I. Derivative Pricing and Valuations
Equity
- Pricing of Exotic and Complex Equity based derivatives such as Shark Fin Option, Best of Call, Worst of Call, Best of Put, Worst of Put, Accumulators, Standard Phoenix Options, Phoenix Option Bond, Forward Starting Options, Asian basket options etc.
- Model Validation Aspects – A detailed Quant Based Testing Approach
Credit
- Pricing of Credit Default Swaptions (CDOs), and Credit Default Swap Index Option (CDXOs)
- Model Validation Aspects – A detailed Quant Based Testing Approach
Interest Rate
- Bootstrapping of IR curves such as Cross-Currency curves, and Cheapest to Deliver Curves.
- Pricing of Exotic IR products such as Mark to Market Cross Currency Swap, Snowball, Snowbear, Thunderball, Constant Maturity Swaps based products.
- Model validation aspects – A detailed Quant Based Testing Approach
FX
- Pricing of Exotic FX products such as Target Redemption Forward, and Power Reversal Dual Currency (PRDC) Swaps.
Volatility
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Pricing of Exotic and Complex Volatility Products such as Corridor Variance SWAP, Cross Corridor Variance SWAP, Knock Out Corridor Variance SWAP, and Gamma SWAP
Inflation & Commodities
- Pricing of Exotic Inflation Products such as Zero-Coupon Inflation Caps and Floor, Year on Year Inflation Swap, Year on Year Inflation Caps and Floor and Limited Pricing Index (LPI) Swaps.
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Pricing of Vanilla Commodity derivatives such as Commodity Forwards, Swaps, and Options
II. Counterparty Credit Risk
Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) Quantifications
Pricing of Vanilla Commodity derivatives such as Commodity Forwards, Swaps, and Options
- Assumptions & Limitations of PFE models
- PFE based Validation testing such as PFE benchmarking, PV benchmarking, Monte-Carlo Convergence Test, Martingale Test etc.
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PFE backtesting Analysis based on Overlapping and Non-Overlapping periods
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Risk Factor based backtesting
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Risk Factor based validation testing
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Risk Not in PFE (RNIP)
III. Value-At-Risk
VAR Model Validation
- VaR implementation using Historical Simulation and Full Revaluation approach
- VaR Implementation using Sensitivity Approach
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VaR backtesting analysis using traffic light approach
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Time Series Stationary Testing
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Risk Not In VaR (RNIV)
IV. Stochastic Volatility Models
Volatility Model Validations
- Construction of Local Vol Surface from Implied Market Vols
- Estimation of SABR parameter for Caps and Swaption Vols
- Round Trip Test, Test of Arbitrage etc.
- Implementation of Cap Stripping mechanism
V. Interest Rate Models
IR Model Validations
- HW1F and HW2F Calibration and Simulations Construction to HW2F Calibration
- Benchmarking of IR models, Boundary Condition test, Parameter Stability and Sensitivity test, Put Call Parity test etc.
VI. Stress Testing Models
Stress Testing & Capital Change
- Market Risk Stress Testing
- MRWA – General Market Risk Capital Charge Computation for all Asset Classes.
VII. Mathematics
Numerical Methods
- Overview of Numerical Methods
- Finite-differences Methods for One Factor models
- Monte Carlo Simulations
- Numerical Integration