HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt SpreadThe financial definition for Spread:(1) The gap between bid and ask prices of a stock or other security. (2) The simultaneous purchase and sale of separate futures or options contracts for the same commodity for delivery in different months. Also known as a straddle. (3) Difference between the price at which an underwriter buys an issue from a firm and the price at which the underwriter sells it to the public. (4) The price an issuer pays above a benchmark fixed-income yield to borrow money. Similar MatchesAlligator spreadAlligator spreadThe term used to describe a spread in the options market that generates such a large commission that the client is unlikely to make a profit even if the markets move as the investor anticipated. Bid asked spreadBid asked spreadThe difference between the bid and the asked prices. Box spreadBox spreadA type of option arbitrage in which both a bull spread and a bear spread are established for a near-riskless position. One spread is established using put options and the other is established using calls. The spread may both be debit spreads (call bull spread vs. put bear spread) or both credit spreads (call bear spread vs. put bull spread). Break-Even Point--the stock price (or prices) at which a particular strategy neither makes nor loses money. It generally pertains to the result at the expiration date of the options involved in the strategy. A "dynamic" break-even point is one that changes as time passes. Further SuggestionsBull spreadButterfly spread Calendar spread Credit spread Dealers spread Debit spread Delta Spread Click to compare definitions of Spread Click to view definitions beginning sp |