BETZ Long Put Strategy
BETZ (Roundhill Investments - Sports Betting & iGaming ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
Roundhill believes that an improving regulatory environment results in a compelling investment thesis for sports betting and iGaming companies. The Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF (“BETZ”) is the world’s largest gambling ETF. BETZ seeks to track the performance of the Morningstar Sports Betting & iGaming Select Index.
BETZ (Roundhill Investments - Sports Betting & iGaming ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $48.1M, a beta of 1.12 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 17.05-25.48, average daily share volume of 11K, a public-listing history dating back to 2020. These structural characteristics shape how BETZ etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.12 places BETZ roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. BETZ pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a long put on BETZ?
A long put buys downside exposure with a fixed maximum loss equal to the premium paid; profit accrues if the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration.
Current BETZ snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $18.28, ATM IV 38.50%, IV rank 6.41%, expected move 11.04%. The long put on BETZ below is built from the same end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 34-day expiry.
Why this long put structure on BETZ specifically: BETZ IV at 38.50% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a BETZ long put, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 11.04% (roughly $2.02 on the underlying). The 34-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated BETZ expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on BETZ should anchor to the underlying notional of $18.28 per share and to the trader's directional view on BETZ etf.
BETZ long put setup
The BETZ long put below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With BETZ near $18.28, the first option leg uses a $18.28 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed BETZ chain at a 34-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 BETZ shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $18.28 | N/A |
BETZ long put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- N/A
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Breakeven(s)
- None on modeled curve
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- N/A
Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.
BETZ long put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on BETZ. 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.
When traders use long put on BETZ
Long puts on BETZ hedge an existing long BETZ etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying BETZ exposure being hedged.
BETZ thesis for this long put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for BETZ extends from approximately $16.26 on the downside to $20.30 on the upside. A BETZ long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long BETZ position with one put per 100 shares held. Current BETZ IV rank near 6.41% sits in the lower third of its 1-year distribution, where IV often re-expands toward the mean; this favors premium-buying structures and disadvantages premium-selling structures on BETZ at 38.50%. As a Financial Services name, BETZ options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to BETZ-specific events.
BETZ long put positions are structurally bearish; 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. BETZ positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move BETZ alongside the broader basket even when BETZ-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on BETZ are particularly exposed to IV-crush risk through scheduled events (earnings, FDA decisions, central-bank meetings) where IV typically contracts post-event regardless of the directional outcome. Always rebuild the position from current BETZ chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long put on BETZ?
- A long put on BETZ is the long put strategy applied to BETZ (etf). The strategy is structurally bearish: A long put buys downside exposure with a fixed maximum loss equal to the premium paid; profit accrues if the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration. With BETZ etf trading near $18.28, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed BETZ chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are BETZ long put max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the BETZ long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 38.50%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is unbounded per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a BETZ long put?
- The breakeven for the BETZ long put priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve at expiration, derived from end-of-day chain premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The current BETZ market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 11.04%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a long put on BETZ?
- Long puts on BETZ hedge an existing long BETZ etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying BETZ exposure being hedged.
- How does current BETZ implied volatility affect this long put?
- BETZ ATM IV is at 38.50% with IV rank near 6.41%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.