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1-The buyer of an option can lose no more than the option premium paid
a) True
b) False

2-Only shareholders of company can write an option.
a) True
b) False

3-Stock price is same as
a) Strike price
b) Exercise price
c) Price of the underlying
d) None of the above

4-Higher the volatility of the stock, lower the premium the call option would fetch.
a) True
b) False 

5-Daily Mark-to-market margin for index futures contract
a) is calculated on the daily closing price of index futures
b) is calculated on the basis of weighted average of the index.
c) is calculated on the basis of average of last 30 minutes values of the index.
d) None of the above

6-The margin requirements for the derivatives segment would be prescribed by
a) The SEBI
b) The Stock Exchange
c) The RBI
d) None of the above

7-Margins’ in ‘Futures’ trading are to be paid by
a) only the buyer
b) only the seller
c) both the buyer and seller
d) the clearing corporation

8-The derivatives market would be under the same governing council as the cash segment in one
exchange
a) True
b) False

9-You have bought Satyam Call strike price Rs. 240 at a premium of Rs.25. Lot size is 1,200. What is your profit (+) or loss(-) if you sell the Call at Rs 40?
a) Rs.19,000
b) Rs.17,000
c) Rs.18,000
d) None of these

10-. . . . .S&P CNX Nifty is based on the price of 50 securities only.
a)True
b)False 

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1-. . . . .Stock index futures are financial futures.
a) True
b) False

2-Volatility of prices of the underlying assets and dividend yield do not affect the option values.
a) True
b) False

3-In an In-the-money call option the exercise price would be lower that the market price.
a) True
b) False
c) True only in Mumbai
d) None of the above

4-Intrinsic value of an option cannot be negative.
a) True
b) False

5-Premium of Infosys call option can be more than market price of Infosys.
a) True
b) False
c) True only in USA
d) True only in Japan

6-With decrease in strike price, the premium on call decreases.
a) True
b) False
c) True only in USA
d) True only

7-Buyer of OTM put option is
a) bullish - payer of premium
b) bullish - receiver of premium
c) bearish - payer of premium
d) bearish - receiver of premium

8-An investor entering into a bear spread is expecting
a) increase in the price of underlying asset
b) decrease in the price of underlying asset
c) no change in the price of underlying asset
d) Cannot Say

9-In an European option, the exercise date and expiration date
a) always differ.
b) may be the same.
c) are necessarily the same.
d) None of the above.

10-Time value and Intrinsic value together comprise option premium.
a) True
b) False

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1-A forward contract is an agreement to buy a certain asset at a certain future date for a price to be
determined in the future.
a) True
b) False
c) True only in Europe
d) True only in Africa

2-In the olden days, the area within the exchange where trading was conducted through open outcry,was known as the Pit.
a) True
b) False
c) none of the above

3-If the price of the underlying asset rises sharply after the initiation of a futures contract
a) the long position becomes profitable
b) the long position becomes unprofitable
c) the short position becomes profitable
d) none of the above

4-You can buy index futures in India regardless of whether you own the index shares or not.
a) True
b) False
c) True only in Mumbai
d) True only in Delhi

5-A scarce supply of the actual commodity generally causes futures price to fall.
a) True
b) False
c) True only in Mumbai
d) True only in Delhi

6-How are prices fixed in case of a forward contract?
a) They are decided at the time of entering into the contract.
b) They are decided at the end of the contract period
c) They are decided and revised from time to time based on market condition
d) None of the above

7-Future contracts are usually much more liquid than the Forward contracts
a) True
b) False
c) None of the above

8-The settlements of a forward contracts takes place on the date of  maturity
a) True
b) False
c) None of the above

9-You bought January Satyam Futures @ Rs 268 and the lot size is 1,200. What is your profit (+)
or loss(-) if you sell at Rs 225 ?
a) -50,600
b) -51,600
c) -52,600
d) None of these

10-  . . . . . .The stock index future were first introduced at CBOT in USA
a) True
b) False (Ans-Kansas city board of trade)

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Q1. If an option is out of the money and the strike price of the option is lower than the spot
price of the underlying, then we are referring to ____.

• A Put Option
• A Call option
• An European Option
• An American option

Q2. Nifty is at 5200. A put option at 5000 strike price is trading at Rs . 150. What is the
intrinsic value of the option?

• 150
• 200
• 0
• 350

Q3. Which of the following is an exchange traded contract?

• Futures on Nifty
• Forward contract on oil
• A 10 year loan
• An interest rate swap

Q4. All December 2009 stock Futures contracts traded on NSE will expire on :

• 3rd Thursday of December 2009
• Exchanges decides on expiry day and will update the investors on 1st December 2009
• Last Thursday of December 2009
• Last Friday of December 2009

Q5. Nifty is at 3900. What should be the fair price of Nifty futures expiring 180 days from
today. Risk free rate is 8% p.a.

