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What is the Black-Scholes formula?

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Keywords: portfolio management, risk free rate, options, formula selling, Black-Scholes, American style options, Europe,

How are option prices computed?

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Keywords: volatility, portfolio management, implied volatility, strike price, options, time decay, binomial trees, Black-Scholes,

What is an 'expiration date' in reference to option trading?

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Keywords: trading, derivatives, Futures, expiry, expiration date, options, holidays,

What is Form 8891?

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Keywords: Form 1040, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Canada, Form 114, FBAR, private letter ruling, Canadian-Americans,

What is a Global Depository Receipt (GDR)?

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Keywords: international equity, International Depository Receipt, American Depository Receipt,

What is an option?

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Keywords: derivatives, expiration date, in the money, Out of The Money (OTM), calls, puts, options, underlying,

What is the foreign earned income exclusion?

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Keywords: inflation, income taxes, American ex-pats, foreign housing exclusion, foreign income tax credit or deduction, taxes on international wages,

What is a foreign fund?

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Keywords: mutual funds, diversification, investment portfolio, international mutual fund, American ex-pats, India, market exposure, Foreign Accounting Tax Compliance Act (FACTA), foreign fund,

What is a put option?

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Keywords: portfolio management, hedging, stop-loss, calls, puts, options, stop-limit, writing puts,

What is a call option?

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Keywords: portfolio management, derivatives, in the money, Out of The Money (OTM), calls, puts, options, intrinsic value,

What are option strategies?

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Keywords: portfolio management, spread, derivatives, straddle, options,

What are the basics of options?

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Keywords: long position, strike price, short position, calls, puts, options, open interest, open position, closed position, option chain,

What is the Lifetime Learning Credit?

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Keywords: educational expenses, college funding, Federal Pell Grants, Hope Credit, American Opportunity Credit, Hope Scholarship,

What is a foreign tax deduction?

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Keywords: deductions, American ex-pats, foreign housing exclusion, Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE), tax credits,

What are Accounting Methods?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), taxes, accrual accounting, amortization, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), depreciation, American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), CPAs, cash basis,

What is a short position in options trading?

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Keywords: hedging, margin, shorting, long and short positions, options,

What is an Abandonment Option?

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Keywords: appraisal, arbitration, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), liquidation value, abandonment value, appraised value, abandonment option,

Should I use options in my portfolio?

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Keywords: portfolio management, alternative investments, investment advisors, derivatives, calls, puts, options,

What are 'Liar Loans'?

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Keywords: assets, financial crisis, mortgages, Bank of America,

What Kinds of ETFs Exist?

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Keywords: investments, market indices, hedging, Forex, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Futures, speculation, leveraged ETFs, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), options, interest rate swaps, sector funds, 2x ETFs,

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