An Option Adjusted Spread, otherwise known as OAS, is a flat spread added to discount a security payment. You can find out more information on these by visiting your local financial institution.

Yes, its the same thing.

To spread an option, or to create an option spread, is to put on a corresponding short position onto your existing long position (or vice versa), in order to create options spreads with specific payoff profiles.

For instance, if you bought a call option, it would have limited downside risk with unlimited profit potential. But if you sold an out of the money call option on top of that call option, you would create a call spread which lowers capital outlay but also limited upside profit potential.

The ball is initially held by one of the linebackers in a spread option offense before being passed off to the quarterback at the snap. The purpose of the spread offense is to open up both passing and running options as you spread your options out across the field.

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