straddles

Sits legs apart

Straddles is the third-person singular of straddle, meaning to sit or stand with legs on either side of something: She straddles the horse.

The word extends to anything that spans or bridges: a town that straddles the border, a politician who straddles an issue by refusing to commit to either side.

In finance, a straddle is an options strategy involving both a put and a call at the same strike price.

position

astride

With legs spanning

mountClimb up or steed
saddleMounted rider's seat
horsebackAtop a steed

seat · perch · stance · legs · spread · bestride · sit · crouch · stool · bench

risk

options

Available courses of action

volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
premiumAdded cost for better

position · exposure · hedge · derivative · trading · bet · gamble · leverage · spread · puts

ambivalence

fence-sitting

Refusing to take sides

noncommittalNot expressing clear opinion
undecidedNot having chosen
hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering

equivocating · torn · conflicted · indecisive · wavering · hesitant · uncommitted · neutral · ambiguous · middle-ground

boundary

border

Outer edge or limit

frontierEdge of settlement
lineContinuous mark or queue
edgeBoundary or sharpness

threshold · divide · demarcation · partition · fence · margin · interface · liminal · between · overlap

spanning

bridge

Structure spanning an obstacle

connectJoin or link
linkPoint of connection
spanDistance between endpoints

extend · reach · stretch · cover · encompass · range · traverse · cross · overpass · gap

straddles

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