The primary advantage of using a protective put strategy as opposed to a broker order for a stop-loss sale is that the options approach:

Group of answer choices

A) Maintains the opportunity for upside profit potential.

B) Is riskier, and hence will better match the volatility of the underlying stock.

C) Will probably have a maturity exactly matching your desired investment horizon.

D) Provides a guaranteed floor value for the stock investment.

E) Has less up-front cost.