is baWhy Options Are Better Than Futures For Hedging Futures trading can be used for two main purposes; Speculation and Hedging. While most retail futures traders get involved in futures trading for the purpose of leveraged speculation‚ it cannot be forgotten that the true purpose of futures contracts is for the purpose of hedging. Hedging using futures is technique most professional money managers use for decades. However‚ there is one main problem with hedging using futures and that is the
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Project Title: Why is Solar Power Better than Traditional Power? Solar Power might be a popularly growing technology today but the idea of its inception dates back to more than 175 years. It was in 1839 when Alexandre Edmond Becquerel discovered that certain materials produced small amounts of electricity on exposure to sunlight. Later‚ in 1876 William Adams along with Becquerel’s student Richard Day‚ discovered that selenium contained potential properties of converting light into electricity. The
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friendship networks could grow larger. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation). Six degrees of separation is the theory that anyone on the planet can be connected to any other person through a chain of acquaintances that has no more than five intermediaries. (http://whatis.techtarget.com./definition/0‚ sid9_gci932596_top1‚ 00.html). Milgram (1967) an American sociologist conducted a small world experiment to test the hypothesis of six degree separation. This experiment examined the
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The Importance of a College Education You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give" (Winston Churchill‚ circa 1940) Learning the importance of getting a good college education did not come to me until I was 31 years old. Many of my friends‚ and colleagues and I were of the same age‚ however they were far beyond me in educational levels. It was for this reason‚ and other reasons‚ including better society levels‚ and the ability to achieve my career goals‚ that I decided
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August 16‚ 2012 Why Banned College Football? Why banned college football? That’s the real question. College football truly means something to most Americans! Most college football players don’t even get paid to play the sport. Though there are many good arguments and opinions about banning the sport; I have yet to see an argument that considers the players individual situations. All the people who are against keeping college football only consider the academic purposes. The players show their
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Why Student Drop Out of College? Graduation rate has been decreasing in most community colleges and universities and according to the article‚ “Low Graduation Rate Drives Atlantic Cape Community College to Act” by Diane D’Amico who stated that‚ “ Nationally‚ 28 percent of full-time students graduate within three years. Almost half of them do not return at all for their second year‚ according to a report by the Center for Community Student Engagement” (par. 2). Most students dropout of college and
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Why College Education is Important to Me “In the past when a majority of persons never attended school past the primary level‚ a college education meant very little”‚ concluded most of the elders interviewed. This was mainly because persons were able to care for themselves and their families without attaining a college education. Not only were most persons involved with handy work which was learnt from demonstration and experience‚ but also‚ in farming‚ especially subsistence farming which was a
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absence of a college education. My heroes have always been men who have achieved great success with out an education; Henry Ford‚ Larry Ellison‚ Bill Gates‚ and Richard Branson. With the recent downturn in the economy and I found my self seeking employment I realized that not only was I was missing many opportunities due to my lack of a degree‚ but if I had a degree it is highly possible that I might have been retained from a previous employer as opposed to being laid off. Obtaining a college degree
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Why to students flunk out of college. As many as 50% of students fail to graduate from the college in which they first enroll. Most people assume higher education is a right of passage from adolescent to adulthood.1 Truth is most teenagers aren’t ready for grown up responsibilities. Reasons students may drop out of school may be overwhelmed by college schedule‚ the lack of preparation for college life‚ and the lack of finances to complete school. College is portrayed as “party time”. Most
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There are several reasons I am in need of financial assistance to attend Gateway. I am a non-traditional student‚ living below the poverty level while raising two children under age 12 as a single Mom. I have the financial burdens of keeping a roof over our heads‚ the lights on‚ and the house warm in the winter. I am working two part-time jobs in my field of study while attending college to make ends meet. I have taken out student loans to ease my financial burden‚ but I do not want to keep increasing
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