Credit Spread

A term that indicates cash will be credited to your trading account when executing a spread. Spreads may also be done for even (no cash is exchanged), or for a debit (cash is debited from your trading account). Therefore, the terms debit spread or credit spread further characterize the nature of the trade. For example, a credit vertical call spread would indicate that the trader sold the lower priced strike and bought the higher priced strike, because he/she received money to execute the trade.

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