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Spread

A transaction in which the trader simultaneously purchases, or takes a long position in, a contract on a specific asset...

Spread Transaction

A transaction in which the trader simultaneously purchases, or takes a long position in, a contract on a specific asset...

Bottom Vertical Combination

An option combination that constitutes a long position in both a call and a put which have the same expiration...

Bonus Certificate

A structured product (structured certificate) that gives the holder an opportunity to avail sideway trends of the market over the...

Open Contracts

Contracts, such as futures/ forwards, that have been purchased (long) or sold (short) while no transactions have been completed by...

Open Interest

The total number of one-side positions outstanding in options or future contracts. In other words, the total number of long...

Long Wrangle

A wrangle, i.e., a complex ratio spread in which a long position is taken in the two ratio backspreads in...

Short Position

When an investor is pessimistic (bearish) on the price of an asset, on expectation its price will fall, he is...

Married Put

An option strategy (also a covered put) whereby an investor, holding a long position in stock, purchases a put on...

Covered Position

Generally, a covered position is an outright long position or short position that is covered-i.e., protected, by an offsetting hedging...