Which of the following describes the relationship between prevailing market interest rates and the market price of outstanding fixed-rate bonds?
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If a Philippine Treasury Bond has a par value of PHP 10,000, a coupon rate of 6% paid annually, and is currently trading at a market price of PHP 9,500, what is its current yield?
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1.1 Current UCP Exam Facts
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When the yield to maturity (YTM) of a bond is higher than its coupon rate, how will the bond trade in the secondary market?
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Which statistical measure represents the absolute risk of an investment portfolio by quantifying the dispersion of its historical returns around its average return?
According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), what risk component is measured by Beta, and how is it managed?
An investor holds a stock portfolio with a Beta of 1.4. If the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) rises by 10%, what is the expected return of the portfolio, assuming all other factors remain constant?
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By combining assets in a portfolio that have a correlation coefficient of less than +1.0, which risk can an investor reduce, and why?
Which risk-adjusted performance metric divides a portfolio's excess return (above the risk-free rate) by its standard deviation?
A fund manager reports a portfolio return of 12% and a standard deviation of 8%. If the risk-free rate (based on 91-day Philippine Treasury Bills) is 4%, what is the Sharpe ratio of the portfolio?
In the valuation of common shares of stock, what does the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) assume to be the fair value of a stock?
Interest Rates and Bond Pricing
2.1 Interest Rate Risk and Bond Price Inverse Relationship
If a Philippine corporation pays a constant annual dividend of PHP 5.00 per share, and your required rate of return for this risk category is 10%, what is the intrinsic value of the stock using the Gordon Growth Model (assuming 0% dividend growth)?
Which financial ratio compares a stock's current market price to its trailing twelve months of earnings per share (EPS), and what does a high ratio typically suggest?
Which risk refers to the possibility that an investor will not be able to buy or sell an asset quickly enough at a fair, representative price to prevent or minimize a loss?
Which Philippine credit-rating agency provides ratings and credit-related assessments for domestic corporate debt issues?
2.2 Bond Pricing: Par, Premium, and Discount
If the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) raises the policy rate (the target reverse repurchase rate), what is the typical immediate direction of market interest rates and bond prices?
For an option-free bond with fixed cash flows, which metric approximates the percentage price change for a 1% (100-basis-point) change in yield?
A bond portfolio has a modified duration of 5.2 years. If interest rates rise by 50 basis points (0.50%), what is the estimated percentage change in the portfolio's value?
If a portfolio consists of 40% of Asset A (expected return of 8%) and 60% of Asset B (expected return of 15%), what is the expected return of the portfolio?
2.3 Current Yield and Yield to Maturity
Which of the following is a key macro-economic indicator that measures the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, directly impacting nominal interest rates?
Which financial risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a fixed-income security will default and fail to pay the promised interest or principal in a timely manner?
Under the current BSP definition, which maturity profile must a money market Unit Investment Trust Fund (UITF) satisfy?
Uitf Products
Which type of Unit Investment Trust Fund (UITF) invests in fixed-income instruments and has a weighted average portfolio life longer than one year?
Duration and Rate Sensitivity
3.1 Duration and Modified Duration
Which UITF classification invests at least 90% of its assets in a single collective investment scheme, known as the target fund?
What is the primary operational difference between a 'Feeder Fund' and a 'Fund-of-Funds' under BSP UITF regulations?
Which of the following represents the correct formula for calculating the Net Asset Value per Unit (NAVPU) of a Unit Investment Trust Fund (UITF)?
Why are UITF assets valued on a 'marked-to-market' basis rather than at historical cost?
3.2 Applying Duration to Interest Rate Scenarios
If a UITF's Plan and KIIDS impose a minimum holding period and an investor redeems before it expires, which charge may apply?
Which document serves as the governing rules and operational blueprint of a UITF, approved by the Trust Entity's Board of Directors and reviewed by the BSP?
How should disclosed UITF trust fees and fund expenses be reflected when the daily NAVPU is computed?
How should an investor determine the settlement date for a Peso Money Market or Equity UITF redemption?
Portfolio Risk Measures
4.1 Standard Deviation and Absolute Risk
How do UITFs (Unit Investment Trust Funds) differ from Mutual Funds (Open-end Investment Companies) in the Philippines regarding their regulating authority?
Which of the following is a primary characteristic of an 'open-ended' fund structure, which is a key feature of UITFs?
In a Multi-Asset UITF, how is the asset allocation typically managed?
If an investor subscribes PHP 100,000 to a UITF on a day when the NAVPU is PHP 2.500000, how many units of participation will be credited to the investor's account?
4.2 Systematic Risk, Unsystematic Risk, and Diversification
An investor decides to redeem 20,000 units of participation in a Bond UITF. If the NAVPU on the day of redemption is PHP 1.750000, what is the gross redemption value?
What does the term 'transaction cut-off time' refer to in UITF operations?
Which of the following could qualify as a target fund for a Philippine Feeder UITF under current BSP rules?
Which asset class is typically NOT permitted as a major investment holding in a standard Peso Money Market UITF?
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