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Explain how option contracts could be used to protect against losses in portfolio value that may occur as interest rates increase.
Microvilli
Minute projections of the plasma membrane that increase the surface area of the cell; found mainly in cells concerned with absorption or secretion, such as those lining the intestine or the kidney tubules.
Choanoflagellate
Single-celled organisms that are considered to be the closest living relatives of animals, characterized by a flagellum surrounded by a collar of microvilli.
Rhizaria
A supergroup of mainly unicellular eukaryotes, characterized by their amoeboid movement mechanism and often elaborate shells.
Clades
Groups in a phylogenetic tree that include a single ancestor and all its descendants, representing monophyletic branches.
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