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Options are not like other insurance policies - say health insurance. Stocks tend to move together, whereas one person's health tends to vary independent of the nation's health. Risk to health-insurance companies decreases as the number of policies increases; risk compounds for options writers as their volume increases. Those writing put options have secured small gains for now, but they will suffer multiplied losses across the board should the market tank...
...this precarious recovery it might take only one tremor to knock loose the foundations of this market rally, and in that sense it may well be a house of cards. The fact that insurance against that risk has gotten quite cheap should not lull us into thinking that the risk isn't there...
...this anniversary of 9/11, it's worth reflecting on the nature of risk. To wit, were Americans more at risk on Sept. 10, 2001, when everyone felt quite safe, or on Sept. 12, when everyone felt threatened? Our perception of risk, and the reality, can often be quite different...
...H1N1 flu vaccine is not yet ready. Lipsitch estimates that a small number of doses will be ready in October, but most of these vaccinations will be reserved for high-risk groups...
...list of about 500 people within the University who are high-risk, not including pregnant women, Rosenthal said. This list includes undergraduates with chronic illnesses who have reported...