Straddle vs. Astride — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Straddle and Astride
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Straddle
In finance, a straddle strategy refers to two transactions that share the same security, with positions that offset one another. One holds long risk, the other short.
Astride
With a leg on each side
Riding astride.
Straddle
To stand or sit with a leg on each side of; bestride
Straddle a horse.
Astride
With the legs wide apart.
Straddle
To be on both sides of; extend over or across
A car straddling the centerline.
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Astride
On or over and with a leg on each side of.
Straddle
To appear to favor both sides of (an issue).
Astride
Situated on both sides of.
Straddle
To fire shots behind and in front of (a target) in order to determine the range.
Astride
Lying across or over; spanning.
Straddle
To walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart, especially to sit astride.
Astride
With one’s legs on either side.
The men ride their horses astride.
Straddle
To spread out in a disorderly way; sprawl.
Astride
With one’s legs on either side of.
The boy sat astride his father’s knee.
Straddle
To appear to favor both sides of an issue.
Astride
Extending across (something).
Straddle
To place a bet in poker before the cards are dealt that is twice the amount of the big blind when one is immediately to the left of the big blind.
Astride
With one leg on each side, as a man when on horseback; with the legs stretched wide apart; astraddle.
Placed astride upon the bars of the palisade.
Glasses with horn bows sat astride on his nose.
Straddle
The act or posture of sitting astride.
Astride
With one leg on each side;
She sat astride the chair
Straddle
An equivocal or a noncommittal position.
Astride
With the legs stretched far apart
Straddle
The simultaneous purchase or sale of a call option and a put option with the same strike price and expiration date as a means of speculating on the degree of price change in the underlying asset.
Straddle
The bet made when straddling in poker.
Straddle
(transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
Straddle
(transitive) To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.
Straddle
(transitive) To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.
Wanting to please both sides, he straddled the issue.
Straddle
(transitive) To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.
This weed straddles the entire garden.
Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
Straddle
(military) To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range (the term "bracket" is often used instead).
Straddle
(poker) To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds).
Straddle
(intransitive) To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
Straddle
(economy) To execute a commodities market spread.
Straddle
A posture in which one straddles something.
Straddle
(military) A pair or salvo of successive artillery shots falling both in front of and behind a target.
The first salvo fell short; the next was long; the third was a straddle.
Straddle
(finance) An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with put and call options on the same security at the same strike price, giving a non-directional position sensitive to volatility.
Straddle
(poker) A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.
Straddle
(mining) A vertical mine-timber supporting a set.
Straddle
Astride.
Straddle
To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart.
Straddle
To stand with the ends staggered; - said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
Straddle
To place one leg on one side and the other on the other side of; to stand or sit astride of; as, to straddle a fence or a horse.
Straddle
The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet far apart.
Straddle
The position, or the distance between the feet, of one who straddles; as, a wide straddle.
Straddle
A stock option giving the holder the double privilege of a "put" and a "call," i. e., securing to the buyer of the option the right either to demand of the seller at a certain price, within a certain time, certain securities, or to require him to take at the same price, and within the same time, the same securities.
Straddle
A noncommittal or equivocal position
Straddle
A gymnastic exercise performed with the legs straddling the parallel bars
Straddle
The act of sitting or standing astride
Straddle
The option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options
Straddle
Sit or stand astride of
Straddle
Range or extend over; occupy a certain area;
The plants straddle the entire state
Straddle
Be noncommittal
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