Case set 1
9 cases · 45 questions
60 marks60 min if timedNegative marking 25% / wrong answer
NISM Series X-A case studies
The real Series X-A paper has 9 cases after its 90 single questions. Each set below is one full case part: 45 questions, 60 marks.
Cases 1 to 6 carry 1 mark a question and cases 7 to 9 carry 2 marks.
Case sets
- Case set 2
9 cases · 45 questions
60 marks60 min if timedNegative marking 25% / wrong answer - Case set 3
9 cases · 45 questions
60 marks60 min if timedNegative marking 25% / wrong answer
Practice shows the hint and the answer after each question. Timed hides them until you hand in, like the exam.
All Series X-A cases
- Set 1 · Case 1
A household with wealth but limited ready cash
5 questions5 marks - Set 1 · Case 2
Funding a dated education goal
5 questions5 marks - Set 1 · Case 3
Reading the first month of a loan
5 questions5 marks - Set 1 · Case 4
A shareholder’s return and stock split
5 questions5 marks - Set 1 · Case 5
A bond below face value
5 questions5 marks - Set 1 · Case 6
Mutual fund units and a disclosed exit load
5 questions5 marks - Set 1 · Case 7
Rebalancing a portfolio with a cash withdrawal
5 questions10 marks - Set 1 · Case 8
Performance with an external contribution
5 questions10 marks - Set 1 · Case 9
Advice, consent and an undisclosed incentive
5 questions10 marks - Set 2 · Case 1
A budget with quarterly freelance receipts
5 questions5 marks - Set 2 · Case 2
Beginning-of-year versus end-of-year deposits
5 questions5 marks - Set 2 · Case 3
A cheaper loan rate with a refinancing fee
5 questions5 marks - Set 2 · Case 4
A rights issue and an investor’s choices
5 questions5 marks - Set 2 · Case 5
A protective put on an existing holding
5 questions5 marks - Set 2 · Case 6
A portfolio manager’s hypothetical fee agreement
5 questions5 marks - Set 2 · Case 7
Matching a liability with a bond and a reserve
5 questions10 marks - Set 2 · Case 8
Two assets whose risks do not move together
5 questions10 marks - Set 2 · Case 9
A complaint about misleading performance
5 questions10 marks - Set 3 · Case 1
Using spare cash without exhausting the reserve
5 questions5 marks - Set 3 · Case 2
Choosing between money today and staged payments
5 questions5 marks - Set 3 · Case 3
A high current yield with credit and liquidity risk
5 questions5 marks - Set 3 · Case 4
Two purchases at different mutual fund NAVs
5 questions5 marks - Set 3 · Case 5
An AIF commitment is larger than cash already called
5 questions5 marks - Set 3 · Case 6
Position sizing under a hypothetical trading plan
5 questions5 marks - Set 3 · Case 7
Allocating money across conflicting goals
5 questions10 marks - Set 3 · Case 8
Comparing performance after adjusting for risk
5 questions10 marks - Set 3 · Case 9
Onboarding and an account-change request
5 questions10 marks
Case set 1
Practice shows the hint and the answer after each question. Timed hides them until you hand in, like the exam.
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