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Long Put Ladder

An extension to a bear put spread. It is a highly risky option trading strategy which suits expectations of low…

Lottery Ticket

A deep out-of-the-money option which is sold, because it is very much out-of-the-money, at low price. Such an option costs...

Limit Floor

An interest rate floor that consists of a number of floorlets along with a prespecified limit. It is designed to…

Long Calendar Put Spread 

A calendar put spread that is established by selling a front-month put option at a given strike price and buying…

Lookback Feature

With respect to option contracts and other types of derivatives, it refers to the feature allowing the holder (the long)…

Leveraged Synthetic Spot Position

An alternative term for WAVE XXL; a type of flow derivative that allows investors and traders to take "leveraged" views...

Long Calendar Straddle

A calendar straddle (horizontal straddle) that is designed to profit as the underlying is believed to stay stagnant over a…

LIBOR-OIS Spread

The difference between three-month LIBOR and the overnight index swap rate (OIS rate). It is an indication of the amount…

Long Calendar Call Spread

A calendar call spread that is established by selling a front-month call option at a given strike price and buying a…

Limit Move

On the futures markets, it refers to the maximum price fluctuation a given futures contract is allowed to experience in…