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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Course: Business and Its Environment Course Code: MBA 504 Lecturer: Mr. M. Kwaramba Due Date: 02 December 2007 QUESTION: Zimbabwe’s comparative advantage is restricted largely to resource-based activities. What are the advantages of such a situation and what scope is there for shifting into another growth path? Introduction Zimbabwe is richly endowed with several different types of resources‚ such as gold‚ platinum‚ nickel‚ tin‚ copper‚ trees for timber‚ water bodies etc. This
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Case Study of Robin Hood Introduction In the case story‚ Robin Hood and his Merrymen met several problems. In order to overcome their powerful enemies‚ Robin Hood should set up strong goals for his band which was also needed be reorganized. Therefore‚ this paper will analyze how and why Robin Hood would be most effective by using the path-goal leadership theory. First‚ this paper will provide an objective analysis about Robin’s current situation and options. Second‚ using the path-goal leadership
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Robin Hood had a good first year but now he has run into a crossroad and has a big decision to make which will make a big impact with what happens to him and his Merry Men moving forward. He is losing control of his men and doesn’t even know half of them. He does not have enough food or supplies for everyone and the risk of one of his men being spotted and followed back to their hide out is becoming a real possibility. External Environmental Analysis: Robin Hood could kill Sheriff Nottingham. He
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Chapter 15 Quiz 15.1) A portfolio is currently worth $10 million and has a beta of 1.0. An index is currently standing at 800. Explain how a put option with a strike price of 700 can be used to provide portfolio insurance. Index goes down to 700 10*(800/700)= 8.75 million Buying put options= 10‚000‚000/800= 12‚500 If you buy the options at 800‚ the value will be 12‚500 times the index with a strike price of 700 therefore providing protection against a drop in the value of the portfolio below
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Strategy is creating fit among organization’s activities. As a whole‚ organization finds its competitive value by positioning and integrating Fit into all its activities. Operation effectiveness and strategy works differently but co-relate with one another to work towards the same company goal – profitability. Yet many organizations are caught up in improving their operational effectiveness or seeking fast and easy growth; that they have forgotten the "value" that they can offer to their
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Operations To Compete Course Introduction 1. What is Operations Management (OM) and why do we study it? 2. What is the primary goal of this textbook? A. Operations and Supply Management Across the Organization 1. Define Process: 2. Define OM in terms of one of several functions within an organization: 3. Define Supply Chain Management B. A Process View 1. Describe how processes work 2. What are nested processes 3. Describe Customer-Supplier
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When we hear or see the name Robin Hood‚ we think of the heroic outlaw in the English folklore who‚ according to legend‚ was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. Traditionally depicted as being dressed in Lincoln green‚ he is often portrayed as “robbing from the rich and giving the poor” alongside his band of Merry Men. Robin Hood became a popular folk figure in the late-medieval period‚ and continues to be widely represented in literature‚ films and television. The nonprofit organization located
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Robbin’ Hood “You know somethin ’‚ Robin. I was just wonderin ’‚ are we good guys or bad guys? You know‚ I mean‚ uh? Our robbin ’ the rich to feed the poor” (Robin Hood‚ 1973). Little John and Robin Hood ponder the ethical dilemma of their ambition to assist the poor by stealing from the wealthy government. In theory‚ taking money from a government who earned its wealth by grossly over-taxing the poor is a noble deed. The underlying implications and real world scenarios that parallel
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Shaping the Present Many aspects of today are based off of our yesterdays. The events that took place and the people that lived have shaped countries around the world. From laws to education‚ countries have used the past as a template. The largest aspect that has shaped our world today is‚ the origins of democracy. Democracy is a form of government where everyone is treated equally‚ no matter their social class‚ sex‚ race‚ or age. To form governments‚ like one of the USA‚ the founding leaders may
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