Risk Management

FRM Part II Market Risk Measurement and Management Exam Preparation

Study market-risk estimation, VaR validation, correlation, hedging, term-structure models, volatility surfaces and FRTB before combining every FRM Part II domain.

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GARP FRM Part II — Market Risk Measurement and Management (Book 1)

Qualification facts verified against FRM Part II Market Risk Measurement and Management book scope. Last checked 2026-08-01. Official GARP FRM study-materials page. The supplied official book controls the 18-chapter learning content. Current GARP sources verify the Part II domain structure and official exam format.

Market Risk Measurement and Management practice inventory

  • Five 20-question timed book-level mock exams
  • 80 distinct questions across Mocks 1-4
  • 200 active-recall flashcards
  • 220 searchable reference items
  • 18 detailed chapter summaries
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Focused preparation for FRM Part II Book 1

Market Risk Measurement and Management moves from VaR and expected shortfall into non-parametric and extreme-value methods, model validation, PIT backtesting, correlation and copulas, regression hedging, term-structure models, volatility surfaces and the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book.

This course keeps all 18 chapters together as one book-level learning hub. Detailed summaries show the method and assumptions, 200 flashcards build active recall, the 220-item reference sheet supports fast review, and the AI tutor is grounded in the supplied Market Risk Measurement and Management source.

Practise the book before combining all Part II domains

The five course mocks each contain 20 questions and run for 60 minutes, preserving the official Part II pace of three minutes per question. Mocks 1-4 contain 80 distinct questions; Mock 5 takes an equal sample from those papers. The 70% platform result is a book-level mastery target, not an official GARP pass mark.

The official FRM Part II exam contains 80 equally weighted multiple-choice questions across all Part II domains and lasts four hours. Complete the other printed books and the required Current Issues readings before full Part II practice.

Exam Format & Details

Assessment Book-level topical practice: 20 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes. The official FRM Part II exam covers all Part II domains with 80 equally weighted questions in four hours.
Duration 60 Minutes

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Key Benefits

Five Timed Book-Level Mock Exams

Test all 18 chapters through five 20-question practice papers at the official Part II pace.

  • 80 distinct questions across the first four papers.
  • Mock 5 samples five questions from each earlier paper.
  • Every answer includes a source-grounded explanation.

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Clarify estimation, validation, dependence, hedging and regulatory relationships.

  • Compare VaR, ES, historical simulation and EVT.
  • Review backtesting, PITs, correlation and copulas.
  • Work through term-structure models, smiles and FRTB.

Active-Recall Revision

Strengthen memory with 200 flashcards and a 220-item searchable reference sheet.

  • Ten focused chapter cards for every reading.
  • Twenty dedicated number-recall cards.
  • Twenty specific exam traps and close distinctions.

Detailed Chapter Summaries

Connect each model with its inputs, workflow, interpretation and limitation.

  • Market-risk estimation and model validation.
  • Correlation, copulas and regression hedging.
  • Term-structure models, volatility surfaces and FRTB.
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Syllabus

Module 1: Estimating Market Risk Measures

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P/L and return data, historical and parametric VaR, expected shortfall, quantiles, standard errors and QQ plots.

  • VaR and ES
  • Quantile precision
  • Distribution diagnostics

Module 2: Non-Parametric Approaches

Historical simulation variants, density estimation, bootstrap intervals and method limitations.

  • Weighted historical simulation
  • Filtered HS
  • Bootstrap inference

Module 3: Parametric Approaches (II): Extreme Value

GEV, peaks over threshold, generalized Pareto and dependent or multivariate extremes.

  • Block maxima
  • POT and GPD
  • Conditional EVT

Module 4: Backtesting VaR

Exceptions, failure rates, model verification, conditional coverage and Basel rules.

  • Kupiec testing
  • Error types and power
  • Traffic-light zones

Module 5: VaR Mapping

Primitive factors, general and specific risk, fixed-income and derivative mapping.

