The Basic Reason Why Investors Use Spreading Strategies When Speculating

question 49

Multiple Choice

The basic reason why investors use spreading strategies when speculating in commodities is to

• A) increase profits.
• B) decrease transaction costs.
• C) increase leverage.
• D) reduce risk.

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Definitions:

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and psychoanalyst.

Incomplete Repression

A psychological phenomenon where an individual is only partially successful in keeping disturbing thoughts, feelings, or desires out of conscious awareness.

Slips of the Tongue

Inadvertent errors in speech where the speaker says something different from what they intended, often revealing subconscious thoughts or feelings.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.