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PRMIA 8006 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | PRMIA |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Exam I: Finance Theory, Financial Instruments, Financial Markets - 2015 Edition |
| Exam Number: | 8006 |
| Real Exam Qty: | 36 |
| Exam Price: | $325 - $400 USD (member/non-member) |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years from passing date |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Related Certifications: | PRM Certification Associate PRM |
| Passing Score: | 60% |
| Recommended Training: | PRMIA Official Study Materials |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Scheduling PRMIA Official Registration |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Computer-based testing at Pearson VUE centers or online proctored |
| Pre Condition: | PRMIA membership; bachelor's + 2 years experience, or master's degree, or CFA charterholder; approved PRM application |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.prmia.org |
PRMIA 8006 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Financial Markets and Participants | 20% | - Structure and types of financial markets - Market participants and their roles - Trade lifecycle, dealing and settlement processes |
| Topic 2: Mathematical Foundations | 10% | - Probability concepts including Bayesian theory - Basic statistical methods for finance |
| Topic 3: Fixed Income Securities and Markets | 20% | - Credit risk and capital structure analysis - Bond characteristics and valuation - Money market instruments and yield calculations - Term structure of interest rates |
| Topic 4: Derivatives Instruments | 25% | - Futures and forward contracts - Swaps and other derivative instruments - Options: types, payoffs and valuation basics |
| Topic 5: Finance Theory and Portfolio Construction | 25% | - Utility theory, risk and return axioms - CAPM, multifactor models and APT - Mean-variance portfolio theory - Risk-adjusted performance measures |
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The PRMIA Exam I: Finance Theory Financial Instruments Financial Markets - 2015 Edition syllabus spans 5 domains, led by Fixed Income Securities and Markets (20%), Mathematical Foundations (10%), and Derivatives Instruments (25%). The complete topic list is published above; candidates who study the map first rarely get lost later.
PRMIA Exam I: Finance Theory Financial Instruments Financial Markets - 2015 Edition Sample Questions:
Question 1
[According to the PRMIA study guide for Exam 1, Simple Exotics and Convertible Bonds have been excluded from the syllabus. You may choose to ignore this question. It appears here solely because the Handbook continues to have these chapters.] The profit potential from the conversion of convertible bonds into stock is limited by
A. volatility of the stock
B. a rise in interest rates
C. the issuer's option to call the security at short notice
D. conversion premium charged by the issuer
Question 2
A futures contract is quoted at 105. Which is the cheapest-to-deliver bond for this contract if there are three available bonds, quoted at 97, 101 and 106 with conversion factors respectively of 0.9, 1 and 1.1 respectively?
A. The bond quoted at 106
B. The bond quoted at 101
C. The bond quoted at 97
D. All the bonds are equally cheap to deliver
Question 3
The relationship between covariance and correlation for two assets x and y is expressed by which of the following equations (where covarx,y is the covariance between x and y, x and y are the respective standard deviations and x,y is the correlation between x and y):
A)
B)
C)
D)
None of the above
A. Option C
B. Option B
C. Option A
D. Option D
Question 4
If a firm is financed equally by debt and equity, and the cost of debt is 10% per annum and the cost of equity is
14%, what is the weighted average cost of capital for the firm if taxes are 25%?
A. 9.00%
B. 10.75%
C. 21.50%
D. 12.00%
Question 5
[According to the PRMIA study guide for Exam 1, Simple Exotics and Convertible Bonds have been excluded from the syllabus. You may choose to ignore this question. It appears here solely because the Handbook continues to have these chapters.] The use of numerical pricing methods over analytical methods for valuing exotic options is resorted to allow for which of the following reasons:
I. Efficient valuation
II. Allowing for stochastic volatility
III. Accommodating discontinuous asset prices
IV. Allowing for complex payoffs
A. I, II, III and IV
B. I, II and III
C. II, III and IV
D. I
Solutions:
| Question 1 Answer: C | Question 2 Answer: A | Question 3 Answer: B | Question 4 Answer: B | Question 5 Answer: C |
