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• UNWIND
  
  Is the activity which reverses a position. If an investor was long an option spread then he would sell the position to close it. If the investor had a butterfly position in bonds, then she would have to offset each leg or wing to remove the trade. Unwind can refer to Long Liquidation or Shortcovering activities.
  
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