Doubt in MAFA- derrivatives chapter

ca student (student) (49 Points)

23 February 2010  

hi!!

can sum1 plz help me on this doubt in MAFA.... In derivatives chapter.. while creating a bull spread with puts, where a put is bought and a put is written (sold), why the exercise price of the put bought is lesser than the exercise price of the put sold??

Plz help me out....