• 4027
• 4083
• 4059
• 4031

Q6. Derivatives help in ____.

• Improving Market Efficiency
• Risk Management
• Price Discovery of the underlying
• All of the above

Q7. An investor is long 2 contracts of Nifty futures purchased at Rs. 5035 each. The next morning a scam is disclosed of a large company because of which markets sell off and Nifty
futures goes down to Rs. 4855. What is the mark to market for the investor? (1 Nifty contract is 50 shares).

• Rs. 18000
• Rs. -9000
• Rs. 9000
• Rs. -18000

Q8. The parties for the Futures contract have the flexibility of closing out the contract prior
to the maturity by squaring off the transactions in the market. State true or false.

• FALSE
• TRUE

Q9. An investor has Unitech shares in her portfolio. RBI is increasing interest rates which is
negative for the stock. She wants to protect the downside in the stock as she feels RBI will
decide on increasing interest rates in the next 3 months. What should she do?

• Buy 2 month put option of Unitech
• Buy 1 month put option of Unitech
• Buy 3 month put option of Unitech
• Buy 3 month call option of Unitech

Q10. An investor sells 3 lots of Nifty futures at Rs. 5231 each. On that day Nifty closes at Rs.
5310 in the futures market. What is the mark to market for the investor if any? One lot of Nifty
is 50 shares

• Profit of Rs. 13000
• Profit of Rs. 11000
• Loss of Rs. 11850
• Loss of Rs. 10000

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Q1. Nifty futures is trading at Rs. 3975 and an investor buys a 4000 call for current month
for Rs. 100. What should be the closing price of Nifty only above which the investor starts to
make Profits if he holds his long option position? 1 lot of Nifty = 50 shares.

• 4000
• 4100
• 4075
• 3975

Q2. An investor buys 2 contracts of TCS futures for Rs. 570 each. He sells of one contract at
Rs. 585. TCS futures closes the day at Rs. 550. What is the net payment the investor has to
pay/ receive from his broker? 1 TCS contract = 1000 shares

• Receive Rs. 15000 from the broker
• Pay Rs. 5000 to the broker
• Receive Rs. 5000 from the broker
• Pay Rs. 20000 to the broker

Q3. Nifty futures is trading at Rs. 4955. An investor feels the market will not go beyond
5100. He can ____.

• Sell 5000 Nifty put
• Sell 5100 Nifty put
• Sell 5100 Nifty Call
• Sell 5000 Nifty call

Q4. The maximum expiry for individual stock options contract is :

• 6 months
• 3 months
• 1 months
• 2 months

Q5. SBI is trading at Rs. 1800 in the cash market. What would be the price of SBI futures
expiring three months from today. Risk free rate = 8% p.a.

• 1844
• 1836
• 1895
• 1814

Q6. Security descriptor for stock Futures contract is :

• OPTSTK
• FUTSTK
• OPTIDX
• FUTIDX

Q7. Nifty futures is trading at Rs. 3325 and an investor buys a 3400 call for current month
for Rs. 100. What should be the closing price of Nifty only above which the investor starts to
make Profits if he holds his long option position? 1 lot of Nifty = 50 shares.

• 3400
• 3325
• 3500
• 3425

Q8. Like Futures contracts there is daily settlement of options contracts.

• depends on the expiry
• TRUE
• FALSE
• depends if the option is call or put

Q9. An investor bought a put option on a stock with a strike price Rs. 2000 for Rs. 200. The
option will be in the money when _______.

• The stock price is greater than Rs. 2200
• The stock price is less than Rs. 2000
• The stock price is less than Rs. 1800
• The stock price is greater than Rs. 2000

Q10. The value of a put option is positively related to all of the following EXCEPT:

• exercise price
• risk-free rate
• time to maturity

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Q1. An investor buys a 1 lot of Nifty futures at Rs. 4927 and sells it at Rs. 4567 If one
contract is 50 shares what is the Profit/ Loss in the transaction?

• Profit Rs. 18000
• Loss Rs. 22000
• Loss Rs. 18000
• Profit Rs. 22000

Q2. When the strike price is lower than the spot price of the underlying, a call option will be
____.

• At the money
• Out of the money
• In the money
• American Type

Q3. As more and more ____ trades take place, the difference between spot and futures prices
would narrow.

• arbitrage
• delta
• speculative
• hedge

Q4. In a business daily to get information about the top gainers in the futures market, one has
to look in the heading :

• Open Interest
• Positive trend
• Negative trend
• Contract details

Q5. Which of the following is NOT a hedge for a long position in an underlying stock?

