CNBS Cash-Secured Put Strategy
CNBS (Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
CNBS is an actively managed ETF that provides diversified U.S. exposure across the cannabis ecosystem including cannabis: plants, support, and ancillary businesses. CNBS seeks to provide capital appreciation.
CNBS (Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $69.7M, a beta of 0.94 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 13.96-43.94, average daily share volume of 16K, a public-listing history dating back to 2019. These structural characteristics shape how CNBS etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.94 places CNBS roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. CNBS 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 CNBS?
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.
Current CNBS snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $25.88, ATM IV 90.90%, IV rank 37.54%, expected move 26.06%. The cash-secured put on CNBS 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 cash-secured put structure on CNBS specifically: CNBS IV at 90.90% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a CNBS cash-secured put sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 26.06% (roughly $6.74 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 CNBS expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CNBS should anchor to the underlying notional of $25.88 per share and to the trader's directional view on CNBS etf.
CNBS cash-secured put setup
The CNBS cash-secured 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 CNBS near $25.88, the first option leg uses a $25.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CNBS 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 CNBS shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Put | $25.00 | $2.41 |
CNBS cash-secured put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$241.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $241.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$2,258.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $22.59
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.107
Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium.
CNBS cash-secured put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the cash-secured put on CNBS. 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% | -$2,258.00 |
| $5.73 | -77.9% | -$1,685.89 |
| $11.45 | -55.7% | -$1,113.78 |
| $17.17 | -33.6% | -$541.67 |
| $22.89 | -11.5% | +$30.44 |
| $28.62 | +10.6% | +$241.00 |
| $34.34 | +32.7% | +$241.00 |
| $40.06 | +54.8% | +$241.00 |
| $45.78 | +76.9% | +$241.00 |
| $51.50 | +99.0% | +$241.00 |
When traders use cash-secured put on CNBS
Cash-secured puts on CNBS earn premium while a trader waits to acquire CNBS etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning CNBS.
CNBS thesis for this cash-secured put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CNBS extends from approximately $19.14 on the downside to $32.62 on the upside. A CNBS cash-secured put lets a trader earn premium while waiting to acquire CNBS 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. Current CNBS IV rank near 37.54% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the cash-secured put thesis on CNBS should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, CNBS options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CNBS-specific events.
CNBS 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. CNBS positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move CNBS alongside the broader basket even when CNBS-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a cash-secured put on CNBS carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical CNBS earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current CNBS chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a cash-secured put on CNBS?
- A cash-secured put on CNBS is the cash-secured put strategy applied to CNBS (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 CNBS etf trading near $25.88, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CNBS chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are CNBS 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 CNBS cash-secured put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 90.90%), the computed maximum profit is $241.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$2,258.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a CNBS cash-secured put?
- The breakeven for the CNBS cash-secured put priced on this page is roughly $22.59 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 CNBS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 26.06%; 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 CNBS?
- Cash-secured puts on CNBS earn premium while a trader waits to acquire CNBS etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning CNBS.
- How does current CNBS implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?
- CNBS ATM IV is at 90.90% with IV rank near 37.54%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.