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a girl who is very good looking to the guy who is currently dating her - but quite ugly when seen by other guys. The guy dating this girl can see one way of the "optical illusion", but other guys see the opposite.
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A Conversation:
Jim: Dude, your girlfriend is so ugly!
Dave: What do you mean?
Jim: I mean she's not attractive at all.
Dave: F*%^ that man, I think she's gorgeous.
Jim: Whatever, she's an optical illusion.
6 MONTHS LATER - POST BREAKUP
Dave: I see what you mean, Jim. I can see the other side of it now. She was definitely an optical illusion girlfriend.
Jim: For real.
Jim: Dude, your girlfriend is so ugly!
Dave: What do you mean?
Jim: I mean she's not attractive at all.
Dave: F*%^ that man, I think she's gorgeous.
Jim: Whatever, she's an optical illusion.
6 MONTHS LATER - POST BREAKUP
Dave: I see what you mean, Jim. I can see the other side of it now. She was definitely an optical illusion girlfriend.
Jim: For real.
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Get the Tokyo Optician mug.The powers of self-delusion that abusers provoke in their victims. Malignant optimists refuse to believe that some questions are unsolvable, some diseases incurable, some disasters inevitable. They see a sign of hope in every fluctuation. They read meaning and patterns into every random occurrence, utterance, or slip. They are deceived by their own pressing need to believe in the ultimate victory of good over evil, health over sickness, order over disorder.
- My sister says that love and compassion are the solutions to her husband's battering and abuse. She won't leave him or even call the police!
- Malignant optimism for sure!
- Malignant optimism for sure!
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Get the Malignant Optimism mug.(FINANCE) a type of financial derivative; a certificate that gives the owner the right to buy (or sell) a fixed amount of a specific thing for a specific price (the strike price).
An option to buy something else is called a call option; an option to sell something else is called a put option. An option has a strike price, which is the price at which you are entitled to buy (or sell) the underlying commodity, or stock, or foreign currency, or whatever.
Options allow the owner to speculate in the possibility that market prices will change in a certain direction, without actually spending the value of the underlying item. For example, suppose WTI crude is $85.75/bbl. In order to make $1000 off of a $0.25 increase in the price, you ordinarily would need to own 4000 bbls of crude, which you can't afford. So, instead, you buy a call option for 4000 bbls with a strike price of $85.75/bbl (i.e., exactly what it is now). This option will cost a tiny amount of money. If the price goes up to $86.00/bbl, you don't own the oil, but your options are now worth $1000 to somebody who wants to buy that oil.
An option with intrinsic value (for example,a call option whose strike price is less than the spot price) is "in the money." An option with no intrinsic value is "out of the money."
An option to buy something else is called a call option; an option to sell something else is called a put option. An option has a strike price, which is the price at which you are entitled to buy (or sell) the underlying commodity, or stock, or foreign currency, or whatever.
Options allow the owner to speculate in the possibility that market prices will change in a certain direction, without actually spending the value of the underlying item. For example, suppose WTI crude is $85.75/bbl. In order to make $1000 off of a $0.25 increase in the price, you ordinarily would need to own 4000 bbls of crude, which you can't afford. So, instead, you buy a call option for 4000 bbls with a strike price of $85.75/bbl (i.e., exactly what it is now). This option will cost a tiny amount of money. If the price goes up to $86.00/bbl, you don't own the oil, but your options are now worth $1000 to somebody who wants to buy that oil.
An option with intrinsic value (for example,a call option whose strike price is less than the spot price) is "in the money." An option with no intrinsic value is "out of the money."
BILL: So, options are just like gambling, am I right?
ANNA: For most people. But if you're already in the business of buying or selling a particular thing, an option can protect you against a bad price movement.
BILL: But options on stocks? I mean, unless a company wants to reward its own executives, or something?
ANNA: Well, you might need options on stocks to hedge risk, if you're a fund manager. That way you can focus on long-run investing.
ANNA: For most people. But if you're already in the business of buying or selling a particular thing, an option can protect you against a bad price movement.
BILL: But options on stocks? I mean, unless a company wants to reward its own executives, or something?
ANNA: Well, you might need options on stocks to hedge risk, if you're a fund manager. That way you can focus on long-run investing.
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