ratio spread

ratio spread definition - finance
An options trading strategy. It involves buying options and then selling a different quantity of options. The options that are sold have different strike prices but have the same expiration dates. They can be either puts or calls.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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