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31. Alpha Hedge Fund uses a market neutral strategy. The fund takes long and short positions in relatively liquid instruments for which bid/ask prices are available. Given that the funds employs a conservative valuation approach, it most likely uses:

  • Option : A
  • Explanation : The conservative and theoretically accurate approach is to use bid prices for long positions and ask prices for short positions. These are the prices at which the positions could be closed
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32. Which of the following is least likely a source of return for commodities related investments?

  • Option : C
  • Explanation : The three main sources of return for a commodities investment are collateral yield, roll yield or the convenience yield, and spot price return
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33. An analyst is using an income based approach to value a REIT. Which of the following will he least likely use as a measure of income?

  • Option : A
  • Explanation : In REIT valuation, two common measures of income are funds from operations (AFO) and adjusted funds from operations (AFFO).
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34. A private equity fund is considering purchasing a small software company. Similar software companies have sold 7 x EBITDA, 8 x EBITDA and 9 x EBITDA in the previous 3 months. The target company’s EBITDA is $100 million. Based on this information, the maximum value of the software company is:

  • Option : C
  • Explanation : The maximum value is simply EBITDA times the highest multiple: 100 million * 9 = 900 million
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35. Which of the following is least likely a main source of return for commodities futures contracts?

  • Option : A
  • Explanation : Main sources of return for a commodities futures contract are collateral yield, roll yield (also called convenience yield), and spot price return
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