Question 1 : The distribution of organisms in a community is affected by the biotic factors and abiotic factors. Abiotic factors are the non-living components in the ecosystem such as air‚ water‚ soil‚ temperature and light intensity. Biotic factors are the living components in the ecosystem such as animals and plants. In an ecosystem‚ the living organisms live together in their non-living environment and function as a unit. This dynamic system starts with species‚ populations‚ ecosystems‚ communities
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Freshwater Aquatic Ecosystems This paper will discuss freshwater aquatic ecosystem. It will identify impacts associated with agriculture‚ the effects that a growing human population may have on that ecosystem’s resources‚ including loss or harm to populations of wild species‚ sustainability and conservation of natural resources in freshwater aquatic ecosystem‚ risks and benefits of extracting or using one type of nonrenewable and one type of renewable energy resource‚ assess management practices
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The Arctic Tundra ecosystem Arctic tundra is located in the northern hemisphere‚ encircling the North Pole and extending south to the coniferous forests of the taiga. The arctic is known for its cold‚ desert-like conditions. All of the plants are adapted to sweeping winds and disturbances of the soil. Plants are short and group together to resist the cold temperatures and are protected by the snow during the winter. They can carry out photosynthesis at low temperatures and low light intensities
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CHE 151-50 Fall 2013 Lab report Isolating the Components of a Three Component Mixture The purpose of this experiment was to separate the component of three mixtures sand‚ sodium chloride and calcium carbonate then calculate the percentage by mass of each component recovered from the mixture. The other purpose of this experiment was to show us the students the concepts associated with physical and chemical properties of substances. Me and my lab partner‚ obtained a mixture of a un known
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Options & Futures I. Introduction to Derivatives Prof. Domenico Cuoco Term 5‚ 2013 What is a Derivative? Basic Types of Derivatives The Market for Derivatives Outline 1 What is a Derivative? 2 Basic Types of Derivatives 3 The Market for Derivatives Options & Futures‚ Prof. Domenico Cuoco‚ 2013 I. Introduction to Derivatives 2 What is a Derivative? Basic Types of Derivatives The Market for Derivatives What is a Derivative? Derivatives and Contingent
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Walking Through Some Examples of Futures and Options Contracts – Speculation and Hedging As Dr. Cogley said in class the other day‚ sometimes futures contracts and options are hard to wrap your head around until you see them a few times. So I’ve written up some examples similar to those Dr. Cogley did in lecture‚ with a little more explanation about how we get the results that we do. But before we jump into that‚ we need to revisit our terms. 1. Forward contract: A buyer and a seller agree to a specific
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Trading volatility is nothing new for option traders. Most option traders rely heavily on volatility information to choose their trades. For this reason‚ the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index‚ more commonly known by its ticker symbol VIX‚ has been a popular trading tool for option and equity traders since its introduction in 1993. Until recently‚ traders used regular equity or index options to trade volatility‚ but many quickly realized that this was not the best method. On Feb
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possible. 1. Why do the principals of Arundel Partners think they can make money buying movie sequel rights? Do you expect any major film studios to be interested in the sort of arrangement described in the case? Why do the partners want to buy a portfolio of sequel rights all at once rather than negotiating film-by-film to buy each? 2. How should one translate the data in this case to structure the valuation of sequel options to tailor it for the Black-Scholes approach‚ to valuing Call options on a Stock
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Questions-“Real Options” Some questions may require you to use financial calculator or Excel. (In the final exam‚ for students without financial calculator‚ writing down the formula will be enough. However‚ those formulas must be correct to get full credit. Therefore‚ it is a good practice to check whether you are correct by using Excel for these practice questions) 1. How are real options different from financial options? 2. Consider the following project data: (1) A $500 feasibility
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European call option with strike price of K and maturity T and buys a put with the same strike price and maturity. Describe the investor’s position. The payoff to the investor is - max (ST - K ‚ 0) + max(K - ST‚ 0) This is K- ST in all circumstances. The investor’s position is the same as a short position in a forward contract with delivery price K. 8 .4.)Explain why brokers require margins when clients write options but not when they buy options? When an investor buys an option‚ cash must
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