{"id":179002,"date":"2021-05-03T07:41:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T11:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/glossary-terms\/box-spread\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T11:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T15:53:07","slug":"box-spread","status":"publish","type":"glossary-terms","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/glossary-terms\/box-spread\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Spread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An option strategy that involves simultaneously buying and selling two synthetics in identical numbers at different strike prices. A box spread includes a long call and a short put at one strike price, and a short call and a long put at another strike price.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy 1 April02 95 call<\/li>\n<li>Sell 1 April02 95 put<\/li>\n<li>Sell 1 April02 100 call<\/li>\n<li>Buy 1 April02 100 put<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Long Box Spread Buy a long call and a short put with the same strike price and sell a long put and a short call with the same strike price. In a long box spread, the buy side strike price is lower than the sell side strike price. All components must have the same\u00a0expiry\u00a0and underlying.<\/p>\n<p>Short Box Spread Buy a long call and a short put with the same strike price and sell a long put and a short call with the same strike price. The buy side strike price is higher than the sell side strike price. All components must have the same expiry and underlying.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-226336 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/tws-box-spread-1100x517.png\" alt=\"TWS Box Spread\" width=\"1100\" height=\"517\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/tws-box-spread-1100x517.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/tws-box-spread-700x329.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/tws-box-spread-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/tws-box-spread-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/tws-box-spread-1536x721.png 1536w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/tws-box-spread-2048x962.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/517;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An option strategy that involves simultaneously buying and selling two synthetics in identical numbers at different strike prices. 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