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Basic Question 0 of 16

A financial firm may determine that it has a 5% one-month value at risk of $100 million. This means ______.

I. there is a 5% chance that the firm could lose more than $100 million in any given month.
II. there is a 5% chance that the firm could lose a maximum of $100 million in any given month.
III. a $100 million loss should be expected to occur once every 20 months.

User Contributed Comments 5

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josephk417 if 99% confidence interval is one in a hundred... Why is 95% one in 20?
khalifa92 5/100=20
jjenkins7 1 out of 20 months = 5%
jorgeandre III is incorrect because it is not expected to lose 100M, it at least 100 million
davidt87 agreed jorgeanre and joseph how did you get here?
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Learning Outcome Statements

describe defining features of a convertible bond;

calculate and interpret the components of a convertible bond's value;

describe how a convertible bond is valued in an arbitrage-free framework;

compare the risk-return characteristics of a convertible bond with the risk-return characteristics of a straight bond and of the underlying common stock.

CFA® 2025 Level II Curriculum, Volume 4, Module 28.