Summary Finance 1 Exam Scoring Playbook – Point Logic & Exam Traps (University of Bonn)

What this document is This Exam Scoring Playbook is designed for students taking Finance 1 / Finanzen 1 at the University of Bonn. It focuses not on theory, but on how points are actually awarded in the exam. The document explains: how typical Finance 1 exam questions are structured, where examiners award points, and which frequent traps cause unnecessary point losses. What you will learn How to translate exam questions into point-scoring steps Which calculations are essential — and which are optional Typical exam traps in: static & dynamic investment calculation annuity loans & credit tasks binomial option pricing & arbitrage logic CAPM tables and risk decomposition How to structure answers to maximize partial credit