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Under what circumstances would you recommend options as a risk reducing strategy

Option is a privilege sold by one party to another that offers the buyer the right, but not the

obligation, to buy (call) or sell (put) a security at an agreed-upon price during a certain period of time

or on a specific date.
Options are extremely versatile securities that can be used in ...

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