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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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This week the five-month straddle was priced at about $1.75.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

“Events are in the saddle,” said Whipple, whose two most recent books document Biden’s struggles to straddle foreign and domestic affairs.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

So we’d like to be able to buy the straddle for that price just before earnings are announced — that is, buy late in the trading day on March 10.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Needed: the most that 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 • Mar. 5, 2026

She tried to imagine, what it would feel like, to straddle a dragon's neck and soar high in the air.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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