put spread

Put Spread

An option spread in which one has a long position in a put while having a short position on another put on the same underlying asset with a different strike price and/or expiration date. One uses a put spread to profit from price movements in the underlying asset. See also: call spread.

put spread

An option position in which a put option is purchased while another put option on the same security is sold short. The two puts have different strike prices, different expiration dates, or both. Also called option spread. Compare call spread.

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He recommended them to buy the August 250/210 put spread for $9.

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Put spread trader returns for another earnings play in Lumber Liquidators.

Put spread trader returns for another earnings play in Lumber Liquidators

Massive put spread in Russell ETF is largest trade of the morning.

Massive put spread in Russell ETF is largest trade of the morning

Size put spread buyer in Emerging Markets ETF adjusts existing hedge.

Size put spread buyer in Emerging Markets ETF adjusts existing hedge

Size four-way put spread in SPDR Retail Trust as shares extend losses.

Size four-way put spread in SPDR Retail Trust as shares extend losses

Shares off 18c to $20.97 with a large spread trading on the BOX, where the June/Sep 21 put spread traded 2100x for 2.10 in what appears to roll short puts out three months.

Intelsat put volume 5x normal as short June 21 puts are rolled to September

Four-way put spread in Regional Banking ETF adjusts a defensive position.

Four-way put spread in Regional Banking ETF adjusts a defensive position

Spread printed on the CBOE just after 1:30PM ET, with a trader apparently selling 30K Sep 95/101 put spreads for 13c against a buyer of 15K Sep 100/104 put spreads for 31c.

Size 4way in JNK Junk Bond ETF appears to adjust put postion

Put spreads in Bed, Bath and Beyond as bearish positions are adjusted.

Put spreads in Bed, Bath and Beyond as bearish positions are adjusted

The bulk of the activity is the result of one time spread: 5K Jun - Jul 5 put spreads bought for 15c with shares trading flat at $6.05 and probably rolls a 5K lot of Jun 5 puts opened 31c on 3/20 with shares $6.23.

Del Friscos options volume is 9X daily average and puts lead calls 20:1

With shares off 16c to $52.43, 31K Jun 45 - 51 put spreads sold at 70c to buy 31K Aug 44 - 50 put spreads for 33c.

Size four-way spread in the Regional Banking ETF rolls a defensive position

With USO now down 16.3% in the past two weeks, 38.1K Oct 12 - Dec 10.5 put spreads trade 55c Monday and the diagonal spread likely rolls long puts to December from October, down 1.5 strikes, in anticipation of further losses in shares over the next six months.