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Explanation:
The strategy described involves taking three different option positions on the same underlying asset with the same expiration date but different strike prices:
(Note: While the bracketed text contradicts the descriptive text in the question which states is the lower strike and is the much higher strike, the structural setup of buying one option, selling two at a middle strike, and buying a third option defines the strategy.)
A strategy involving long 1, short 2, and long 1 on three consecutive equidistant strike prices is classically defined as a Butterfly spread. It is designed to profit when the underlying asset's price remains stable and close to the middle strike price ().
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Q.23 Matt Solomon is a junior investment analyst at Atlantic Investments firm. Solomon was instructed by his superior to open a position in European options using spread trading strategies. He was specifically asked to purchase a European call option on a stock with a strike price of X1, sell two European call options with a slightly higher strike price of X2, and lastly, buy another European call option with a much higher strike price of X3 (X1 > X2 > X3). Which spread trading strategy is his boss referring to?
A
Bull spread.
B
Bear spread.
C
Box spread.
D
Butterfly spread.