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Bid asked spreadThe difference between the bid and the asked prices.Bid asked spread Similar MatchesCalendar spreadCalendar spreadThe sale (purchase) of a near month call option (put option) and the simultaneous purchase (sale) of a longer dated call option (put option) at the same exercise price. Bid offer spreadBid offer spreadThe difference between the selling price and the purchase price for investments.When you ask a broker what price the shares of a company are trading at in the market, he will quote two prices: the bid price is the price at which you can sell your shares, and the offer price is the price at which you can buy them. The first is always lower than the second, and the difference between them is the spread.Market makers, who act like wholesalers in the stock market, make their profit from the spread - buying shares at the bid price and selling them at the offer price Diagonal spreadDiagonal spreadAn options strategy involving the simultaneous purchase and writing of two options of the same type that have different strike prices and different expiration dates. Example: buying 1 Dec 50 call and writing 1 Oct 55 call. Bear spreadBear spreadA strategy in options trading in which an option is purchased at an exercise price above that of the underlying instrument and simultaneously an option is sold at an exercise price below that of the underlying instrument, both with reference to the same expiry month. This applies to either call options or put options. Mob spreadMob spreadThe yield spread between a tax-free municipal bond and a Treasury bond with the same maturity. Further Suggestionsput spreadcall spread Dealers spread Ratio Spread Narrowing the spread ratio spread Spread option Horizontal spread bear put spread Spreadsheet Underwriting spread Spread income spread Delta Spread Option spread Spread order Put ratio backspread Spread Box spread Calendar spread Intramarket sector spread Bid/ask spread Credit spread Ratio Calendar Spread bid/offer spread |
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