Spread trade

A spread trade is when you make money by buying one thing and selling another thing at the same time. For example, if you think the price of apples will go up, you could buy apples and sell oranges at the same time. If the price of apples goes up, you make money. If the price of oranges goes down, you still make money because you sold them for more than you paid for them. Spread trading is a way to make money without taking on too much risk.