Put Option vs Vertical Spread
Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.
Put Option
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strategy
A financial contract giving the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to sell an underlying cryptocurrency asset at a specified strike price on or before expiry; buyer pays premium upfront; profit occurs when spot price falls below strike minus premium paid.
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An options strategy combining a bought option and a sold option at different strikes but the same expiry and underlying; creates a defined maximum loss (net premium paid) and a capped maximum gain (difference in strikes minus net premium); includes bull call spreads and bear put spreads.
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