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This document is a compilation of what I believe are the most important formulas for Level II. It
does not list the facts which you must know in order to clear the exam. These facts are covered in
our Level II crash course which is available for sale.
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Quant (1/3)
Correlation H0: ρ = 0 versus Ha: ρ ≠ 0
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Quant (2/3)
SEE = Square root of mean square error.
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Quant (3/3)
Test whether the autocorrelations of the error term (error autocorrelations) differ significantly from 0.
H0: error autocorrelation at a specified lag equals 0
Standard error of the residual correlation = 1 / 𝑇 where T is the number of observations
Test-stat = residual autocorrelation / standard error
𝑏0
Consider an AR(1) model: xt = b0 + b1xt-1 + εt Mean-reverting level is given by: xt =
(1 −𝑏1)
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Econ (1/2)
Ask = 1 / Bid
Covered
interest rate Forward points represent the difference
parity between the forward rate and the spot rate.
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Econ (2/2)
Growth accounting:
Growth rate in potential GDP = Long-term growth rate of labor force + Long-term growth rate in labor productivity
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FRA (1/2)
Equity method: Value of investment = beginning value + share of profits – share of dividends
Acquisition method:
Partial goodwill = fair value of the acquisition - acquirer’s share of the fair value of acquiree’s net assets
Full goodwill = fair value of the entity as a whole - the fair value of all acquiree’s assets and liabilities
Funded status (net liability) = present value of defined benefit obligation – fair value of plan assets
Total periodic pension cost = contributions + (ending funded status – beginning funded status)
Under IFRS: Net return on plan assets = actual return – (plan assets × interest rate)
Actuarial gains and losses = changes in a company’s pension obligation arising from changes in actuarial
assumptions
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FRA (2/2)
Category Measures Example Activity Ratios Numerator / Denominator
Activity ratios Efficiency Revenue / Assets Inventory turnover Cost of good sold / Average
inventory
Liquidity ratios Ability to meet its short Current Assets /
Days of inventory on Number of days in period /
term obligations Current Liabilities
Hand Inventory turnover
Solvency Ability to meet long Assets / Equity
ratios term debt obligations 1) Name tells you balance sheet item
Profitability Profitability Net Income / 2) Balance sheet item income statement item
ratios Assets 3) Income statement item in the numerator
Valuation Quantity of an asset or Earnings / Number 4) Average value of balance sheet number in
ratios flow per share of Shares denominator
ROE = Return on assets × Leverage = Net profit margin × Asset turnover × Leverage
ROE = EBIT margin × Tax burden × Interest burden × Asset turnover × Leverage
Balance sheet accruals ratio for time t = (NOAt - NOAt -1) / [(NOAt + NOAt-1)/2]
Cash flow accruals ratio for time t = [NIt - (CFOt + CFIt)]/[(NOAt + NOAt-1)/2]
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Corporate Finance (1/3)
Capital Budgeting Comparing projects with unequal lives:
LCM and EAA
Initial outlay for new investment
Outlay = FCInv + NWCInv NPV of project with real option = NPV based on DCF along +
value of option – cost of option
Initial outlay for replacement project
Economic Income = Cash Flow + Change in Market Value
Outlay = FCInv + NWCInv – Sal0 + T(Sal0 – B0)
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Corporate Finance (2/3)
Capital Structure Dividend and Share Repurchase
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Corporate Finance (3/3)
Mergers and Acquisitions
Securities Offering
Exchange ratio: number of shares of acquirers stock per
target share; Cost = exchange ratio x number of shares of
target x value of stock given to target shareholders
Bid valuation:
Target Shareholder’s Gain = Premium = PT – VT
Acquirer’s Gain = Synergies – Premium
VA* = VA + VT + S – C
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Equity (1/4)
VE – P = VE – P + V – V = (V – P) + (VE – V) Macroeconomic multifactor model
ri = T-bill rate
E(Ri) = RF + βi [E(RM) – RF] + (Sensitivity to confidence risk × 2.59%)
Adjusted beta = (2/3) (Unadjusted beta) + (1/3) (1.0) − (Sensitivity to time horizon risk × 0.66%)
ri = RF + βimkt RMRF + βisize SMB + βivalue HML − (Sensitivity to inflation risk × 4.32%)
ri = RF + βimkt RMRF + βisize SMB + βivalue HML+ βiliq LLQ + (Sensitivity to business-cycle risk × 1.49%)
+ (Sensitivity to market-timing risk × 3.61%)
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Equity (2/4)
FCFF = NI + Dep + Int(1 – Tax rate) – FCInv – WCInv
WCInv = Change in working capital, excluding cash and short term debt
FCInv = Change in gross fixed assets
FCFF = CFO + Int(1 – Tax rate) – FCInv If interest is not categorized in CFO then do not add back.
