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A Put option is an option to sell a given number of shares of a stock (usually 100)on or before a specified future date at a stated striking price. The striking price of the put is close to the market price of the underlying stock at the time of issuance. The acquisition of a put is treated as a short term capital sale if you hold substantially identical securities short term at the time you buy the put.

A Put option is an option to sell a given number of shares of a stock (usually 100)on or before a specified future date at a stated striking price.
The striking price of the put is close to the market price of the underlying stock at the time of issuance.

A Call option is an option to purchase a specified number of shares (usually 100) on or before some future date at a stated price.
Call options usually have initial lives of one to nine months.
Options are created and sold in certain option markets and can be purchased by investors to obtain the right to buy or sell a specific number of shares of common stock on or before some future date at a stated price.

A Call option is an option to purchase a specified number of shares (usually 100) on or before some future date at a stated price. Call options usually have initial lives of one to nine months. Options are created and sold in certain option markets and can be purchased by investors to obtain the right to buy or sell a specific number of shares of common stock on or before some future date at a stated price.

The striking price is the price at which the holder of a call option can buy or the holder of a put option can sell a specified amount of stock at any time before the option's expiration date.
It is also known as the exercise price.

The striking price is the price at which the holder of a call option can buy or the holder of a put option can sell a specified amount of stock at any time before the option's expiration date. It is also known as the exercise price.

Treasury Bills are direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury to finance budgetary needs. Treasury bills are offered in 3 month, 6 month and 12 month maturities. Treasury bills are considered short term IOU's issued by the U.S. Treasury and are commonly considered as the risk free investment asset.
Your return on a Treasury bill is the difference between the discount price you pay for the bill and its face value, if you hold it to maturity or the amount you receive for it on a sale before its maturity.
You may buy Treasury bills directly from the Federal reserve bank without a fee or from a bank or stockbroker who will charge you a handling fee.

CD's are Certificate of Deposits which are a form of short term investments that offers a high degree of safety and negotiability. Negotiable Certificates of Deposits are negotiable instruments representing specific cash deposits in commercial banks having varying maturities and yields based on size maturity and prevailing money market conditions. Yields are generally above those on U.S. Treasury issues and comparable to those on commercial paper with similar maturities.

Yes. www.ope.ed.gov/security/ is the U.S. Department of Educations Office of Postsecondary Education. It includes Campus Security Statistics for over 6000 colleges and universitiies in the U.S. The websites goal is to help potential college students and their parents research criminal offenses on college campuses. It also has other campus security related links.

Preferred stock gives its shareholders certain privileges that make them senior to common shareholders.
Preferred stockholders are promissed a fixed periodic return which is stated as a dollar amount or a percentage.
Preferred stockholders are given preference over common shareholders with respect to distribution of earnings.