calendar spread

noun

An options strategy or position involving the simultaneous purchase and sale of options of the same class and strike price but with different expiration dates.

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horizontal spreadtime spread
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Meanings

nouncalendar spread (plural calendar spreads)

plural calendar spreads

  1. businessAn options strategy or position involving the simultaneous purchase and sale of options of the same class and strike price but with different expiration dates.

    Synonyms: horizontal spread, time spread

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn options strategy or position involving the simultaneous purchase and sale of options of the same class and strike price but with different expiration dates.

Similar
horizontal spreadtime spread
Also see
time spread
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APA

calendar spread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calendar%20spread

MLA

“calendar spread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calendar%20spread. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calendar spread,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calendar%20spread.

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