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All topicsSignal research and data tasks10Options and volatility trading10Market-making games14Portfolio construction10Strategy evaluation and backtests9Execution and market microstructure8Fixed income and credit8Regression and model review8Risk measurement and limits9Statistical arbitrage and event trades8Position sizing and bankroll6
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  1. 007A fund holds Rs 40 crore of a 2-year government bond (duration 1.9), Rs 35 crore of a 5-year (4.4) and Rs 25 crore of a 10-year (7.6). Compute portfolio duration and DV01, show two ways to raise duration to 5.5, and the P&L of a 50 bp fall in yields.Fixed income and creditWarm upPIMCOLos Angeles · 2026
  2. 018Pitch a 10-year trade: size a DV01-neutral 2s10s steepener against Rs 100 crore of 2-year bonds, with DV01s of Rs 1,900 and Rs 7,000 per crore, and compute the P&L if the curve steepens 20 bps with a 10 bps parallel rise.Fixed income and creditCoreBank of AmericaLondon · 2025
  3. 055A lender's 12,000 personal loans sit in four score buckets with 30 defaults of 4,000, 60 of 4,000, 90 of 2,500 and 150 of 1,500. Compute default rates, 95% intervals and expected loss at 60% loss given default, and say whether the buckets are well ordered.Fixed income and creditCoreJane StreetLondon · 2025
  4. 080Lending case: Sonvarsha Castings wants a Rs 120 crore loan. Probability of default is 2.5% a year, loss given default 45%, EBITDA Rs 60 crore, total debt Rs 180 crore and interest cover 2.4. What is the expected loss, what spread covers it plus a 1.5% cost of capital, and would you lend?Fixed income and creditCoreDeutsche BankNew York · 2024

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