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  • n  a noncommittal or equivocal position
  • n  a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
  • n  the act of sitting or standing astride
  • n  the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options
  • v  sit or stand astride of
  • v  range or extend over; occupy a certain area
    The plants straddle the entire state
  • v  be noncommittal

  • Teeming with bird and marine life, giant ferns and towering mangrove plants whose roots straddle land and water like the legs of lumbering animals, the creeks and swamps of the .
  • They straddle some of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
  • Though the technology appears to straddle the line between science and science fiction, the era of quantum teleportation has arrived.
News & Articles

  • Dr.J: Why Volatility Matters
    NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- optionMONSTER's Jon Najarian spoke at TheStreetMonster conference on Saturday, touching on volatility and why it matters to the individual investor. Najarian talked about trading strategies relating to volatility, giving an example of an Apple straddle with different volatility levels. "Volatility is an important indicator in the market, not only for the market itself ...
    June 8, 2013 - TheStreet.com
  • Small Lots: 70 Little $500k Houses Slated For Echo Park/Silver Lake Border
    From Eastsider LA comes word that developer Trumark is about to break ground on a 70-unit development on the Echo Park/Silver Lake border--the project will straddle both sides of Clifford Street, and offer a lovely view of the southern...
    June 5, 2013 - Curbed LA
Quotes

  • Tamar Jacoby in International Herald Tribune
    Politicians from both parties are caught between Lou Dobbs voters and Latino voters. Presidential candidates will avoid this issue - both of them - and when they can't avoid it, they'll straddle,said Tamar Jacoby, president of...
  • Jason Arnott in Sports Network
    I started heading into the zone and he was coming across the blue line to straddle the blue line,Arnott said, recounting the collision after Tuesday's game. "He was looking back and I kind of was looking in at the puck and I looked up and...
  • Patrick Leahy in Houston Chronicle
    I am afraid that this administration's current policies threaten to fray the social fabric of countless communities that straddle the border,Leahy said.

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