EDZ Long Put Strategy
EDZ (Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear 3X ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on AMEX.
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EDZ (Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear 3X ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $7.4M, a beta of -2.18 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 16.54-67.5, average daily share volume of 321K, a public-listing history dating back to 2008. These structural characteristics shape how EDZ etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of -2.18 indicates EDZ has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. EDZ pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a long put on EDZ?
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 EDZ snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $18.74, ATM IV 89.80%, IV rank 43.65%, expected move 25.74%. The long put on EDZ 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 EDZ specifically: EDZ IV at 89.80% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so strategy selection should anchor more to the directional thesis than to the IV regime, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 25.74% (roughly $4.82 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 EDZ expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on EDZ should anchor to the underlying notional of $18.74 per share and to the trader's directional view on EDZ etf.
EDZ long put setup
The EDZ 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 EDZ near $18.74, the first option leg uses a $19.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed EDZ 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 EDZ shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $19.00 | $2.18 |
EDZ long put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$217.50
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $1,681.50
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$217.50
- Breakeven(s)
- $16.83
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 7.731
Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.
EDZ long put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on EDZ. 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% | +$1,681.50 |
| $4.15 | -77.8% | +$1,267.26 |
| $8.29 | -55.7% | +$853.02 |
| $12.44 | -33.6% | +$438.78 |
| $16.58 | -11.5% | +$24.54 |
| $20.72 | +10.6% | -$217.50 |
| $24.86 | +32.7% | -$217.50 |
| $29.01 | +54.8% | -$217.50 |
| $33.15 | +76.9% | -$217.50 |
| $37.29 | +99.0% | -$217.50 |
When traders use long put on EDZ
Long puts on EDZ hedge an existing long EDZ etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying EDZ exposure being hedged.
EDZ thesis for this long put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for EDZ extends from approximately $13.92 on the downside to $23.56 on the upside. A EDZ long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long EDZ position with one put per 100 shares held. Current EDZ IV rank near 43.65% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the long put thesis on EDZ should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, EDZ options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to EDZ-specific events.
EDZ 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. EDZ positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move EDZ alongside the broader basket even when EDZ-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on EDZ 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 EDZ chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long put on EDZ?
- A long put on EDZ is the long put strategy applied to EDZ (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 EDZ etf trading near $18.74, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed EDZ chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are EDZ 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 EDZ long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 89.80%), the computed maximum profit is $1,681.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$217.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a EDZ long put?
- The breakeven for the EDZ long put priced on this page is roughly $16.83 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 EDZ market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 25.74%; 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 EDZ?
- Long puts on EDZ hedge an existing long EDZ etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying EDZ exposure being hedged.
- How does current EDZ implied volatility affect this long put?
- EDZ ATM IV is at 89.80% with IV rank near 43.65%, 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.