FYT Long Put Strategy
FYT (First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.
The First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Small Cap Value Index.
FYT (First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $147.7M, a beta of 1.04 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 47.42-67.71, average daily share volume of 23K, a public-listing history dating back to 2011. These structural characteristics shape how FYT etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.04 places FYT roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. FYT pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a long put on FYT?
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 FYT snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $63.47, ATM IV 26.90%, IV rank 2.64%, expected move 7.71%. The long put on FYT 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 FYT specifically: FYT IV at 26.90% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a FYT long put, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 7.71% (roughly $4.89 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 FYT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on FYT should anchor to the underlying notional of $63.47 per share and to the trader's directional view on FYT etf.
FYT long put setup
The FYT 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 FYT near $63.47, the first option leg uses a $63.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed FYT 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 FYT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $63.00 | $1.81 |
FYT long put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$181.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $6,118.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$181.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $61.19
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 33.801
Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.
FYT long put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on FYT. 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% | +$6,118.00 |
| $14.04 | -77.9% | +$4,714.75 |
| $28.07 | -55.8% | +$3,311.51 |
| $42.11 | -33.7% | +$1,908.26 |
| $56.14 | -11.5% | +$505.02 |
| $70.17 | +10.6% | -$181.00 |
| $84.20 | +32.7% | -$181.00 |
| $98.24 | +54.8% | -$181.00 |
| $112.27 | +76.9% | -$181.00 |
| $126.30 | +99.0% | -$181.00 |
When traders use long put on FYT
Long puts on FYT hedge an existing long FYT etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying FYT exposure being hedged.
FYT thesis for this long put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for FYT extends from approximately $58.58 on the downside to $68.36 on the upside. A FYT long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long FYT position with one put per 100 shares held. Current FYT IV rank near 2.64% 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 FYT at 26.90%. As a Financial Services name, FYT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to FYT-specific events.
FYT 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. FYT positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move FYT alongside the broader basket even when FYT-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on FYT 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 FYT chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long put on FYT?
- A long put on FYT is the long put strategy applied to FYT (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 FYT etf trading near $63.47, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed FYT chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are FYT 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 FYT long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 26.90%), the computed maximum profit is $6,118.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$181.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a FYT long put?
- The breakeven for the FYT long put priced on this page is roughly $61.19 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 FYT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.71%; 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 FYT?
- Long puts on FYT hedge an existing long FYT etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying FYT exposure being hedged.
- How does current FYT implied volatility affect this long put?
- FYT ATM IV is at 26.90% with IV rank near 2.64%, 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.