FINS1612 (2 Viewers)

[garrry]

Anyone got any past quizzes/exams for this?

 

[kaz1]

I got two past exams from 2006.

 

[garrry]

I got two past exams from 2006.

Haha yeh I got those

 

[seremify007]

From memory FINS1612 final was the easiest thing ever- multiple choice right?

 

[b00m]

From memory FINS1612 final was the easiest thing ever- multiple choice right?

fins1613 definitely was all mc

 

[seremify007]

1613 was a lot harder than 1612 though. 1612 was like comprehension!

 

[Shadowdude]

1612, iirc, had those three extended response questions at the end

 

[jasonn]

1612, iirc, had those three extended response questions at the end

care to elaborate on what those 3 extended responses were?

 

[Shadowdude]

care to elaborate on what those 3 extended responses were?

Well, you couldn't take the exam paper out of the room - but it was like... describe technical analysis or something, and then something about call/put options being mixed together (like straddles and stuff) and then I think some swap rates and cross rates.

A bit hazy but I think that's what they were.

 

[jasonn]

Well, you couldn't take the exam paper out of the room - but it was like... describe technical analysis or something, and then something about call/put options being mixed together (like straddles and stuff) and then I think some swap rates and cross rates.

A bit hazy but I think that's what they were.

ok sweet thanks.

i have a feeling they'll recycle the final. fingers crossed!

 

[lJenkins]

I dont think technical analysis or swap rates? is in it. Cross rates as in exchange rates I hope haha

 

[Shadowdude]

Those exchange rate things like JPY/AUD and USD/AUD and then you have to calculate JPY/USD based on those, or something like that.

 

[jasonn]

technical analysis cant be in it since they only test u from week 8 onwards?

 

[wantingtoknow]

yeah. remember that really long, complicated formula for foreign exchange or whatever (was in the later topics, can't remember what it was specifically for). I lost some easy marks there

 

[Shadowdude]

technical analysis cant be in it since they only test u from week 8 onwards?

Hmm, yeah my memory might've failed me there.

 

[jasonn]

yeah. remember that really long, complicated formula for foreign exchange or whatever (was in the later topics, can't remember what it was specifically for). I lost some easy marks there

really long complicated formula u say?? uh oh

 

[seremify007]

really long complicated formula u say?? uh oh

i'm trying to figure out what this is... can't be something like interest rate parity or something?

 

[wantingtoknow]

really long complicated formula u say?? uh oh

OH found it. sorry, it wasn't foreign exchange.
it's in the forward rate agreements

duno if you guys still use the same lecture notes but it was in chapter 19, p19-42 of 'futures contract/forward rate agreements' lecture notes

something about

Settlement amount = FRA settlement rate - FRA agreed rate

 

[common_sense]

OH found it. sorry, it wasn't foreign exchange.
it's in the forward rate agreements

duno if you guys still use the same lecture notes but it was in chapter 19, p19-42 of 'futures contract/forward rate agreements' lecture notes

something about

Settlement amount = FRA settlement rate - FRA agreed rate

lol, you found that hard? It's just a difference of bill prices. Swear some people are so dumb.

 

[common_sense]

really long complicated formula u say?? uh oh

There is only one "long" formula in foreign exchange, and that is calculating the bid and ask forward points.