How Are ALJs Selected

question 18

Multiple Choice

How are ALJs selected?

• A) They are appointed by the president and then confirmed by Congress.
• B) They are elected by Congress.
• C) They are appointed by the president without confirmation by Congress.
• D) They are appointed by the agency through a professional merit selection system.

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Definitions:

Call Option

A financial contract giving the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to purchase a stock or other asset at a specified price within a certain time frame.

Present Value

The current value of a future amount of money or stream of cash flows given a specified rate of return.

Deltas

In options trading, deltas measure the rate of change of the option's price relative to a one-unit change in the price of the underlying asset, indicating how the price of the option is expected to move.

Portfolio Hedge Ratios

Ratios used to determine the appropriate amount of hedging needed to minimize risk in an investment portfolio, often through derivatives like options or futures.