Causes of the General Strike‚ 1926 Long Term Problems (Pre-1914) Conditions for miners * Mining was notoriously dangerous due to the presence of gas and accidental cave-ins * Miners suffered poor health due to coal… ‘Black Lung’ (Pneumosilicosis). State of mining industry * The majority of mines were old or small and the coal was still being cut by hand. * Ownership was fragmented with little investment from companies. Unionised workforce * One in ten of all male workers
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3. Answer All questions 4. Students who attempts the test twice will be given zero credit. 1 The price of a stock is $50. The stock pays a dividend of $5 in 3 months. A 6-month European put option on the stock has a strike price of $48 and a premium of $4.38. The continuously compounded interest rate is 8%. Calculate the premium for a 6-month European call option on the stock with a strike price of $48. * A 1.02 * B 3.36 * C 3.46 * D 4.38 * E 5.40 2 1. An "exchange
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The Boston Police Strike In 1919‚ there was a general agreement that the Boston policemen had a great deal to complain about. They disliked their hours‚ working conditions and most importantly‚ their salary. After getting a raise in 1913‚ the policemen had asked for another raise in 1917 to compensate for the high wartime inflation. By the time the officers had finally received that raise‚ the buying power of that extra money had gone down so low that the policemen were still having problems making
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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 $8.75 million. Each contract is on
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L. Cox The Price Is Unfair! A Conceptual Framework of Price Fairness Perceptions Recent news coverage on pricing portrays the importance of price fairness. This article conceptually integrates the theoretical foundations of fairness perceptions and summarizes empirical findings on price fairness. The authors identify research issues and gaps in existing knowledge on buyers’ perceptions of price fairness. The article concludes with guidelines for managerial practice. he issue of price fairness has
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that the underlying market will trade in a range with low volatility until the option expires. Long condors are quite popular because they offer an attractive risk/reward ratio‚ together with low costs. Furthermore‚ the long options at the outside strikes ensure that the risk is capped on both sides‚ and this is a much more conservative strategy which would protect an investor against unlimited losses. Losses are limited to the premium paid to initiate the trade. 2. Deduce the payoff table The
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out some operation (or exercise the option) at some moment in the future. Options come in several varieties: A call option grants its holder the right to buy the underlying asset at a strike price at some moment in the future. A put option gives its holder the right to sell the underlying asset at a strike price at some moment in the future. There are several types of options‚ mostly depending on when the option can be exercised. As we know the European options can be exercised only on the expiration
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exchange exposures. The objective of hedging would be to stabilize product costs‚ over the short-term‚ despite exchange rate fluctuations. In the long-term‚ if exchange rate differences have significantly changed‚ it is possible to adjust retail prices when necessary to maintain its gross margin. M PL To reduce exchange rate risk on its yen cash flow‚
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they are very confident that a currency will appreciate substantially‚ but want to limit their investment‚ they can buy deep out-of-the-money options. These options have a high exercise price but a low premium‚ and therefore require a small investment. Alternatively‚ they can buy options that have a lower exercise price (higher premium)‚ which will likely generate a greater return if the currency appreciates. Speculation involves risk. Speculators must recognize that their expectations may be wrong.
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