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My CPA-FARmodule19 Test

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What criteria must be met for a hedge to be classified as a FV hedge? Where are gains and losses recognized?
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What criteria must be met for a derivative instrument to be classified as a hedging instrument?
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What are derivative instruments measured at for inclusion of an entitys financial statements? What happens to gains or losses as a result of a change in this value?
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In regards to derivative instruments, what is the underlying? the notional amount?
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In a foreign currency transaction, what happens if there is an accounts receivable of a foreign currency on the date of the financial statements are created?
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What is the accounting necessary for a cash flow hedge?
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If the holder of a hybrid instrument chooses not to bifurcate the instrument, how is it accounted for then?
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What do you use to estimate the FV of a forward exchange contract?
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How would you know if bifurcation (separation of host contract and dividend aspect) must occur?
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What three characteristics of a derivative instrument must be present for it to be considered a derivative instrument?
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In a foreign currency transaction, does a change in interest amount paid or received because of a change in spot rate also result in a foreign currency gain or loss?
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What are the specific criteria for a hedge to be classified as a cash flow hedge?
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What is a foreign currency transaction?
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How is the time value of a fair value put option calculated? the intrinsic value?
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For a foreign currency hedge to be applied to an available-for-sale security, what criteria must be met?
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What accounting is done when there is a hybrid instrument where there host contract has an embedded aspect that would be a derivative if it were to stand alone?
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What disclosures are needed for both derivative and nonderivative financial instruments? (hedging instruments specifically)
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What specific instruments are thought of as derivatives?
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What is an interest rate swap?
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How are foreign currency hedges accounted for if they are classified as unrecognized firm commitments? available-for-sale? foreign currency denominated forecasted transactions? net investments in foreign operations?
A.
at FV, election is irrevocable and made on instrument by instrument basis, change in FV recognized at year end to earnings. Show on balance sheet as separate lines for FV and non FV instruments or total amount of hybrid instruments with FV in parentheses
B.
1. underlying is the stock price that exists outside the derivative instrument that is used to determine its value 2. notional amount is the number of units related to the derivative instrument
C.
1. cannot be traded on an exchange in the investor's functional currency 2. dividends must be denominated in same foreign currency as is expected to be received on sale of the security
D.
1.Diff between option price and intrinsic value. Zero at exercise date. 2. Greater of zero or diff between stock (exercise) price and exercise (stock) price in call (put)
E.
1. as a fair value hedge 2. as a fair value hedge 3. as cash flow hedge (distinguish from from commitments because timing of cash flows remains uncertain) 4. change in FV of derivative recorded as translation adjustment to OCIncome closed to AOCIncome
F.
Yes, by difference of spot rate
G.
two companies decide to swap interest payments on debt. One has fixed debt and thinks rates will drop, One has variable debt and thinks rates will rise
H.
Use the forward exchange rate for the remaining term of the contract
I.
1. embedded derivative meets definition of derivative 2. hybrid instrument not regularly recorded at FV 3. economic characteristics/risks of embedded derivative are not clearly and closely related to to those of the host contract
J.
1. Documentation at the beginning must provide the objective and strategy of the hedge, the hedging instrument and the hedged item, how the effectiveness will be assessed 2. must be highly effective throughout its life
K.
The US company enters into a transaction with a foreign entity, and transaction is denominated in foreign currency units. May cause a foreign currency transaction gain or loss to be recognized in US companies income statement
L.
1. hedged item must be all or a specific portion of a recognized asset/liability or an unrecognized firm commitment (must be binding on both parties, specific terms, contain nonperformance clause- makes performance probable) 2. in current earnings
M.
1. objectives and strategies for achieving 2. context to understand the instrument 3. risk management policies 4. list of the hedged instruments
N.
1. Fair value 2. appear in comprehensive income or reported in current earnings
O.
May have to separate ('bifurcate') derivative from host. Host would be accounted for as if derivative were never apart of and derivative accounted for using rules for derivatives
P.
1. effective portion is reported in OCIncome 2.ineffective/excluded portion reported on cumulative basis, report lesser of cumulative gain/loss- of derivative since creation of hedge or from change expected cash flows from hedged instrument since creatio
Q.
1hedged asset/liability must be linked(basis for change in cash flow is the same) to hedged instrument 2must be highly effective 3if forecasted transaction must be considered probable 4if forecasted is series of transactions, must share same risk expos
R.
1. Must contain an underlying (financial or physical variable that has observable changes) and notional amount (units) 2. no initial net investment is required or it is smaller than normal 3. at settlement can be settled with cash or an asset
S.
Call/Put options, futures contracts, interest rate swaps, currency swaps, swaptions (an option on a swap) credit indexed contracts, interest rate caps/floors/collars
T.
restate the accounts receivable to show the change in the spot rate (if there is one) and recognize a foreign currency transaction gain or loss

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