Essentials Of Investments
Essentials Of Investments
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ISBN: 9781260013924
Author: Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Which one speculate decrease in volatility?

 

Choose 1:

 

A.

 

Long straddle

 

B.

 

Long strangle

 

C.

 

Long butterfly spread

 

D.

 

Short butterfly spread

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