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What does the shape of the volatility smile reveal about call options on a currency? ( )

A. Options close-to-the-money have the lowest implied volatility
B. Options deep-in-the-money have a relatively high implied volatility
C. Options deep-out-of-the-money have a relatively high implied volatility
D. All of the above

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The gain from a project is equally likely to have any value between -$0.15 million and +$0.85 million. What is the 99% expected shortfall? ( )

A. $0.145 million
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A. It fits historical data on the behavior of variables to a normal distribution
B. It fits historical data on the behavior of variables to a lognormal distribution
C. It assumes that what will happen in the future is a random sample from what has happened in the past
D. It uses Monte Carlo simulation to create random future scenarios

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A. $10,000
B. $5,000
C. $2,500
D. $1,250

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A. $0
B. $5
C. $10
D. $15

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