Evaluate the Ways That Evolving Communications Technology Has Influenced the World

question 49

Essay

Evaluate the ways that evolving communications technology has influenced the world economy and globalization since 1970.

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Definitions:

Call

In finance, an option contract giving the owner the right, but not the obligation, to buy a specified amount of an underlying asset at a specified price within a specified time.

Put Option Contract

A financial contract giving the owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlying security at a specified price within a specified time.

Exercise Price

The rate at which the owner of an option is able to purchase (in the case of a call option) or dispose of (in the case of a put option) the underlying asset.

Intrinsic Value

The actual value of a company or asset based on an underlying perception of its true value including all aspects of the business, in terms of both tangible and intangible factors.