NI = (EBIT – Int) (1 – Tax rate) = EBIT(1 – Tax rate) – Int(1 – Tax rate)
FCFF = EBIT(1 – Tax rate) + Dep – FCInv – WCInv
FCFF = (EBITDA – Dep)(1 – Tax rate) + Dep – FCInv – WCInv
FCFF = EBITDA (1 – Tax rate) + Dep (Tax rate) – FCInv – WCInv
FCFE = FCFF - Int(1 – Tax rate) + Net Borrowing
FCFE = NI + NCC – FCInv – WCInv + Net Borrowing
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Equity (3/4)
Residual income = Net income – (Equity capital x Cost of equity)
Residual income = EBIT (1 – Tax rate) – (Total capital x WACC)
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Equity (4/4)
Leading Price / Earnings P0 = E0 (1+I) / (r−I)
Price / Book
Price / Sales
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FIS (1/5)
Forward Pricing Model: P(T* + T) = P(T*)F(T*,T)
Relationship between spot rate and forward rates: (1+xS0)x = (1 + 1s0)(1 + 1f1)(1 + 1f2)…(1+1fx-1)
Value of callable bond = Value of straight bond – Value of issuer call option
Value of issuer call option = Value of straight bond – Value of callable bond
Value of putable bond = Value of straight bond + Value of investor put option
Value of investor put option = Value of putable bond – Value of straight bond
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FIS (2/5)
Value of convertible bond = Value of straight bond + Value of call option on the issuer’s stock
Value of callable convertible bond = Value of straight bond + Value of call option on the issuer’s stock – Value of
issuer call option
Value of callable putable convertible bond = Value of straight bond + Value of call option on the issuer’s stock –
Value of issuer call option + Value of investor put option
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FIS (3/5)
Expected loss = Probability of default x Loss given default
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FIS (4/5)
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FIS (5/5)
Payout ratio = 1 – Recovery rate (%) Payout amount = Payout ratio x Notional Amount
Upfront payment = present value of protection leg – present value of premium leg
Present value of credit spread = Upfront premium + Present value of fixed coupon
Upfront premium ≈ (Credit spread – Fixed coupon) x Duration
Credit spread ≈ (Upfront premium/Duration) + Fixed coupon
Price of CDS in currency per 100 par = 100 – Upfront premium %
Upfront premium % = 100 – price of CDS in currency per 100 par
Profit for the protection buyer = Change in spread in bps x Duration x Notional amount
Percentage change in CDS price = change in spread in bps x Duration
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Derivatives (1/6)
If underlying has no cash flows: F = S × (1 + r)T
If underlying has cash flows: F = S (1 + r)T + Future Value of Costs – Future Value Benefits
F = Future value of underlying adjusted for carry cash flows = FV (S0 + θ0 - γ0) where θ0 represents
present value of costs at time 0 and γ0 represents present value of benefits at time 0.
