Usually means: Position involving simultaneous call, put.
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  1. straddle: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. straddle: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. straddle: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. straddle: Collins English Dictionary
  5. straddle: Vocabulary.com
  6. Straddle, straddle: Wordnik
  7. straddle: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. straddle: Wiktionary
  9. straddle: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. straddle: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. straddle: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. straddle: Dictionary.com
  13. straddle (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. straddle: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Straddle (disambiguation), Straddle (poker), Straddle: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Straddle: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. straddle: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. straddle: Rhymezone
  19. Straddle: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. straddle: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. straddle: Free Dictionary
  22. straddle: Mnemonic Dictionary
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Business (21 matching dictionaries)
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  2. straddle: Webster's New World Finance & Investment Dictionary
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  6. Straddle: bizterms.net
  7. Straddle: Bloomberg Financial Glossary
  8. straddle: Glossary of research economics
  9. Straddle: Harvey Financial
  10. Straddle: Moneyterms
  11. Straddle: Futures and Options Market Terminology
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  14. Straddle: Investopedia
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  16. Straddle: Securities Terminology
  17. Straddle: Legal dictionary
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  20. Straddle: WashingtonPost.com: Business
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Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. straddle: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. straddle: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
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  2. straddle: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. straddle: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Sports (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Straddle: Dan's Poker
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  3. Straddle: Poker Terms
  4. Straddle: Sports Definitions

(Note: See straddled as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
verb:  (transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
verb:  (transitive) To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.
verb:  (transitive) To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.
verb:  (transitive) To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.
verb:  (military) To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range (the term "bracket" is often used instead).
verb:  (poker) To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds).
verb:  (intransitive) To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
verb:  (economics) To execute a commodities market spread.
noun:  A posture in which one straddles something.
noun:  (military) A pair or salvo of successive artillery shots falling both in front of and behind a target.
noun:  (finance) An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with put and call options on the same security at the same strike price, giving a non-directional position sensitive to volatility.
noun:  (poker) A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.
noun:  (mining) A vertical mine-timber supporting a set.
noun:  A part of a harness placed on the back of a beast of burden (such as a horse or donkey) to carry the weight of a load.
adverb:  Astride.

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