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A diagram showing the relation between two quantities.
''Options speculation''. 
A composite speculative deal in two options which results in profits from large changes in the underlying asset price, either up or down.
The straddle’s profit/loss profile is ‘V’ shaped.  


Each observation is represented by a dot or a cross.
It is also sometimes known as a ''bottom straddle'' or a ''long straddle''.


A long straddle is constructed by simultaneously buying a call option and a put option with identical strike prices.
The opposite composite transaction - which is a mirror image of the ‘V’ shaped long straddle - is known as a ''top straddle'' or a ''short straddle''. This is the position taken by the seller of a conventional long straddle.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Chartism]]
* [[Option]]
* [[Speculation]]
 

Revision as of 14:20, 23 October 2012

Options speculation. A composite speculative deal in two options which results in profits from large changes in the underlying asset price, either up or down. The straddle’s profit/loss profile is ‘V’ shaped.

It is also sometimes known as a bottom straddle or a long straddle.

A long straddle is constructed by simultaneously buying a call option and a put option with identical strike prices.

The opposite composite transaction - which is a mirror image of the ‘V’ shaped long straddle - is known as a top straddle or a short straddle. This is the position taken by the seller of a conventional long straddle.

See also