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What is a "spread"?

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Keywords: bid and ask prices, corporate bonds, debt instruments, credit spread, options, spreads, active trading,

What is a ratio call spread?

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Keywords: portfolio management, delta hedging, delta neutral, calls, puts, options, spreads, unlimited loss, limited gains,

What is a Credit Spread?

Credit Spread is an indication of the default risk perceived in corporate bonds at the current time. Continue reading...

Keywords: fixed income, credit default swaps, credit spread, risk premium, spreads,

What is a Calendar Spread?

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Keywords: implied volatility, calls, puts, debit spread, writing options, underlying, horizontal spread, calendar spread, legs of a spread, front month, back month, diagonal spread,

What is a time spread?

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Keywords: portfolio management, implied volatility, long position, short position, calls, puts, options, time spread, time decay, options strategies,

What is a vertical spread?

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Keywords: bullish, bearish, options, net debit, maximum profit, maximum loss, options strategies, net credit, vertical spread,

What is a bull call spread?

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Keywords: portfolio management, long position, short position, options, vertical spread, call options,

What is a bull put spread?

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Keywords: portfolio management, long position, strike price, short position, calls, puts, options, maximum profit, vertical spread, potential loss,

What is a call time spread?

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Keywords: portfolio management, options, horizontal spread, net credit, options premium, calendar spread, money base,

What is a put time spread?

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Keywords: portfolio management, long position, in the money, Out of The Money (OTM), short position, calls, puts, options, horizontal spread, calendar spread,

What is a bear put spread?

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Keywords: portfolio management, puts, options, debit spread, net debit, breakeven price,

What are option strategies?

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Keywords: portfolio management, spread, derivatives, straddle, options,

What is a Breakeven Price?

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Keywords: spread, options, writing options, net debit, breakeven price, premium,

What is Bond Yield?

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Keywords: secondary market, risk free rate, debt issues, required yield, current yield, yield to maturity, distribution yield, 30-day SEC yield, coupon rate, nominal yield, bond spread, bond yield,

What is Mortgage Par Rate?

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Keywords: discounting, Yield Spread Premium (YSP) points, discount points,

Can Blockchains Reduce Fraud and Failed Payments?

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Keywords: Ripple, push payment, double-spending, multi-signature paymets,

What is the Bid-Ask Spread?

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Keywords: trading, liquidity, bid and ask prices, investment basics,

What is a market-maker spread?

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Keywords: stocks, liquidity, bid and ask prices, forex market, Designated market Makers (DMMs), market makers, appointment,

What is commodity-product spread?

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Keywords: commodity, demand, supply and demand,

What is a ratio put spread?

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Keywords: portfolio management, options, potential loss, potential profit,

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