1. To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something.2. To form a disorderly sprawl.3. (military) To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range.4. (poker) To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds).5. (intransitive) To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub
An option play where both a call and a put are purchased The call and the put have the same strike price, same expiration month and the same underlying stock or index
A combination of a call and a put (both of which are defined elsewhere in this glossary) written at the same time on the same number of shares of a security at the same price during the same period of time The call and put parts of a straddle are generally bought by different holders
A stock option giving the holder the double privilege of a "put" and a "call," i
If you straddle something, you put or have one leg on either side of it. He sat down, straddling the chair
If something straddles a river, road, border, or other place, it stretches across it or exists on both sides of it. A small wooden bridge straddled the dike. this town that straddles the US-Mexico border
Options trading strategy effected by a purchase or sale of an equal number of puts and calls, with the same strike price and expiration dates The objective of a straddle is to make a profit from a volatile market where prices may swing significantly up or down
securing to the buyer of the option the right either to demand of the seller at a certain price, within a certain time, certain securities, or to require him to take at the same price, and within the same time, the same securities
An option strategy that involves buying a call and put of the same security at the same strike price and expiration date Stock exchange - An organized market concerned with the buying and selling of common and preferred shares and warrants by stockbrokers who own seats on the exchange and meet membership requirements Stope - An excavation in a mine from which ore is, or has been, extracted
An option strategy where you buy both a call and a put with the same strike price on the same underlying asset
Also known as a spread, the purchase of one futures month against the sale of another futures month of the same commodity A straddle trade is based on a price relationship between the two months and a belief that the "spread" or difference in price between the two contract months will change sufficiently to make the trade profitable
an option position comprised of a long (short) call and a long (short) put at the same strike and expiration
A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds
{f} sit or stand with the legs spread wide; sit or stand with one leg on either side of; support or appear to support both sides of an issue; ascertain the range by firing behind and in front of a target
An option position that is a combination of a put and a call on the same security at different strike prices for the same expiration date
To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub
Expression for a combined option operation where the buyer obtains the right, against the payment of a premium, to purchase shares within a specified period for a stipulated option price (call) and/or to sell them (put), or to forgo either action thereby losing the premium Similar to a put and call option
An equal number of Puts and Calls with the same strike price and the same expiry date
range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state"
the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options the act of sitting or standing astride a gymnastic exercise performed with the legs straddling the parallel bars a noncommittal or equivocal position be noncommittal sit or stand astride of
Buying or selling a call and a put with the same exercise price Buying is a long straddle; selling is a short straddle
The simultaneous purchase/sale of both call and put options for the same share, exercise/strike price and expiry date
to fire shots in front and behind of a target, especially in order to estimate its range
To place one leg on one side and the other on the other side of; to stand or sit astride of; as, to straddle a fence or a horse
Either a long or short position in a call and a put on the same stock with the same expiration date and the same exercise price
The purchase of a call and a put with the same strike price and time to expiration
Options investment strategy involving the same number of calls and puts on the same underlying stock with the same strike price and expiration date See also combination
An optional extra blind bet, typically made by the player one to the left of the big blind, equal to twice the big blind This is effectively a raise, and forces any player who wants to play to pay two bets Furthermore, the straddler acts last before the flop, and may "re-raise "
A strategy used in trading options or futures It involves simultaneously purchasing put and call options with the same exercise price and expiration date, and it is most profitable when the price of the underlying security is very volatile
Someone or something that straddles different periods, groups, or fields of activity exists in, belongs to, or takes elements from them all. He straddles two cultures, having been brought up in Britain and later converted to Islam
A trading position involving the simultaneous purchase or sale of both a put and a call with the same strike price, expiration date, and underlying asset
The purchase or sale of an equivalent number of puts and calls on a given underlying stock with the same exercise prices and expiration date The straddle purchaser seeks to profit from relatively large movements in the price of the underlying stock, regardless of direction
A trading position involving Puts and Calls on a one-to-one basis in which the Puts and Calls have the same strike price, expiration, and underlying stock A long straddle is when both options are owned and a short straddle is when both options are written Example: a long straddle might be buying 1 XYZ May 60 Call, and buying 1 XYZ May 60 Put