Interdelivery Spread

Interdelivery spread

Used in futures or options market to refer the purchase of one month of a contract and selling another month in the same contract, in the hope that the price difference will widen or narrow, depending on the investment.

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interdelivery spread

In options or futures, the purchasing of contracts expiring in one month and the selling of contracts expiring in a different month but on the same stock or commodity. For example, an investor might buy a June coffee contract and sell a September coffee contract.

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Interdelivery Spread

An investment strategy in which one buys an option or futures contract while selling another option or futures contract on the same underlying asset with identical characteristics except that the second contract has a later expiration date. In an interdelivery spread, one expects that the prices on the contracts will move in such a way that the investor makes a profit.