BUY A SPREAD
Options strategy in which an investor purchases an option purchases an option at a fixed premium and a different strike price. This is profitable if the value of an underlying security increases moderately. Executable by put or call options, both options have the same maturity date. If a bull spread is executed via a put option, it refers to a bull put spread. If done through a call option, it is a bull call spread. Also called bull spread.
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The total cost of an option.
The difference between the higher price paid for a fixed-income secur ...
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