legging

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

leg +‎ -ing

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[edit] Noun

legging (plural leggings)

  1. A covering, usually of leather, worn from knee to ankle.
  2. Tight fitting leg coverings worn, for example, to gym.
  3. One of the legs of a pair of trousers.
    • Take the legging and turn up the cuff.
  4. The process of putting a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.
    • As a practical matter, you cannot put on these positions simultaneously at reasonable prices. In order to achieve these positions at a reasonable risk/reward profile, you must put the positions in a series of separate trades. This process is called legging.” — Michael Williams & Amy Hoffman: Fundamentals of Options Market, McGraw Hill Professional, 2000, p.128

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[edit] Verb

legging

  1. Present participle of leg.

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