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Business Definition for: Bull Spread

  • a combination of purchases and sales of options for the same commodity or stock, intended to produce a profit when the price rises.
  • See also Bear Spread

Additional Resources

Long US Dollar with Affordable Option Spreads
Jack Walker submits: Here is an alternative long US dollar suggestion.  Consider looking at the CurrencyShares Euro Trust FXE 147.20 using a bear put spread as an alternative to a bull call spread on the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish UUP 23.94. by Jack Walker
Tags: US Market, CurrencyShares Euro Trust
External links 2008-09-02
Robert J. Kelly Named President of Bull HN Information Systems
BILLERICA, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 22, 1995--Paris-based Groupe Bull announced today that Robert J. Kelly has been promoted to president of its U.S. affiliate, Bull HN Information Systems.Kelly, who has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Bull HN since 1992, replaces Axel Leblois, who has left Bull HN...
Tags: Business Wire, Groupe Bull, Kelly, Massachusetts, Paris, president, SALES, U.S.
Research articles 1995-12-22
Investor Sentiment and the S&P 500: Bullish or Bearish?
David I. Templeton submits: Individual investor bullish sentiment rose to 40.94% versus last week's reading of 31.47%. Equally impressive was the decline in bearish sentiment to 39.77% versus the prior week level of 60.84%. The bull/bear spread narrowed to -20% versus last week's spread of -29%. click to enlarge...
Tags: S&P 500, Sentiment, Seeking Alpha, David I. Templeton, Financial Accounting, Finance, US Market
External links 2008-10-17
New Test Helps Identify Fertile Bulls
FAA-positive bulls settle more cows and they do it earlier in the breeding season It's been said that "a bull is half the calf crop." In reality, that varies a lot more than many realize, said a livestock specialist with Texas Cooperative Extension. A bull that is a...
Tags: Benefits, bull, carpenter, FAA
Research articles 2004-10-01
Bullish Investor Sentiment Up 7%
David I. Templeton submits: The American Association of Individual Investors reports investor bullish sentiment increased for the period ending November 6, 2008. Bullish sentiment increased over seven percentage points to 44.83% versus last week's level of 37.14%. Most of the improvement came from lower bearish sentiment. The bull/bear spread...
Tags: Sentiment, Seeking Alpha, David I. Templeton, Financial Accounting, Finance, US Market
External links 2008-11-07
Crouching bull, hidden bear
THE American equity market is now at lofty levels. At the time of writing, the main bell weather index the Dow Jones Industrial Average or DJIA is above the 11,000-point mark. For now, the DJIA appears strong and able to continue its 100-year bull...
Tags: DJIA, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.
Research articles 2000-09-16
Rampant Swiss bull shot after cow fails to woo it
ZURICH AFP — A bull that went on the rampage after escaping from an abattoir in the Swiss city of Zurich was shot dead by police after attempts to pacify it with a cow failed. The three-year-old bull escaped while it was being offloaded to be slaughtered, police in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, cow, Zurich
Research articles 2006-04-24
Prudential's Acampora sees bull market running for two more years; 'Rising rates should not end our bull market;' Picks 12 stocks 'Poised For a Major Breakout'
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--March 25, 1996--According to Ralph Acampora, Prudential Securities' Director of Technical Analysis, "We are in one of the greatest bull markets in history.
Tags: bull market, Prudential Insurance Company of America, stock
Research articles 1996-03-25
Bull computer chairman Bonelli dies
PARIS AFP ? The chairman of the French computer group Bull, Pierre Bonelli, has died suddenly at the age of 64, Bull announced. The company's board of directors convened following the announcement Thursday. To the surprise of industry analysts Bonelli on Wednesday did not present the company's 2003...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Bull, chairman, computer, industry, PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy
Research articles 2004-04-01
Red Bull Producer Insists Drink Is Safe.
By Phusadee Arunmas, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 25--The manufacturer of the energy drink Red Bull has insisted that the drink is safe for consumers. Chaleo Yoovidhya, founder and president of T.C. Pharmaceutical Industries Co, said there...
