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Errors Spell Checkers Do Not Correct And Style Sheet, Charles J. Higgins Nov 2011

Errors Spell Checkers Do Not Correct And Style Sheet, Charles J. Higgins

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The article focuses on errors that are not corrected by spell checkers in writing programs and communication devices. It is said that spell checkers may change a written word to an unintended one, as well as may provide autocompletion. A list of words that spell checkers and auto completion programs may confuse is provided. Several words in which writing programs can do little to correct notational styles are also listed.


Lesser Known Option Trading Strategies, Charles J. Higgins May 2011

Lesser Known Option Trading Strategies, Charles J. Higgins

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Options are bought to hedge (insure) or to speculate on securities. This article examines instead the sale of options in a conservative approach (in lieu of limit orders) and in an aggressive approach (in lieu of margin interest expense). Many know that an investor can use options to increase or decrease risk. This article will explore aspects of options that are lesser known in terms of option level approvals, option use in lieu of limit orders, and no interest expense versions of speculative leverage