The Way to Protect a Stock Portfolio from a Bear

question 74

Multiple Choice

The way to protect a stock portfolio from a bear market is to:

• A) buy stock index calls.
• B) buy stock index puts.
• C) write stock index calls.
• D) write stock index puts.

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Organic compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, usually in a ratio of 1:2:1, serving as a major energy source for the body.

Sucrose

A disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose, commonly known as table sugar.

Ribose

A five-carbon sugar that is a key component of RNA (ribonucleic acid) and essential for various biological processes.

RNA

Ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living cells that acts as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins.