backspread
intransitive verbDefinition of backspread
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 in stock speculation : to close the transactions previously made in a spreading operation
2 in stock speculation : to transfer a hedge from one market to another
backspread
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Definition of backspread (Entry 2 of 2)
: an arbitrage operation like a spread but performed when the difference in price between the two markets is less than the normal one
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The first known use of backspread was in 1933
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