• Sell put option
• Sell call option
• Sell futures
• Buy Put option

Q6. TCS is trading at Rs. 420 in the spot market and Rs. 435 in the futures market. Is there
an arbitrage opportunity? The Futures contract is settling today.

• Yes
• Depends on Market Sentiment
• No

Q7. All Stock Options are American in nature.

• FALSE
• TRUE

Q8. On 1st January, SBI is trading at Rs. 2310. An investor is bullish on the company because
of the earnings of last quarter and buys a SBI futures at Rs. 2310. He sells SBI futures at Rs.
2335. What is the Profit / Loss for the investor if 1 lot of SBI is 250 shares?

• Rs. -6250
• Rs. 6250
• Rs. 0
• Rs. -10000

Q9. In India, all Options traded on Nifty are :

• European options
• Asian Options
• American options
• Continental Options

Q10. Reliance is trading at Rs. 1520 in the cash market. What should be the fair price of
Reliance futures expiring 90 days from today. Risk free rate is 8% p.a.

• 1563
• 1529
• 1551
• 1537

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Q1. Each forward contract

1. can be structured as required by the buyer and seller
2. will have the same specifications
3. specifications are decided by the RBI
4. None of the above .

Q2. A forward contract is an agreement to enter into a contract at a pre-specified future date.

1. True
2. False
3. True only in Europe
4. True only in Africa

Q3. A Call Option gives the Holder the right

1. to buy the underlying asset
2. to sell the underlying asset
3. to either sell or buy the underlying asset, as he wishes
4. None of the above

Q4. Which of the following is true?

1. European options can be exercised anytime before the expiration date
2. European options can be exercised on or before the expiration date
3. European options must be exercised on the expiration date
4. European options can be exercised only on the expiration date

Q5. An European Option

1. can be exercised anytime during the life of the Option
2. can be exercised only at maturity
3. is traded only on the European Exchange
4. is a floating rate option

Q6. The holder of a long position in call option benefits if the price of underlying asset

1. increases
2. decreases
3. does not change
4. can not say

Q7.In an options contract on futures, the underlying asset is a

1. Present contract
2. Past contract
3. Futures contract
4. None of the above.

Q8. The bid is the price at which market maker is prepared

1. to buy.
2. to sell.
3. to remain idle
4. None of the above

Q9. An investor has open position of 10 contract long, 10 contract long and 10 contract short in

sensex future March, April and May series respectively. What are her spreads across

March-April?

1. 0
2. 10
3. 20
4. None of these

Q10. If you have short sold a Sensex future at 3000 and bought it at 3100, what is your gain / loss?

1. A loss of Rs. 5000
2. A gain of Rs. 500
3. A gain of Rs. 5000
4. A loss of Rs. 500

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Q1. At the end of each trading day, the Clearing House process of settling your account on a cash basis(funds added to your balance if your position has made a profit, deducted if you sustained a loss) is called:
a) Marking to the market.
b) Performance bond call.
c) Maintenance performance bond call.
d) Initial performance bond call.

Q2. Daily mark-to-market margin payments arise on adverse positions resulting from price movements in futures.
a) True
b) False
c) True only in 2001
d) True only in 2012

Q3. Mark-to-market margins will be collected on a
a) Weekly basis
b) every 2 days
c) every 3 days
d) daily basis

Q4. Who will be eligible for clearing trades in stock futures?
a) All Indian citizens
b) All members of the BSE
c) Only members who are registered with the Derivatives Segment as Clearing Members
d) All of the above

Q5. The daily settlement price for index futures shall be decided by
a) SEBI
b) the Reserve Bank of India
c) the Clearing Corporation / house
d) None of the above

Q6.  An investor has open position of 10 contract long and 20 contract short in sensex future March and April series respectively. What are her open positions in March series after considering the spread position.
a) 0
b) 10
c) 20
d) None of these

Q7. If you have short sold a Sensex future at 3000 and bought it at 3100, what is your gain / loss?
a) A loss of Rs. 5000
b) A gain of Rs. 500
c) A gain of Rs. 5000
d) A loss of Rs. 500

Q8.S&P CNX Nifty is a market- capitalization weighted index
a) True 
b) False
c)none of the above

Q9. Computational methodology followed for construction of stock market indices are
a) Free Float Market Capitalization weighted Index
b) Market Capitalization weighted index
c) Price Weighted Index.
d) True all of them 

Q10. . . . . .  are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash flow in future according to prearranged formula , They can be regarded as portfolio of forward contracts .
a) Swaps 
b) warrants
c) baskets
d) leaps