iron butterfly

noun

A combination of four options, including two calls and two puts, that replicates the payoff of a butterfly.

Meanings

nouniron butterfly (plural iron butterflies)

plural iron butterflies

  1. businessA combination of four options, including two calls and two puts, that replicates the payoff of a butterfly.
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