Analysis
Credit spreads are negative vega since, if the price of the underlying doesn't change, the trader will tend to make money as volatility goes down. They are also positive theta in that, broadly speaking if the price of the underlying doesn't move past the short strike, the trader will tend to make money just by the passage of time.
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