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SOFE SOFA-CFE Exam - Topic 3 Question 109 Discussion

Actual exam question for SOFE's SOFA-CFE exam
Question #: 109
Topic #: 3
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An agreement to receive payments as the buyer of an option, cap, or floor and to make payments as the seller of a different option, cap, or floor is called:

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Lindsey
2 months ago
Wait, is a collar really a thing? Sounds weird.
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Adrianna
2 months ago
Definitely a derivative, right?
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Willard
3 months ago
I thought it was just a type of option.
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Yuriko
3 months ago
Yup, collars are used to hedge risk!
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Adela
3 months ago
It's called a Collar!
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Cyndy
3 months ago
I vaguely recall that a collar is used to limit risk in options trading, so I’m leaning towards D, but I need to double-check my notes.
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Desmond
4 months ago
I feel like "derivative" is a broader term that could apply here, but I'm not confident if that's the best answer for this question.
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Angelo
4 months ago
I remember practicing a question about options and collars, and I think a collar involves both buying and selling options, so it could be D.
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Cecilia
4 months ago
I think this might be related to derivatives, but I'm not entirely sure if "collar" is the right term for this specific agreement.
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Ula
4 months ago
I'm a bit confused by the wording of this question. "Obligatory" doesn't seem to fit the description, and "Miscellaneous" is too vague. I'm leaning towards either A or D, but I'll have to re-read the question a few times to be sure.
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Melinda
4 months ago
Okay, let me break this down. A collar is when you buy a put option and sell a call option, or vice versa, to limit your downside risk. So I think the correct answer here is D, Collar.
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Gary
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. The options, caps, and floors mentioned in the question are all types of derivatives, so I'm wondering if the answer could be "Derivative" as well. I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Kasandra
5 months ago
I'm pretty confident this is a collar. The question describes an agreement to receive payments as the buyer of one derivative and make payments as the seller of another, which sounds like a collar.
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Fernanda
9 months ago
Hmm, a Collar, huh? Sounds like something you'd wear to a fancy dog party. But hey, at least it's not a Leash or a Choke Chain, right?
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Corazon
9 months ago
B) Miscellaneous? What kind of answer choice is that? Might as well just throw a dart and hope for the best. I'm sticking with D) Collar.
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Frederick
8 months ago
I'm not sure, but I'll go with A) Derivative.
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Alyce
8 months ago
I agree with you, I'll choose D) Collar.
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Joseph
8 months ago
I'm going with C) Obligatory.
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Tony
9 months ago
I think it's A) Derivative.
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Harris
10 months ago
C) Obligatory? Really? That's not even a real finance term! I'm going with D) Collar, definitely the most logical choice here.
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Dierdre
8 months ago
I agree, Collar makes the most sense in this context.
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Hillary
8 months ago
Collar is the correct term for this agreement.
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Virgilio
8 months ago
D) Collar
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Melda
8 months ago
C) Obligatory
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Veronika
8 months ago
Yeah, I agree with you. D) Collar seems like the most logical choice here.
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Mari
8 months ago
B) Miscellaneous
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Tina
9 months ago
I'm going with D) Collar, it just sounds like the right answer.
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Timothy
9 months ago
A) Derivative
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Dolores
9 months ago
I think it's A) Derivative, that makes the most sense to me.
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Kimbery
10 months ago
I was leaning towards A) Derivative, but after reading the options again, D) Collar makes more sense. Gotta pay attention to the details!
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Zachary
9 months ago
Oh, really? I'll have to reconsider my choice then.
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Chana
9 months ago
Actually, I believe D) Collar is the correct answer.
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Ayesha
9 months ago
I agree, A) Derivative sounds right to me too.
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Milly
10 months ago
I think A) Derivative is the correct answer.
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Phuong
11 months ago
D) Collar seems like the correct answer here. It's an agreement where you receive payments as the buyer of one option and make payments as the seller of another.
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Kenneth
10 months ago
D) Collar seems like the correct answer here. It's an agreement where you receive payments as the buyer of one option and make payments as the seller of another.
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Justa
10 months ago
A) Derivative
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Ailene
11 months ago
I agree with Luis, A) Derivative makes sense in this context.
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Luis
11 months ago
I think it's A) Derivative because it involves receiving and making payments based on options.
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Bev
11 months ago
A) Derivative
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