If an Option Pays $6 One-Quarter of the Time and Loses

question 15

Multiple Choice

If an option pays $6 one-quarter of the time and loses $6 three-quarters of the time,then the variance $\sigma$ ² = :

• A) 0.
• B) -3.
• C) 9.
• D) 12.
• E) 27.

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Definitions:

Chromosomes

Thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells, made of protein and a single molecule of DNA, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

Introns

Non-coding sections of DNA within a gene that are removed during mRNA processing before protein synthesis.

Exons

Sections of a gene that are expressed in the coding of a protein, interspersed with introns, which are spliced out before translation.

mRNA Transport

The process of moving messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in eukaryotic cells, where they direct protein synthesis.