A Friend Offers to Share with You a Term Paper

question 203

Multiple Choice

A friend offers to share with you a term paper previously prepared for her Introduction to Business class last semester. When you tell her that it wouldn't be fair, she reminds you of your habit of reading an entire Harry Potter book at the local bookstore without paying for the book. Which ethics-based question would be most helpful in evaluating these situations?

• A) Is it legal?
• B) Is it balanced?
• C) Who wins and who loses?
• D) Will I get caught?

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Definitions:

Ask Price

The minimum price a seller is willing to accept for an asset or security.

Sell

The act of transferring ownership of a security or asset from a seller to a buyer in exchange for cash or other forms of payment.

Security

A financial instrument representing an ownership position in a publicly-traded corporation (stock), a creditor relationship with a governmental body or a corporation (bond), or rights to ownership as represented by an option.

Dark Pools

Private financial forums or exchanges for trading securities not accessible by the investing public, often used by large institutions to avoid impacting the market with large orders.