Glossary Butterfly Spread

Butterfly Spread

Definition of Butterfly Spread

A butterfly spread is an options strategy that combines bull and bear spreads to generate a small chunk of profit. To achieve this, a butterfly strategy consists of four positions in four options contracts that have the same expiration but different strike prices.

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