For instance, the option to submit offering documents confidentially with the SEC has proved popular, with companies saying it has allowed them to avoid publicizing information they wouldn't want their competitors to see.

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For instance, the first option would see an extra programme focussed purely on the Border TV region so would also include stories of interest to viewers in Cumbria.

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Apple, for instance, is rumoured to have kept the option of charging much less for popular e-books if they are being heavily discounted elsewhere.

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For instance, companies are starting to offer stock-option schemes to managers, giving them an incentive to pursue shareholders' interests.

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The company can support local suppliers for instance, even though that might not be the cheapest option and could reduce the profit margin.

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There are other ways to use Delta, for instance, you can use the delta as a thumbnail probability as to the option being in the money on expiration day.

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For instance, she says that firms are not buying back shares to finance employee stock-option programmes.

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Sling Media, for instance, has come out with Slingplayer Media for the BlackBerry, giving BlackBerry users the option of watching their favorite television shows on their device.

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In the case of the oil company, for instance, the cost of land corresponds to the premium (or down-payment) on a call option, and the extra investment needed to start production to its strike price (at which the option is exercised).

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