F0 T S0e c
r T
Using continuous compounding:
1+ 𝐿0 ℎ+𝑚 ×𝑡ℎ+𝑚
FRA(0,h,m) = ( − 1)/𝑡𝑚
1+ 𝐿0 ℎ ×𝑡ℎ
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Derivatives (2/6)
Fixed-income forward or futures price :
𝐹0 𝑇 = 𝐹𝑉0,𝑇 𝐵0 𝑇 + 𝑌 + 𝐴𝐼0 ) − 𝐴𝐼𝑇 − 𝐹𝑉𝐶𝐼0,𝑇
The quoted price which includes the conversion factor is: 𝑄𝐹0 𝑇 = 𝐹0 (𝑇)/𝐶𝐹 𝑇
𝐵0 𝑇 + 𝑌 is the quoted price observed at Time 0 for a fixed-rate bond that matures at time T + Y, 𝐴𝐼0 is the accrued interest
at Time 0, 𝐴𝐼𝑇 is the accrued interest at Time T and 𝐹𝑉𝐶𝐼0,𝑇 is the coupons paid over the life of the futures contract.
𝑉𝑡 𝑇 = 𝑃𝑉𝑡,𝑇 (𝐹𝑡 𝑇 − 𝐹0 𝑇 )
Currency contracts:
𝐹0 𝑇 = 𝑆0 (1 + 𝑟𝑝 )𝑇 /(1 + 𝑟𝑏 )𝑇
where, 𝑟𝑝 is the interest rate in the price currency and 𝑟𝑏 is the interest rate in the base currency
𝑉𝑡 𝑇 = 𝑃𝑉𝑡,𝑇 (𝐹𝑡 𝑇 − 𝐹0 𝑇 )
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Derivatives (3/6)
Interest rate swap:
1 − 𝑑𝑛
Swap fixed rate: 𝑟𝐹𝐼𝑋 = where, 𝑑𝑖 is the discount factor of the given period.
𝑑1 +𝑑2 +𝑑3+ …+𝑑𝑛
Currency swaps:
𝐹𝐵𝑘 = 𝑁𝐴𝑘 (𝑟𝐹𝐼𝑋,𝑘 𝑑1 + 𝑑2 + 𝑑3 + ⋯ 𝑑𝑛 + 𝑑𝑛 ) where, k represents the currency.
𝑉𝑎 = 𝐹𝐵𝑎 − 𝑆𝑡 𝐹𝐵𝑏 where, FB is the fixed-rate bond value in its own currency and 𝑆𝑡 is the exchange
rate at Time t.
Equity swaps:
Vt = FBt(C0) – (St/St–)NAE – PV(Par – NAE) where FBt(C0) denotes the Time t value of a fixed-rate bond
initiated with coupon C0 at Time 0, St denotes the current equity price, St– denotes the equity price
observed at the last reset date, NA denotes the notional amount and PV() denotes the present value
function from Time t to the swap maturity time.
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Derivatives (4/6)
Exercise value: cT = Max(0, ST – X) pT = Max(0, X – ST) BSM Model (no carry benefit):
𝑐+ − 𝑐− c = SN(d1) – e–rTXN(d2)
For call options, hedge ratio, h =
𝑆+− 𝑆−
p = e–rTXN(–d2) – SN(–d1)
c = hS + PV(–hS– + c–) = hS + PV(–hS+ + c+)
𝑝 + − 𝑝−
BSM Model (with carry benefit):
For put options, hedge ratio, h = ≤0 c = Se–γTN(d1) – e–rTXN(d2)
𝑆+− 𝑆−
p = hS + PV(–hS– + p–) = hS + PV(–hS+ + p+) p = e–rTXN(–d2) – Se–γTN(–d1)
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Derivatives (5/6)
When underlying instrument is a futures contract:
c = e–rT[F0(T)N(d1) – XN(d2)]; p = e–rT[XN(–d2) – F0(T)N(–d1)] F0(T) = the futures price at Time 0 that expires at Time T.
Interest rate options: c = (AP)e−rT [FRA(0, tj−1, tm) N(d1) − RXN(d2)]. AP = Accrual period; for 90-day Libor the AP is
90/360. FRA(0,1,0.25) = FRA rate at Time 0 that expires at Time 1 and is based 0.25 year Libor, R X= Exercise rate
Option deltas for calls: Deltac = e–δTN(d1). For puts: Deltap = – e–δTN(–d1); δ is the dividend yield on the underlying.
New value of call ≅ c + Deltac (Ŝ − S) ; new value of put ≅ p Deltap (Ŝ − S). Ŝ represent new value the stock.
