Focusing on the origins and applications of commodity derivatives, this guide offers practical insights for future practitioners. It includes detailed examples illustrating how to manage price risks through hedging with futures, options, and swaps. Additionally, the book outlines strategies for speculating on price movements, market relationships, volatility, and time decay, making it a comprehensive resource for understanding and utilizing these financial instruments effectively.
Rebuilding the American Middle Class
The book delves into the alarming trends of income and wealth distribution in America, highlighting the shrinking middle class and the concentration of economic benefits among a select few. It explores the connection between economic and political power, revealing how the lower and middle classes struggle to influence decision-making in Washington. The authors discuss the resulting class conflict, exacerbated by racial, gender, and generational tensions, and propose strategic policy changes, including strengthening social security, to mitigate future conflicts.
The book provides a comprehensive overview of the Social Security System, tracing its history and addressing current concerns about its future. It clarifies the complexities surrounding proposed reforms and the nature of the crisis, offering insights into how different generations perceive the system. Readers will learn about the implications of privatization and the advantages and disadvantages of various reform proposals. This accessible guide equips individuals, whether nearing retirement or just entering the workforce, with the knowledge needed to understand and engage with potential changes to Social Security.
The word 'trinity' is not in the Bible. The expression of the doctrine was developed over a long period and finalized only in the fourth century. Many Christians who want to be biblical have questioned the official church doctrine on the Godhead. The following collection of articles from a a Seventh day Adventist conference in Sydney emphasizes, however, that the concept of the trinity is thoroughly biblical. The book covers a variety of aspects of the discussion of the doctrine, both biblical, historical, and theological, such as the trinity in the gospel of John, the meaning of 'monegenes', Kellogg and the trinity, and Islam and the trinity.