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Downside ProtectionGenerally used in connection with covered call writing, this is the cushion against loss, in case of a price decline by the underlying security, that is afforded by the written call option. Alternatively, it may be expressed in terms of the distance the stock could fall before the total position becomes a loss (an amount equal to the option premium), or it can be expressed as percentage of the current stock price.Downside Protection Similar MatchesLabor standards argument for protectionLabor standards argument for protectionThe view that trade restrictions (trade sanctions) should be used as a tool to improve labor standards, limiting imports, for example, from countries that do not enforce such labor rights as freedom of association and collective bargaining. Import protectionImport protectionSee protection. Nominal rate of protectionNominal rate of protectionThe protection afforded an industry directly by the tariff and/or NTB on its output, ignoring effects of other trade barriers on the industry's inputs. Contrasts with the ERP. Marine Mammal Protection ActMarine Mammal Protection ActThe 1972 U.S. law prohibiting the "taking" (harassing, hunting, capturing, or killing) of marine mammals, and also prohibiting the import of any marine mammal product or any fish that has been associated with the taking of marine mammals. See tune-dolphin case. Patriotism argument for protectionPatriotism argument for protectionThe view that one is helping one's country by buying domestically produced goods instead of imports. In a nondistorted economy, this is not correct, since the country can do better producing where it has a comparative advantage rather than using scarce resources where it does not. Further SuggestionsConsumer Credit Protection Act of 1968court of protection Protectionism Safeguards protection Labor standards argument for protection home responsibilities protection Self-sufficiency argument for protection Effective rate of protection Foreign investment argument for protection Exchange rate protection Environmental protection argument for a trade intervention Content protection Infant industry protection Protectionism mortgage protection protection applied Domestic content protection Tariff protection Retirement Protection Act of 1994 Domestic distortions argument for protection Endogenous protection Investor Protection Scheme Cultural argument for protection Externalities argument for protection Building Societies Investor Protection Scheme |
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