For the football offensive formation, see Spread offense.
In finance, a spread option is a type of option where the payoff is based on the difference in price between two underlying assets. For example, the two assets could be crude oil and heating oil; trading such an option might be of interest to oil refineries, whose profits are a function of the difference between these two prices. Spread options are generally traded over the counter, rather than on exchange.[1][2]
A 'spread option' is not the same as an 'option spread'. A spread option is a new, relatively rare type of exotic option on two underlyings, while an option spread is a combination trade: the purchase of one (vanilla) option and the sale of another option on the same underlying.
In finance, a spreadoption is a type of option where the payoff is based on the difference in price between two underlying assets. For example, the two...
traded). Butterfly - a neutral option strategy combining bull and bear spreads. Long butterfly spreads use four option contracts with the same expiration...
to cover the entire field from sideline to sideline. Many spread teams use the read option running play to put pressure on both sides of the defense....
In options trading, a bull spread is a bullish, vertical spreadoptions strategy that is designed to profit from a moderate rise in the price of the underlying...
based on option-based systems are the foundation of the modern spread offense attack. An option offense is any football scheme that relies on option running...
Credit spread (bond), on bonds Option-adjusted spread, on mortgage backed securities where the borrower has the right to repay in full Optionsspread, building...
In options trading, a bear spread is a bearish, vertical spreadoptions strategy that can be used when the options trader is moderately bearish on the...
In options trading, a box spread is a combination of positions that has a certain (i.e., riskless) payoff, considered to be simply "delta neutral interest...
spread relative to a benchmark yield curve, including interpolated spread (I-spread), zero-volatility spread (Z-spread), and option-adjusted spread (OAS)...
a debit spread, a.k.a. net debit spread, results when an investor simultaneously buys an option with a higher premium and sells an option with a lower...
"Football 101: Mountaineers spread the wealth". Retrieved October 18, 2006. May, Tim. "College football: Spreadoption remains in vogue". Retrieved August...
a digital option, peroni options, range options, spreadoptions, etc.) It could depend on more than one index, such as in basket options, outperformance...
option is a financial exotic option in which the payoff is either some fixed monetary amount or nothing at all. The two main types of binary options are...
sale of a related security, called legs, as a unit. Spread trades are usually executed with options or futures contracts as the legs, but other securities...
Real options valuation, also often termed real options analysis, (ROV or ROA) applies option valuation techniques to capital budgeting decisions. A real...
Credit spread may refer to: Credit spread (option) Credit spread (bond) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Credit spread. If...
In options trading, a vertical spread is an options strategy involving buying and selling of multiple options of the same underlying security, same expiration...
offensive philosophy. It can be a part of many offenses. For example, a spread-option offense might use the wildcat formation to confuse the defense, or a...
calendar spread (also called a time spread or horizontal spread) is a spread trade involving the simultaneous purchase of futures or options expiring...
A Ratio spread is a, multi-leg options position. Like a vertical, the ratio spread involves buying and selling options on the same underlying security...
the term diagonal spread is applied to an optionsspread position that shares features of both a calendar spread and a vertical spread. It is established...