Definition
A bull put spread (sell a higher-strike put, buy a lower-strike put) or a bear call spread are credit spreads. The most you can gain is the credit received; the most you can lose is the width between strikes minus the credit.
Credit spread
A two-option position opened by receiving a net premium, with defined risk.
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