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Basic Question 0 of 7
In a forward rate agreement, the buyer agrees to ______
II. pay an interest rate to be determined at a future date.
III. receive a fixed interest rate determined now.
IV. receive an interest rate to be determined at a future date.
I. pay a fixed interest rate determined now.
II. pay an interest rate to be determined at a future date.
III. receive a fixed interest rate determined now.
IV. receive an interest rate to be determined at a future date.
User Contributed Comments 7
| User | Comment |
|---|---|
| aggabad | buyer= borrower seller= lender |
| mordja | buyer = borrower = long position seller = lender = short position |
| poomie83 | buyer: pay fixed, receive floating and gains/looses on spread if interest rates increase/decrease |
| johntan1979 | Pay fixed now, receive float later. |
| ankurwa10 | I think Poomie83 and johntan1979 have better explanations/observations on this one. because i know that buyer = borrower; and seller = lender, but the term borrower in my mind implies borrowing now, which causes confusion i.e. why does the buyer have to pay fixed. at least for me, better to memorise what poomie83 and johntan1979 said. |
| adidasler | you don't pay now ... you pay later ... interest is fixed but paid at the date you get the LIBOR rate at whatever it is in the future |
| Patdotcom | the answer is contradictory. The buyer pays now or at a future date? |
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Learning Outcome Statements
describe implications of unit roots for time-series analysis, explain when unit roots are likely to occur and how to test for them, and demonstrate how a time series with a unit root can be transformed so it can be analyzed with an AR model;
describe the steps of the unit root test for nonstationarity and explain the relation of the test to autoregressive time-series models;
CFA® 2025 Level II Curriculum, Volume 1, Module 5.