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Questions -

Q1. If an option portfolio has a delta (N[d1]) of 2, then a sudden:

a. 1% increase in the market portfolio's price will lead to a 2% increase in the option portfolio's price.

b. 1 percentage point (pp) increase in the option's required return will lead to a 2pp decrease in the option portfolio's price.

c. 1 cent ($0.01) increase in the underlying asset's price will lead to a 2 cent increase in the option portfolio's price.

d. 1% increase in the underlying asset's price will lead to a 2% increase in the option portfolio's price.

Q2. A hedge fund manager has 100 fixed coupon 10 year corporate bonds each priced at par ($1000), making a $0.1 million bond portfolio. The portfolio is funded half by loans and half by equity. Each individual $1000 bond asset has a duration of 9 years. What is the bond portfolio's  duration?

a. 90 years

b. 45 years

c. 9 years

d. 4.5 years

e. 0.9 years