ACIO Cash-Secured Put Strategy
ACIO (Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Income industry), listed on CBOE.
The Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF (ACIO) is an actively managed fund with the dual objective of achieving both capital growth and a consistent income stream. This strategy primarily involves investing in a focused portfolio of 70-80 large-capitalization individual stocks, on which it then sells covered call options to generate additional income. A core feature of ACIO is its commitment to minimizing downside risk through the strategic purchase of long put options tied to a broad-based market index, offering a layer of protection against significant market declines.
ACIO (Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Income, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.33B, a beta of 0.73 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 41.13-47.93, average daily share volume of 135K, a public-listing history dating back to 2019. These structural characteristics shape how ACIO etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.73 places ACIO roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. ACIO pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a cash-secured put on ACIO?
A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike.
ACIO snapshot
As of November 13, 2026, spot at $46.16. The cash-secured put on ACIO below is built from the November 13, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 35-day expiry.
Why this cash-secured put structure on ACIO specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for ACIO is inferred from ATM IV alone. The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated ACIO expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on ACIO should anchor to the underlying notional of $46.16 per share and to the trader's directional view on ACIO etf.
ACIO cash-secured put setup
The ACIO cash-secured put below is built from the November 13, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With ACIO at $46.16 on that close, the first option leg uses a $44.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed ACIO chain at a 35-day expiry; the cross-strike IV skew is reflected directly in the per-leg values rather than approximated. Quantity sizing assumes one contract per option leg (or 100 ACIO shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Put | $44.00 | $0.17 |
ACIO cash-secured put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$17.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $17.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$4,382.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $43.87
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.004
Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium.
ACIO cash-secured put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the cash-secured put on ACIO. Each row is one sampled price point from the computed payoff curve; the full curve uses 200 price points internally before being summarized into 10 rows here.
| Underlying Price | % From Spot | P&L at Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| $0.01 | -100.0% | -$4,382.00 |
| $10.22 | -77.9% | -$3,361.49 |
| $20.42 | -55.8% | -$2,340.97 |
| $30.63 | -33.7% | -$1,320.46 |
| $40.83 | -11.5% | -$299.95 |
| $51.04 | +10.6% | +$17.00 |
| $61.24 | +32.7% | +$17.00 |
| $71.45 | +54.8% | +$17.00 |
| $81.65 | +76.9% | +$17.00 |
| $91.86 | +99.0% | +$17.00 |
When traders use cash-secured put on ACIO
Cash-secured puts on ACIO earn premium while a trader waits to acquire ACIO etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning ACIO.
ACIO thesis for this cash-secured put
A ACIO cash-secured put lets a trader earn premium while waiting to acquire ACIO at the strike price; the strategy is most attractive when the trader is comfortable holding the underlying at that level and IV is rich enough to compensate for the assignment risk. As a Financial Services name, ACIO options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to ACIO-specific events.
ACIO cash-secured put positions are structurally neutral to slightly bullish; the modeled P&L assumes European-style exercise at expiration and ignores early assignment, transaction costs, dividends paid before expiry on the stock leg (when present), and the bid-ask spread on the listed chain. ACIO positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move ACIO alongside the broader basket even when ACIO-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a cash-secured put on ACIO carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical ACIO earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current ACIO chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a cash-secured put on ACIO?
- A cash-secured put on ACIO is the cash-secured put strategy applied to ACIO (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike. With ACIO etf at $46.16 on the November 13, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed ACIO chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are ACIO cash-secured put max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the ACIO cash-secured put priced from the November 13, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV the current ATM IV), the computed maximum profit is $17.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$4,382.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a ACIO cash-secured put?
- The breakeven for the ACIO cash-secured put priced on this page is roughly $43.87 at expiration, derived from the November 13, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk.
- When should you consider a cash-secured put on ACIO?
- Cash-secured puts on ACIO earn premium while a trader waits to acquire ACIO etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning ACIO.
- How does current ACIO implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?
- Current ACIO ATM IV is the current ATM IV; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.