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straddle

[strad-l] / ˈstræd l /
VERB
bestride
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VERB
sit or stand on both sides
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Needed: The most we would pay for that near-term straddle, with the price of the straddle expressed as a percentage of the underlying stock price.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

“I think that the real success in our business over the next 10 years will be the ability to straddle both of these worlds,” said Pepper, who helped develop Mason’s series.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

That is, the option trading “universe” prices the straddle prior to the earnings and more or less keeps it at that price until the earnings are announced.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

“For now, EssilorLuxottica could well straddle the best of both worlds.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

I swing my leg around to straddle the horse.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi




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