DCOR Cash-Secured Put Strategy
DCOR (Dimensional - US Core Equity 1 ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
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DCOR (Dimensional - US Core Equity 1 ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.13B, a beta of 0.99 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 66.6-82.8, average daily share volume of 105K, a public-listing history dating back to 2023. These structural characteristics shape how DCOR etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.99 places DCOR roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. DCOR 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 DCOR?
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 DCOR snapshot
As of June 30, 2026, spot at $82.01, ATM IV 19.00%, IV rank 31.91%, expected move 5.45%. The cash-secured put on DCOR 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 17-day expiry.
Why this cash-secured put structure on DCOR specifically: DCOR IV at 19.00% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a DCOR cash-secured put sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 5.45% (roughly $4.47 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated DCOR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on DCOR should anchor to the underlying notional of $82.01 per share and to the trader's directional view on DCOR etf.
DCOR cash-secured put setup
The DCOR 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 DCOR near $82.01, the first option leg uses a $78.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed DCOR chain at a 17-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 DCOR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Put | $78.00 | $0.16 |
DCOR cash-secured put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$16.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $16.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$7,783.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $78.05
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.002
Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium.
DCOR cash-secured put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the cash-secured put on DCOR. 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% | -$7,783.00 |
| $18.14 | -77.9% | -$5,969.82 |
| $36.27 | -55.8% | -$4,156.65 |
| $54.41 | -33.7% | -$2,343.47 |
| $72.54 | -11.6% | -$530.30 |
| $90.67 | +10.6% | +$16.00 |
| $108.80 | +32.7% | +$16.00 |
| $126.93 | +54.8% | +$16.00 |
| $145.06 | +76.9% | +$16.00 |
| $163.20 | +99.0% | +$16.00 |
When traders use cash-secured put on DCOR
Cash-secured puts on DCOR earn premium while a trader waits to acquire DCOR etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning DCOR.
DCOR thesis for this cash-secured put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for DCOR extends from approximately $77.54 on the downside to $86.48 on the upside. A DCOR cash-secured put lets a trader earn premium while waiting to acquire DCOR 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 DCOR IV rank near 31.91% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the cash-secured put thesis on DCOR should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, DCOR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to DCOR-specific events.
DCOR 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. DCOR positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move DCOR alongside the broader basket even when DCOR-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a cash-secured put on DCOR carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical DCOR earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current DCOR chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a cash-secured put on DCOR?
- A cash-secured put on DCOR is the cash-secured put strategy applied to DCOR (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 DCOR etf trading near $82.01, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed DCOR chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are DCOR 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 DCOR cash-secured put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 19.00%), the computed maximum profit is $16.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$7,783.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a DCOR cash-secured put?
- The breakeven for the DCOR cash-secured put priced on this page is roughly $78.05 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 DCOR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 5.45%; 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 DCOR?
- Cash-secured puts on DCOR earn premium while a trader waits to acquire DCOR etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning DCOR.
- How does current DCOR implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?
- DCOR ATM IV is at 19.00% with IV rank near 31.91%, 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.