  • Cash-flow and duration mapping
  • Forward and swap mapping
  • Option mapping

Module 6: Validating Value-at-Risk Models for Market Risk

Conceptual soundness, sensitivity analysis, confidence intervals, backtesting and benchmarking.

  • Model scope
  • Sensitivity and uncertainty
  • Independent challenge

Module 7: PIT-Based Backtesting of Value-at-Risk Models

Probability integral transforms, uniformity diagnostics and full-distribution tests.

  • PIT derivation
  • Histogram diagnosis
  • KS, AD and Cramér–von Mises

Module 8: Correlation Basics

Correlation risk in investments, derivatives, market risk, credit risk and systemic concentration.

  • Diversification
  • Quanto and correlation swaps
  • Systemic risk

Module 9: Empirical Properties of Correlation

Economic-state behavior, volatility, mean reversion, autocorrelation and fitted distributions.

  • State dependence
  • Mean-reversion half-life
  • Bounded distributions

Module 10: Financial Correlation Modeling—Bottom-Up Approaches

Copula functions, Gaussian dependence and correlated default-time simulation.

  • Marginals and copulas
  • Joint default
  • Tail-dependence risk

Module 11: Regression Hedging and Principal Component Analysis

DV01 limitations, regression adjustments, multi-variable hedges and PCA.

  • Regression beta
  • Level versus change
  • PCA factors

Module 12: Arbitrage Pricing with Term Structure Models

Rate trees, replication, risk-neutral pricing, OAS and constant-maturity Treasury swaps.

  • Backward induction
  • Risk-neutral probabilities
  • OAS and time steps

Module 13: Expectations, Risk Premium, Convexity, and the Term Structure

Expected rates, risk premium, Jensen convexity and bond-return decomposition.

  • Forward-rate components
  • Volatility and convexity
  • Expected bond return

Module 14: The Art of Term Structure Models: Drift

Normal-rate trees, Ho–Lee fitting, Vasicek mean reversion and half-life.

  • True and risk-neutral drift
  • Ho–Lee
  • Vasicek

Module 15: The Art of Term Structure Models: Volatility and Distribution

Time-dependent volatility, CIR and lognormal short-rate models.

  • Volatility calibration
  • Square-root process
  • Lognormal process

Module 16: The Vasicek and Gauss+ Models

One- and multi-factor Gaussian curve models, estimation and trading applications.

  • Short, medium and long factors
  • Parameter estimation
  • Relative-value use

Module 17: Volatility Smiles and Volatility Surfaces

Smile, skew, implied distributions, term structures, surfaces and adjusted Greeks.

  • FX and equity shapes
  • Surface construction
  • Smile risk

Module 18: Fundamental Review of the Trading Book

Trading-book boundary, standardized and internal-model approaches, liquidity horizons and PLA.

  • Sensitivity charges
  • Expected shortfall
  • Desk eligibility

Who Is This For?

Candidates preparing for the GARP FRM Part II examination
Market-risk, model-validation and regulatory-capital analysts
Candidates who want to complete and track each official Part II book separately
Professionals strengthening VaR, correlation, fixed-income and volatility-model skills

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Frequently Asked Questions

No. This course covers the Market Risk Measurement and Management printed book. Candidates also need the other Part II books and the required Current Issues readings.

GARP describes Part II as 80 equally weighted multiple-choice questions completed in four hours across all Part II domains.

No. They are book-level topical practice. Full Part II practice should combine every domain and Current Issues in the official 80-question format.

The course preserves the official Part II pace of three minutes per question: 20 topical questions in 60 minutes.

No. GARP does not publish a fixed percentage pass mark. The platform uses 70% only as an internal mastery target.

No. Exams Academy is an independent education provider and is not affiliated with or endorsed by GARP.

You receive lifetime access to this course content with no recurring subscription fee.

Yes! Test your knowledge and see our AI tutor explanations with the free GARP FRM Part II — Market Risk Measurement and Management (Book 1) Sample Paper. It contains 15 questions from one named topic and is not a full mock exam or overall readiness assessment.

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