While You Are Sound Asleep, Your Roommate Hits You in the Head

question 297

Multiple Choice

While you are sound asleep, your roommate hits you in the head with a brick. This is most likely to be the tort of:

• A) assault
• B) battery
• C) negligence
• D) malicious prosecution
• E) privilege

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Definitions:

Call Option

A financial contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy a specified amount of an underlying asset at a set price within a specified time.

Put Option

A financial agreement granting the holder the option, but no requirement, to sell a certain quantity of an underlying asset at a predetermined price during a defined period.

Forward Contract

An individualized agreement for the purchase or sale of an asset at an agreed-upon price on a specific future date between two parties.

Swap Contract

Swap Contract is a financial agreement to exchange cash flows or other financial instruments between two parties at specified future dates.