Using an Option to Reduce the Risk of a Portfolio

question 80

Multiple Choice

Using an option to reduce the risk of a portfolio is called ________, while using options to bet on the direction of the market or an asset is called ________.

• A) hedging, speculation
• B) hedging, verification
• C) verification, hedging
• D) speculation, hedging

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a consequence applied to an organism's environment that increases the likelihood of that organism repeating the associated behavior in the future.

Shaping Behavior

A method of positive reinforcement of behaviors that are successively closer to the desired behavior, used in behavior modification programs.

Positive Reinforcers

Stimuli that, when introduced following a behavior, increase the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

Psychologists

Professionals specialized in the study of the mind and behavior, working in various fields such as clinical, counseling, educational, and research settings.