alligator spread
Definition
A position consisting of a combination of put options and call options that collectively create commissions so high that it is almost impossible to turn a profit regardless of which direction the underlier moves. The term originates from the idea of the spread "eating the investor alive."
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Related Terms
even spread, vertical spread, horizontal spread, butterfly spread
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