What to know
Identify the rule, formula, or decision criterion before reading the answer choices. CFA Level I distractors often use the right vocabulary with the wrong condition.
Credit Risk is part of CFA Level I Fixed Income. Fixed Income questions focus on bond cash flows, yield measures, duration, convexity, credit risk, securitization, and curve interpretation. Use this page to review the controlling ideas, then work through 1 question with answer explanations and common traps.
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Practice this topicIdentify the rule, formula, or decision criterion before reading the answer choices. CFA Level I distractors often use the right vocabulary with the wrong condition.
Work each item under time pressure, then compare your reasoning with the step-by-step explanation and key takeaway.
Missed questions should become scheduled reviews when the error comes from a concept gap, formula setup, or answer-choice trap.
Credit Risk
A lender has a USD10 million exposure to a borrower. The one-year probability of default is 2.5%, and the expected recovery rate conditional on default is 45%. Expected credit loss is closest to:
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