It is hard to divine the purpose behind this pastiche: is the director, Peyton Reed, making sport of the innocent froth that passed for romance in a more innocent era, or is he aiming to revive it as a straight exercise in retro style?

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In other words, because of the European-style exercise and the mean-reversion of volatility, VIX options will often trade at lower value than what seems appropriate during periods of high volatility (and vice versa in low volatility periods), particularly early on in the term of the option.

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The tireless 71-year-old designer, best known for punky prom dresses and a lot of pink, introduced her fall collection as a theatrical exercise video for the Style Network program "Betsey and Lulu, " which follows the lives of Johnson and her daughter.

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Piercing the bubble of corporate Hollywood isn't the most original endeavor, but Mamet's trademark pugilistic style makes this exercise in industry deflation feel new and invigorating.

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If you purchase an option, you have the right to exercise it (with an American style option as most equities are) at any time in the expiration cycle.

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The process was slow: Over the next 35 years there, he constructed a hacienda-style main house, guest casitas, a six-car garage, an exercise area, three swimming pools, and two barns, which were once used by his wife, Karen Sharp, to breed Andalusian horses.

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