AMAU Cash-Secured Put Strategy
AMAU (Themes ETF Trust - Leverage Shares 2X Long AMAT Daily ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on CBOE.
AMAU is designedfor makingbullishbets on the stock price ofApplied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT), through swap agreements. Theobjectiveis to obtain daily leveraged exposure equivalent to 200% of the fund's net assets. Tomaintainthis exposure, daily rebalancing is performed tomake adjustmentsin response toAMAT's daily price movements. As a geared product, the fund is intended as a short-term tactical tool, ratherthan asa long-term investment vehicle. As a result, returns may deviate from the expected 2x if held for longer than a single day due to compounding. This strategy is high-risk and does not include a defensive position as part of its overall process.
AMAU (Themes ETF Trust - Leverage Shares 2X Long AMAT Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $10.5M, a beta of -30.15 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 5.5-37.41, average daily share volume of 287K, a public-listing history dating back to 2026. These structural characteristics shape how AMAU etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of -30.15 indicates AMAU has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure.
What is a cash-secured put on AMAU?
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.
AMAU snapshot
As of November 13, 2026, spot at $7.24, ATM IV 148.50%, expected move 42.57%. The cash-secured put on AMAU 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 AMAU specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for AMAU is inferred from ATM IV at 148.50% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 42.57% (roughly $3.08 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated AMAU expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AMAU should anchor to the underlying notional of $7.24 per share and to the trader's directional view on AMAU etf.
AMAU cash-secured put setup
The AMAU 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 AMAU at $7.24 on that close, the first option leg uses a $7.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AMAU 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 AMAU shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Put | $7.00 | $1.28 |
AMAU cash-secured put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$127.50
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $127.50
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$571.50
- Breakeven(s)
- $5.73
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.223
Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium.
AMAU cash-secured put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the cash-secured put on AMAU. 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 | -99.9% | -$571.50 |
| $1.61 | -77.8% | -$411.53 |
| $3.21 | -55.7% | -$251.56 |
| $4.81 | -33.6% | -$91.59 |
| $6.41 | -11.5% | +$68.38 |
| $8.01 | +10.6% | +$127.50 |
| $9.61 | +32.7% | +$127.50 |
| $11.21 | +54.8% | +$127.50 |
| $12.81 | +76.9% | +$127.50 |
| $14.41 | +99.0% | +$127.50 |
When traders use cash-secured put on AMAU
Cash-secured puts on AMAU earn premium while a trader waits to acquire AMAU etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning AMAU.
AMAU thesis for this cash-secured put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AMAU extends from approximately $4.16 on the downside to $10.32 on the upside. A AMAU cash-secured put lets a trader earn premium while waiting to acquire AMAU 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, AMAU options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AMAU-specific events.
AMAU 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. AMAU positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AMAU alongside the broader basket even when AMAU-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a cash-secured put on AMAU carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical AMAU earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current AMAU chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a cash-secured put on AMAU?
- A cash-secured put on AMAU is the cash-secured put strategy applied to AMAU (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 AMAU etf at $7.24 on the November 13, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AMAU chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are AMAU 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 AMAU cash-secured put priced from the November 13, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 148.50%), the computed maximum profit is $127.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$571.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a AMAU cash-secured put?
- The breakeven for the AMAU cash-secured put priced on this page is roughly $5.73 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. The AMAU market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 42.57%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a cash-secured put on AMAU?
- Cash-secured puts on AMAU earn premium while a trader waits to acquire AMAU etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning AMAU.
- How does current AMAU implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?
- Current AMAU ATM IV is 148.50%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.