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Short Leg


The part of an option spread that constitutes an obligation to sell the underlying asset. It is the side of a spread that a trader is short. For example, if a spread is constructed using a July 15 long call option and a July 15 short put option, the July 15 short put (i.e., the put sold) is the short leg.



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