straddle
straddle
Definition
strad·dle (strad′'l)
transitive verb -·dled, -·dling
- to place oneself with a leg on either side of; stand or sit astride of
- to spread (the legs) wide apart
- ☆ to take or appear to take both sides of (an issue); avoid committing oneself on
Etymology: freq. of stride
intransitive verb
- to sit, stand, or walk with the legs wide apart
- to be spread apart: said of the legs
- ☆ to straddle an issue, argument, etc.; refuse to commit oneself; hedge
noun
- the act or position of straddling
- the distance straddled
- ☆ a refusal to commit oneself definitely to either side of an issue, argument, etc.
- ☆ in securities and commodities trading, the holding of two options, a put and a call, as on the same stock, each option having the same specified price and expiration date: a straddle allows an investor to profit from, or protect against, swings in the price of the stock
- a salvo of artillery rounds, in which some fall on opposite sides of the target, indicating a hit on or near the target
strad′·dler (-lər) noun
straddle
Synonyms
straddle Finance Definition
A
trading strategy that involves the simultaneous purchase and sale of options. A
long straddle is the simultaneous purchase of a put and a call. A short
straddle is the sale of a put and a call. A straddle is used by a speculator
who thinks that asset prices will move significantly in one direction or
another. However, if an investor expects prices to remain stable, he can sell a
straddle.
straddle
Usage Examples
Object
- equator: The Galapagos Islands straddle the equator 600 miles west of Ecuador.
- border: The large Acer site straddles the border between the two old counties.
- boundary: Here, too, straddling the county boundary, sits Longleat in its magnificent park.
- divide: Over the last ten years a huge amount of money has been invested in this problem which has straddled the industry academia divide.
- frontier: It straddles a language frontier - where French meets Flemish, where south meets north.
- globe: The dragon of Nature straddles the globe of the Earth.
Adjective modifier
- short: Short straddles represent the opposite prediction that a stock price will not change.
Modifies a noun
- carrier: A container belonging to the defendant shipowners exploded whilst on the terminal and destroyed a straddle carrier and terminal tug and trailer.
- loader: Hence the boat can be lifted within the framework of the straddle loader.
- entry: Download Tick Sheet as pdf Seal 2 Demonstrate the ability to: Perform a straddle entry from the poolside.
- jump: If shallow water substitute straddle jump or step entry.
- boundary: In some dioceses, particularly those which straddle county boundaries, there may be more than one archeological advisor.
- posture: The open hip angle and straddle posture supports the lumbar curve without a backrest.
Modifying Another Word
- now: A new development now straddles the Jutland Street basin.
- also: They also straddle the suffrage question, leaving it to the states.
- not: When guarding the thrower, the marker may not straddle the pivot foot of the thrower.
- often: Parishes, it should also be remembered, often straddled county boundaries.
- successfully: The book successfully straddles the boundary that separates a text book from a history book.
- still: Up to that point, I was still straddling two different types of structure.
Adjective complement
- more: Also, some of the techniques straddle more than one category.
Browse dictionary entries near straddle
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