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A vertical spread is a combination of a long and a short position in two contracts of the same type (call or put) and expidation date, but with different strikes.
Vertical spreads can be used to capture the profit when one strike is mispriced relative to another strike.
See also horizontal spreads, bull call spread and diagonal spread.
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The screenshot shows the following portfolio:
Volume | Instrument |
|---|---|
1 | European put struck at 9.000 with expiry in 30 days |
-1 | European put struck at 10.000 with expiry in 30 days |
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