− Original Portfolio delta
Number of units of the hedging instruments, NH =
𝐷𝑒𝑙𝑡𝑎𝐻
𝑒 −𝛿𝑇
Gammac = Gammap = 𝑛(𝑑1 )
𝑆𝜎 𝑇
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Derivatives (6/6)
Covered call: short call + stock
Bull spread: buy call option with low exercise price and sell call
• Maximum gain = (X – S0) + c0
option with high exercise price.
• Maximum loss = S0 – c0
Max profit: XH - XL - (cL – cH); Breakeven: XL + (cL – cH)
• Breakeven point = S0 – c0
• Expiration value = ST – Max[(ST – X),0]
Bear spread: buy put option with high exercise price and sell put
• Profit at expiration = ST – Max[(ST – X),0] + c0 – S0 option with a low exercise price.
Max profit: XH - XL – cost; Breakeven: XH - (pH – pL)
Protective put: stock + long put
• Maximum profit = ST – S0 – p0 = Unlimited Long calendar spread: sell near-dated call, buy long-dated call
• Maximum loss = S0 – X + p0 Short calendar spread: sell long-dated call, buy near-dated call
• Breakeven point = S0 + p0
• Expiration value = Max(ST,X) Long straddle: buy put, buy call; Short straddle: sell put, sell call
• Profit at expiration = Max(ST,X) – S0 – p0 Long straddle strategy has two breakeven point:
Long N shares and short N ATM call options = long • Exercise price + cost of buying the call and put options
N shares and short forward position on N/2 shares • Exercise price - cost of buying the call and put options
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Alternative Investments (1/2)
Value = NOI / Cap rate Value = GIM x Gross Income
“All risk yield” = cap rate
Debt service coverage ratio = first year NOI / debt service
Cap rate = Discount rate - Growth rate
Loan to value ratio = loan amount / value
V5 = NOI6 / (r – g)
FFO is accounting net earnings excluding: NAV = Estimated value of operating real estate + cash and A/R
1. Depreciation charges on real estate – debt and other liabilities
2. Deferred tax charges (deferred portion of tax
expenses) NAVPS = NAV / # of shares outstanding
3. Gains/losses from sale of property and debt
Restructuring NAVPS = FFO/share x P/FFO multiple
AFFO = FFO - straight line adjustment – recurring NAVPS = AFFO/share x P/AFFO multiple
maintenance type capital expenditures and leasing
commissions Can value REIT share
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Alternative Investments (2/2)
Venture capital valuation method:
1. Post-Money Valuation POST = V/(1 + r)t
2. Pre-Money Valuation PRE = POST−I
3. Ownership Fraction F = I/POST
4. Number of Shares y = x * F / (1−F) +
5. Price of Shares P1 = I/y
Total return on a commodity futures position = price return + roll return + collateral return
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Portfolio Management (1/3)
E R p = R F + λ1 βp ,1 + ⋯ + λK βp ,K
K
Active return = j=1 Portfolio sensitivity j − Benchmark sensitivity j ∗ Factor return j + Asset selection
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Portfolio Management (2/3)
Rp −RB
IR = Active return / Active risk =
s Rp −RB
R Ai μi μi
IR IC = COR , TC = COR
STD R A = STD R B ∗ σi σi σi , Δwi σi
SR B
E RA ∗ = IC BR σA IR = IC BR
E R A ICR = TC ICR BR σA
Risk premium = Yield on the nominal bond – yield on real bond – inflation expectation
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Portfolio Management (3/3)
Using the parametric method:
1% VaR = (Expected Return – 1.65 ς) (-1) (Notional Amount)
5% VaR = (Expected Return – 2.33 ς) (-1) (Notional Amount)
Bond price (B) sensitivity to changes in yield (y) can be expressed in terms of duration (D) and convexity (C):
∆𝐵 ∆𝑦 1 ∆𝑦 2
≈ −𝐷 + 𝐶 2
𝐵 1+𝑦 2 1+𝑦
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Practice, Practice, Practice.
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