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    Covered Combination The covered combination‚ also known as the covered strangle‚ is a limited profit‚ unlimited risk strategy in options trading that involves selling equal number of out-of-the-money calls and puts of the same underlying security‚ strike price and expiration date while owning the underlying stock. Covered Combination Construction Long 100 Shares Sell 1 OTM Call Sell 1 OTM Put Limited Profit Potential Maximum gain for the covered combination is achieved when the underlying

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    Account for the growing social tensions in US society during the 1920s Despite the 1920s being referred to as the ‘Roaring twenties’ due to the prosperous changes in the social and economic way of America‚ further study of the nation in the decade reveals the growing social tensions‚ and a country ‘driven by social conflict and confused by social change.’ (Catton) The bitterness stemmed from the white Anglo Saxon Protestants (WASP) and their reaction to the flood of immigrants‚ Catholics and the

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    Plans for social and economic development. There was only one party‚ CPC and it decided the course of governance. Under Mao‚ party’s workers consisted of farmers‚ workers and soldiers‚ who came in to the party because of the political activism during the Civil War. The percentage of college educated people (considered as intellectuals by the Chinese) was less than 1%. But‚ the situation changed after the death of Mao. Deng Xiaoping assumed the power and led the country through economic reforms and

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    City University of Hong Kong Department of Economics and Finance Semester B 2013–2014 EF2401 Economics II Instructor: Dr. KUNIEDA‚ Takuma Office: P7318‚ Academic Building‚ Level 7‚ Lift 6 Phone: 3442-7960 Email: tkunieda@cityu.edu.hk Office Hours: To be announced 1 Objectives and Outcomes 1.1 Objectives The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the basic principles of macroeconomics. Students will learn to apply macroeconomic analysis to the business world and other

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    Difference between Economic Growth and Economic Development :- Economic Growth is an issue considered by economically developed countries which have utilized many of their resources and now plan to expand even further by growth. It is a narrower concept than Economic Development as it focuses on the further increase of the national output of a country by increasing the quality of resources‚ the quantity produced and increasing utilization by every sector of the economy. We can also say it is defined

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    rates of economic growth as well as transforming their economy into an industrial economy. In the last few decades‚ the world’s most populous nation has liberalised its economy and gone from producing low-quality and simple exports to sophisticated high-technology goods while attracting nearly $500 Billion in foreign direct investment (FDI). The Chinese government also implemented many strategies to do this and it has resulted in China overtaking the United States as the world’s growth engine. The

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    Various economists have estimated that in China’s economic race‚ they would surpass the U.S. in the 2020s. Even if they do surpass the economy of the U.S. the relationship between the two countries are still extremely important. In this paper we will start from China’s economic reform and the rise of China’s economy. We will also looks at its effects on the global environment plus the various predictions for the future of China‚ ranging from an economic collapse to that of a new superpower. In the

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    end; in 200 CE‚ The Roman Empire started to decline‚ and about three hundred years later‚ in 476 CE‚ the Western Roman Empire collapsed once and for all. Rome’s political instability and its lack of stable leadership led to other problems‚ such as economic hardship and a severe lack of cohesion‚ all together weakening the Western Roman Empire to a point where it was destined to fall.

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    Is Economic Growth Always Desirable When using the Keynesianism theory of aggregate supply and aggregate demand‚ economic can be both desirable and undesirable. Firstly‚ economic growth at its most basic level increases GDP and employment. If consumers are spending more money‚ whether it is by increased consumer confidence‚ lower interest rates or rise in house prices‚ companies usually see increased profits. As a result‚ they are more likely to invest in their business and expand its capacities

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    Just five days later things got far worse. This day is known as “Black Tuesday” on October 29th‚ 1929 more than 30$ billion dollars in “securities self-destructed” (103). Many presidents that came before Hoover had also dealt with economic hardships and ultimately did nothing. And just like Hoovers predecessors he too ended up doing nothing‚ he was also coined the nickname the “do-nothing president” (104). At first he seemed to do a lot during mid November he held council for nine days he brought

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