Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• SPREAD (OPTIONS)
  
  The purchase and sale of options which vary in terms of type (call or put), strike prices, expiration dates, or both. May also refer to an options contract purchase (sale) and the simultaneous sale (purchase) of a futures contract for the same underlying commodity.
  
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