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Bid asked spreadThe difference between the bid and the asked prices.Bid asked spread Similar MatchesGeneric credit spreadGeneric credit spreadRefers to the corporate bond spread for a particular credit rating and expiry. For example, 10-year single A corporates were priced or trading at 130 basis points above Treasuries last night, or said diffrently, 130 is the generic credit spread for 10-year single A corporates. Box spreadBox spreadA type of option arbitrage in which both a bull spread and a bear spread are established for a near-riskless position. One spread is established using put options and the other is established using calls. The spread may both be debit spreads (call bull spread vs. put bear spread) or both credit spreads (call bear spread vs. put bull spread). Break-Even Point--the stock price (or prices) at which a particular strategy neither makes nor loses money. It generally pertains to the result at the expiration date of the options involved in the strategy. A "dynamic" break-even point is one that changes as time passes. TED spreadTED spreadDifference between US Treasury bill rate and Eurodollar rate; used by some traders as a measure of investor/trader anxiety or credit quality. Bear put spreadBear put spreadThe purchase of a put with a high strike price against the sale of a put with a lower strike price in expectation of declining prices. The maximum profit is calculated: (high strike price - low strike price) - net premium received where net premium received = premiums paid - premiums received. Ratio spreadRatio spreadOption strategy using either puts or calls. The trader purchases a certain number of options and then sells a larger number of out of the money options. Further SuggestionsIntracommodity spreadCredit spread credit spread Selling the spread Maturity spread Spread position Option spread Ratio Spread Spreadsheet put spread Horizontal spread Bid/ask spread Intermarket sector spread bear spread debit spread bid/offer spread Spread Yield spread Spread strategy Alligator spread Vertical spread Spread Spread option Yield spread strategies bid offer spread |
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