This money, called the margin, is roughly 4.5% of the value of the futures contract on which the option is written.

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Senator Lyndon Farnham from the Option C campaign has written to the treasury minister asking for the cash.

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Under the Flexible Option, assessment tests and related online courses are being written by faculty who normally teach the related subject-area classes, Mr. Reilly said.

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Millions of people in the UK struggle everyday to pay their bills rather than take the substantially softer option of declaring themselves bankrupt and having all their debts written off.

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