Tags: Austria, Bangkok Post, beverage, Manufacturing, Mr., Thailand
Research articles 2001-07-25
Newsclips.(Alcoa Inc. lay offs workforce)(Bull Engineered Products Inc. relocates)(Elas Tek Molding Inc. plans to relocate)
Bull relocating to boost press capacity CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Custom injection molder Bull Engineered Products Inc. is moving to a bigger facility and adding production capacity. Bull bought five injection presses from an undisclosed supplier and wi Bull relocating to boost...
Tags: Alcoa Inc., Bull, company, workforce
Research articles 2005-07-25
Bull & Bear Securities offers online investing by personal computer
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 3, 1996--Bull & Bear Group Inc. (Nasdaq: BNBGA), announced today that its discount broker subsidiary, Bull & Bear Securities Inc., has launched a complete PC online investing service.The new service -- Bull & Bear PC OnLine Investment CenterSM -- will provide account access and trading capability 24...
Tags: Business Wire, computer, Desktops, HARDWARE, PC, security
Research articles 1996-01-03
FCC revisits spread spectrum ... again.(Government Activity)
Every few years, the FCC proposes to further relax the technical rules governing unlicensed spread spectrum. That time has come again. Spread spectrum explained Spread spectrum system disperses a radio signal over a wide swath of frequencies --...
Tags: bandwidth, FCC, Government, narrowband, spectrum
Research articles 1999-09-01
BUSINESSWorld
A bull turns bear NEW YORK Bloomberg -- Long-time stock market bull Don Hays, Wheat First Butcher Singer's chief investment strategist, said he's predicting the end of the bull market. "The disinflation-inspired bull market of 1982 to `96 is over," Hays told his clients...
Tags: advertisement, Associated Press, Oklahoma, Porsche AG
Research articles 1997-03-25
Red Bull stick with Klien
PARIS AFP — Christian Klien will remain at Red Bull Racing as David Coulthard's team-mate for a second season. Red Bull had started last season intending to alternate him and Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi but the 22-year-old Austrian's form impressed and he drove in 14 of the 19 races, scoring...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, team
Research articles 2005-12-06
Trading in Bull shares suspended ahead of statement
PARIS AFP ? Trading in shares of Bull, the ailing French computer and information technology company, has been suspended at the request of the company and ahead of a statement, a spokeswoman for Euronext Paris said. Bull will present its full-year results later Wednesday and a recapitalization plan, a...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Bull, FINANCE, Investment, PRODUCTIVITY, spokeswoman
Research articles 2004-03-31
Bull & STMicrolectronics Break 0.18 Micron CMOS Circuit Barrier; Bull S.A. and STMicroelectronics: A Winning Technological Team
Business/Technology Editors
Tags: barrier, STMicroelectronics, team
Research articles 2000-02-28
EU green lights plan to restructure France's Bull
BRUSSELS AFP — The European Commission approved a plan to restructure the French computer group Bull involving an increase in its capital of 517 million euros (682.4 million dollars). Trading in shares in the firm had been suspended shortly before in Paris, at the request of the company and...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Bull, FINANCE, Investment, Paris, PRODUCTIVITY, SALES, Strategy
Research articles 2004-12-01
Red Bull uses football to boost US appeal
VIENNA AFP — The Austrian group Red Bull, makers of a popular energy beverage, is banking on its acquisition of the US soccer team MetroStars to boost its high-powered brand image in the United States, its largest market. The company last week announced plans to spend 50 million dollars...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, beverage, brand, Branding, Manufacturing, MARKETING, team, U.S., Vienna
Research articles 2006-03-14
European court backs ban on Red Bull over health concerns
HEALTH CONCERNS over the Red Bull energy drink were fuelled yesterday after Europe's highest court upheld a French ban on the product. The fizzy drink has been linked to several deaths and some experts have criticised its high levels of caffeine and other stimulants. ...
Tags: beverage, caffeine, European Court, France, Manufacturing
Research articles 2004-02-07