the option to buy or sell a given stock at a given price before a given date
straddle
Noun
the act of sitting or standing astride
straddle
Noun
a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
straddle
Noun
a noncommittal or equivocal position
straddle
Verb
range or extend over
straddle
Verb
be noncommittal
straddle
Verb
sit or stand astride of
stumble
Noun
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
stumble
Noun
an unsteady uneven gait
stumble
Verb
make an error
stumble
Verb
miss a step and fall or nearly fall
stumble
Verb
walk unsteadily
stumble
Verb
encounter by chance
shopping
Noun
searching for or buying goods or services
shopping
Noun
the commodities purchased from stores
sequestration
Noun
seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
sequestration
Noun
the act of segregating or sequestering
sequestration
Noun
a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
sequestration
Noun
the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions
spill
Noun
a sudden drop from an upright position
spill
Noun
the act of allowing a fluid to escape
spill
Noun
a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
spill
Noun
liquid that is spilled
spill
Verb
reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
spill
Verb
reveal information
spill
Verb
cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
spill
Verb
pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
spill
Verb
cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
spill
Verb
flow, run or fall out and become lost
succession
Noun
acquisition of property by descent or by will
succession
Noun
the action of following in order
succession
Noun
a following of one thing after another in time
succession
Noun
a group of people or things arranged or following in order
succession
Noun
(ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
subsidization
Noun
the act of providing a subsidy
subsidization
Noun
money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy
subsidisation
Noun
the act of providing a subsidy
subsidisation
Noun
money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy
short sale
Noun
sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller, who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price
short selling
Noun
sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
short covering
Noun
the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale
spectacle
Noun
a blunder that makes you look ridiculous
spectacle
Noun
an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
spectacle
Noun
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
seizure
Noun
the taking possession of something by legal process
seizure
Noun
the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property