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CFA Level 2 – Fixed Income, Session 15-Reading 58, Asset-Backed Sector of the Bond Market-LOS d (Notes, Practice Questions, Sample Questions) 1. There are several types of external credit enhancements. All of the following are examples of external credit enhancements EXCEPT: A) letters of credit.B) setting aside reserve funds.C) corporate guarantees Explanation: B) Setting aside reserve funds…

IGCSE Coordinated Science: Fuels Fuels Recall coal, natural gas and petroleum as fossil fuels that produce carbon dioxide on combustion. Fossil Fuels are: Petroleum Coal Natural Gas The reason these are called fossils are because they are the remains of plants and animals that lived a few million years ago. Petroleum: These are formed from…

Functions – Mapping from Sets to Sets Functions are defined by an input and an output. The input refers to what you are putting into the function, and the output is what comes out of it. Functions can also be described as mapping from one set to another set. The set being mapped from is…

CFA Level 2 – Equity, Session 12-Reading 45, Residual Income Valuation-LOS e (Practice Questions, Sample Questions) 1. In a single-stage residual income model for a firm with return on equity (ROE) greater than the required rate of return, which statement is least accurate? A) Market value will be greater than book value.B) The justified price-to-book…

Inverse Matrix Inverse matrix is a mathematical tool used in linear algebra, which finds the inverse of a given matrix. The inverse matrix of a square matrix A is defined to be another square matrix B such that AB = BA = I, where I denotes the identity matrix. The inverse of matrix A, by…

Related Rates. Problem Example 2 Car Ais 40 miles west of of an intersection driving toward)it at 60 mph. Car B is 30 miles south of the same intersection driving away from it at 45 mph. At what rate is the distance between the two cars changing at this time? [Graph] d/dt[A^2+B^2=C^2] | A=40 2A…

IGCSE Coordinated Science: Introduction to Electricity 1. Demonstrate understanding of current, potential difference, e.m.f. and resistance, and use with their appropriate units. Electric Current: Is the flow of electric charge within a circuit. Is measured in amperes or amps (A). Represents how much electric charge is passing a single point in the circuit in moment….

Session 13-Reading 51, Evaluating the Performance of Your Hedge Funds-L (Practice Questions, Sample Questions) 1. Which of the following would be the most appropriate benchmark to use for hedge fund evaluation? A) A multifactor model. (Explanation: The Merrill Lynch High Yield index may be the best individual market index for fixed income hedge funds and…

Limits Involving Infinity. Example Problem 3 When approaching a limit, we should evaluate the function numerator and denominator to see what the limit is. In this case, we get 12 IS divided by 0. This is not an indeterminate form; it cannot be factored, expanded, or otherwise manipulated. Because you cannot divide t number by…

IB Chemistry: Solutions Distinguish between the terms solute, solvent, solution and concentration(g dm–3 and mol dm–3). Solute: The substance which has been dissolved. Solvent: The substance the solute was dissolved in. E.g. Water Solution: This is a combination of both the solute and the solvent. Concentration: This is a unit measured by the abundance of…