Explain How Options Can Be Used to Manage Risk

question 38

Essay

Explain how options can be used to manage risk.Provide an example using a call option and another example using a put option.

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Definitions:

Multicollinearity

A statistical phenomenon in which multiple independent variables in a regression model are highly linearly related, affecting the model’s accuracy.

Multicollinearity

A statistical phenomenon in which several independent variables in a regression model are highly correlated, potentially distorting the results of regression analysis.

Regression Coefficients

Parameters in a regression model that represent the change in the dependent variable expected for a one-unit change in the predictor variable, holding all else constant.

Independent Variables

Variables in an analysis that are manipulated or categorized to observe their effect on the dependent variable.