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Investment Glossary

Glossary of Investment Terms

Straddle

Definition: This is a strategy that has an investor simultaneously holding a call and a put option on the same underlying stock so that if it experiences an extreme movement in either direction, the investor can profit on one option and sell the other option quickly for a slight loss.

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