event and loss
information?
I. Assessing the risk of specific areas of concern.
II. Evaluating risk events and outcomes.
III. Collecting data for capital modeling.
IV. Getting insight into risk events in other firms in the industry.
Mega Bank has $100 million in deposits on which it pays 3% interest, and $20 million in equity on which it
pays no interest. The loan portfolio of $120 million earns an average rate of 10%. If the rates remain the same,
what is the net interest income of Mega Bank?
Counterparty credit risk assessment differs from traditional credit risk assessment in all of the following
features EXCEPT:
