Debit Spreads (NO margin required)

A debit spread is when a low premium option is sold and a high premium option is bought. This is the most common type of spread which you need to pay money to put on. Hence a "Debit" to your account. This debit to your account is where the term "Debit Spread" comes from. Anyone with enough money to pay the debit can put on a debit spread. There are no margin requirements and is therefore the most popular kind of spread.

Good examples would be a Calendar Put Spread and Options Margin.
 
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A debit spread is when a low premium option is sold and a high premium option is bought. This is the most common type of spread which you need to pay money to put on. Hence a "Debit" to your account. This debit to your account is where the term "Debit Spread" comes from. Anyone with enough money to pay the debit can put on a debit spread. There are no margin requirements and is therefore the most popular kind of spread.
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You can have debit spreads where the short leg is considered uncovered and hence there *is* a margin requirement.
 
most don't require the use of margin, but still have do have a margin account to put them on. unless you're only doing cash settled
 
Quote from increasenow:

been reading that debit spreads do NOT require margin...is there any really money to be made with these trades?

Example of debit spread:

buy 10 QQQQ calls @ 50 strike

sell 10 QQQQ calls @ 55 strike

anyone do this NO margin required options trading?
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There is no MARGIN required, but you must pay the debit in cash.
That cash reduce margin availability, so you gain nothing.
 
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