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Vertical spreadSimultaneous purchase and sale of two options that differ only in their exercise price. See: Horizontal spread.Vertical spread Similar MatchesEconomies of vertical integrationEconomies of vertical integrationProduced by achieving lower operating costs by owning all components of production and sometimes sales outlets rather than contracting for companies in the outside marketplace. Vertical acquisitionVertical acquisitionBuying or taking over a firm in the same industry in which the acquired firm and the acquiring firm represent different steps in the production process. Vertical integrationVertical integrationProduction of different stages of processing of a product within the same firm. Vertical line chartingVertical line chartingA form of technical charting that shows the high, low, and closing prices of a stock or a market on each day on one vertical line with the closing price indicated by a short horizontal mark. Vertical specializationVertical specializationAnother term for fragmentation. Used by Hummels, Rapoport, and Yi (1998). Further SuggestionsVertical mergerVertical intraindustry trade |
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