fixed income test 3 (Answered) Complete Solution

fixed income test 3 (Answered) Complete Solution delta first-order sensitivity to the price of the underlying asset; positive for calls and increase with moneyness, negative for puts and decrease with moneyness gamma measures how delta changes as spot price increases theta measures time decay of an options value; always negative for calls, usually negative for puts vega sensitivity of an options price to changes in volatility of the underlying asset rho sensitivity of an option price to changes in the risk free rate (r); positive for calls, negative for puts bullet bond bond in which the principal repayment is made entirely at maturity plain vanilla bond bond that makes periodic, fixed coupon payments during the bond's life and a lump-sum payment of principal at maturity fully amortized bond bond where principal is repaid gradually by maturity; similar to sinking fund credit risk risk of default; non-agency RMBS and credit card RBS have this interest rate risk