CFA二級衍生品好學(xué)嗎?CFA衍生品例題示范!跟著高頓君了解一下~
1、衍生品的分類
衍生品合約主要分四種類型。第一種是遠(yuǎn)期合約(Forward),第二種是期貨合約(Futures),第三種是互換合約(Swap),第四種是期權(quán)(Option)。
在學(xué)習(xí)時,我們將前三種:遠(yuǎn)期合約(Forward)、期貨合約(Futures)、以及互換合約(Swap)歸為一大類,稱為遠(yuǎn)期承諾(Forward Commitments)。
將期權(quán)歸為另一大類,稱為或有交易(Contingent Claims)。
2、二級衍生品的考試內(nèi)容
二級衍生品主要學(xué)習(xí)三部分內(nèi)容,分別為遠(yuǎn)期承諾中的三種衍生品的定價和價值計算;期權(quán)費的計算;以及衍生品的交易策略,特別是用期權(quán)構(gòu)建不同的交易策略。
對于遠(yuǎn)期承諾中的那三種合約來說,定價就是確定未來以何種“價格”交易標(biāo)的物。
價值計算就是計算合約期內(nèi)如果按合約約定未來“履行交易”在現(xiàn)在的盈虧狀況;對于期權(quán),定價就是計算期權(quán)費。
衍生品還有一個重要的因素就是標(biāo)的物。
所以如果按照標(biāo)的物的不同每一種衍生品又可以分為不同的小類。衍生品中的金融標(biāo)的物有:股票(指數(shù))、債券、利率、匯率。
3、二級衍生品備考建議
CFA二級衍生整體比較難,因為衍生品本身就不太好理解,加上計算量大,如果不多加練習(xí)和理解,考試時很可能時間不夠用。
此外,衍生品的公式非常多,如果要死記硬背一定會出現(xiàn)差錯。
所以首先要做的就是理解不同衍生品的原理,因為這是畫好合約“現(xiàn)金流”的基礎(chǔ)。
衍生品的計算核心原理是大體相近的,所以可以先吃透一種產(chǎn)品的定價和計算價值的方法,比如先搞明白遠(yuǎn)期合約的定價方法和計算期間價值的方法,然后再對其他衍生品合約進(jìn)行對比學(xué)習(xí)。
CFA衍生品練習(xí)題
"Derivative"exercise:Examples of derivatives
Questions 1:
Which of the following attributes is least likely to be a requirement for the existence of riskless arbitrage?The underlying security:
A、can be sold short.
B、is a financial asset.
C、is relatively liquid.
【Answer to question 1】B
【analysis】
B is correct.For riskless arbitrage to exist,the underlying security that can be arbitraged may be either a financial or a non-financial security.
A is incorrect.For riskless arbitrage to exist,the underlying security must be able to be short sold.
C is incorrect.For riskless arbitrage to exist,the underlying security must be relatively liquid so it is easy to buy and sell at a low cost.
Questions 2:
Which of the following is least likely to be an example of a derivative?
A、An exchange-traded fund
B、A contract to sell Alphabet Inc.’s shares at a fixed price
C、A contract to buy Australian dollars at a predetermined exchange rate
【Answer to question 2】A
【analysis】
A is correct.Although an exchange-traded fund derives its value from the underlying assets it holds,it does not transform the performance of those assets and so is not a derivative.
B is incorrect.A contract to sell Alphabet Inc.’s shares transforms the performance of the underlying shares of Alphabet Inc and is an example of an option derivative.
C is incorrect.A contract to buy Australian dollars transforms the performance of the underlying currency and is an example of a currency derivative.