Digital Subscriber Lines

question 4

Multiple Choice

Digital subscriber lines

• A) operate over existing telephone lines to carry voice, data, and video.
• B) operate over coaxial lines to deliver Internet access.
• C) are very-high-speed data lines typically leased from long-distance telephone companies.
• D) have up to twenty-four 64-Kbps channels.

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Definitions:

Dividend-Payout Policies

Strategies a company uses to decide the portion of profits it will distribute to shareholders as dividends versus retaining for reinvestment.

Dividend Yield

A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price.

Volatility

A statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, indicating the degree of variation from the average.

Hedge Ratio

A ratio used to calculate the number of derivatives needed to hedge a particular position, aiming to provide protection against adverse price movements.