Economist Thomas Malthus Stated That the Elimination of the Existing

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Economist Thomas Malthus stated that the elimination of the existing population might be averted by either positive or preventive checks on population.Preventive checks are mortality risks such as famine,disease,and war,compared with positive checks,which include limits on fertility.For Malthus,the only acceptable positive check was moral restraint.

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Call Option

An agreement in finance that grants the purchaser the option, without the mandate, to acquire a security, bond, commodity, or different asset at a pre-determined price during a defined timeframe.

Variance

The average squared deviation between the actual return and the average return.

American Call Option

A financial contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy an underlying asset at a specified price on or before a specified date.