Such restricted stock awards are the generally fashionable replacement for the stock options of yore.

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One alternative you could consider amid the global uncertainty is a stock-replacement strategy, where you sell stocks that you like and buy in-the-money or longer-dated call options on those same equities.

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But there is nothing new in the light rail schemes, bypasses, and the replacement and refurbishment of train stock that he announced.

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