Making Decisions: Options Trading or Stock Trading?
What are the main drawbacks of the option?
Is it better to buy stock call options or buy stocks?
When should you buy options instead of stocks?
What are the disadvantages of selling put options?
Options trading seems like a game of strategy. You can make money when the market rises. You can strategize and if you're wrong then you can exit with minimal losses. The worst case scenario is that you're totally wrong and then you can still make money!
What is the specific strategy?

Public debt-to-GDP levels in developed markets reach multi-decade highs and are well above historical averages following successive shocks from the 2008 financial crisis to the pandemic. Normative judgements about the 'right' or 'safe' level of government debt are contested. The period of low interest rates after the 2008 financial crisis suggested that high debt levels may not constrain f...

Buy now, pay later is actually an old product with a new design. It sells very well. BNPL has also adapted to the needs of younger consumers (particularly Gen Z) and technology.
Young consumers are at some risk, but for the most part, these young consumers need to be aware of how much they are spending while managing their finances wisely and carefully.
Q: Can we apply the BNPL concept to investments?
Of course, why not? Overall, this is a great innovation and requires some thought from policymakers to ensure that young consumers and communities are adequately protected from excessive credit risk

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Wall Street Gearing Up for Fed's 'Hawkish Pause'
Starting with the Federal Reserve on Wednesday and ending with the Bank of Japan two days later, monetary policy will be determined at key meetings across half of the Group of 20. U.S. officials set out at a theme at Jackson Hole in August: Rates will likely stay higher for longer.
With the Fed widely expected to keep rates on hold this week, traders will be focused on the s...