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Straddle

Straddle Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Straddle? [n] 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 [n] the act of sitting or standing astride [v] range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state" [v] be noncommittal [v] sit or stand astride of Synonyms \| Synonyms for Straddle: range \| span Related Terms \| Find terms related to Straddle: See Also \| be \| call \| call option \| comprise \| constitute \| make up \| motility \| motion \| move \| movement \| option \| put \| put option \| represent \| spread-eagle Straddle In Webster's Dictionary \Strad"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Straddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straddling}.] [Freq. from the root of stride.] 1. To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart. 2. To stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub. \Strad"dle\, v. t. 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. \Strad"dle\, n. 1. The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet far apart. 2. The position, or the distance between the feet, of one who straddles; as, a wide straddle. 3. A stock option giving the holder the double privilege of a ``put'' and a ``call,'' i. e., 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. [Broker's Cant]

Straddle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Straddle?

[n] 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
[n] the act of sitting or standing astride
[v] range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state"
[v] be noncommittal
[v] sit or stand astride of

Synonyms | Synonyms for Straddle: range | span

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Straddle In Webster's Dictionary

\Strad"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Straddled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Straddling}.] [Freq. from the root of stride.]
1. To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs
   far apart.

2. To stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of
   a wagon wheel where they join the hub.


\Strad"dle\, v. t.
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.


\Strad"dle\, n.
1. The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet
   far apart.

2. The position, or the distance between the feet, of one who
   straddles; as, a wide straddle.

3. A stock option giving the holder the double privilege of a
   ``put'' and a ``call,'' i. e., 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. [Broker's Cant]

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