Debit Spread

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

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