Vertical Spread

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Concept of Vertical Spread in Futures Trading

In this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Vertical Spread: Any of several types of option spread involving the simultaneous purchase and sale of options of the same class and expiration date but different strike prices, including bull vertical spreads, bear vertical spreads, back spreads, and front spreads. See Horizontal Spread and Diagonal Spread.