GTPE Straddle Strategy
GTPE (Goldman Sachs MSCI World Private Equity Return Tracker ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the MSCI World Private Equity Return Tracker Index
GTPE (Goldman Sachs MSCI World Private Equity Return Tracker ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $29.0M, a beta of 0.96 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 47.7-58.616, average daily share volume of 5K, a public-listing history dating back to 2025. These structural characteristics shape how GTPE etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.96 places GTPE roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.
What is a straddle on GTPE?
A long straddle buys an ATM call and an ATM put at the same strike, profiting from a large move in either direction; max loss equals the combined debit when the underlying pins to the strike at expiration.
Current GTPE snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $58.52, ATM IV 41.80%, expected move 11.98%. The straddle on GTPE 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 63-day expiry.
Why this straddle structure on GTPE specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for GTPE is inferred from ATM IV at 41.80% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 11.98% (roughly $7.01 on the underlying). The 63-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated GTPE expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GTPE should anchor to the underlying notional of $58.52 per share and to the trader's directional view on GTPE etf.
GTPE straddle setup
The GTPE straddle below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With GTPE near $58.52, the first option leg uses a $59.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GTPE chain at a 63-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 GTPE shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $59.00 | $2.75 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $59.00 | $2.50 |
GTPE straddle risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$525.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$506.90
- Breakeven(s)
- $53.75, $64.25
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- Unbounded
Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the strike minus the combined call plus put debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins to the strike). Two breakevens at strike plus debit and strike minus debit.
GTPE straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on GTPE. 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% | +$5,374.00 |
| $12.95 | -77.9% | +$4,080.20 |
| $25.89 | -55.8% | +$2,786.40 |
| $38.82 | -33.7% | +$1,492.60 |
| $51.76 | -11.5% | +$198.80 |
| $64.70 | +10.6% | +$44.99 |
| $77.64 | +32.7% | +$1,338.79 |
| $90.58 | +54.8% | +$2,632.59 |
| $103.51 | +76.9% | +$3,926.39 |
| $116.45 | +99.0% | +$5,220.19 |
When traders use straddle on GTPE
Straddles on GTPE are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy GTPE straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
GTPE thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GTPE extends from approximately $51.51 on the downside to $65.53 on the upside. A GTPE long straddle is a pure-volatility play: it profits when the underlying moves far enough from the strike in either direction to overcome the combined call plus put debit, regardless of direction. As a Financial Services name, GTPE options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GTPE-specific events.
GTPE straddle positions are structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium); 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. GTPE positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move GTPE alongside the broader basket even when GTPE-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current GTPE chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on GTPE?
- A straddle on GTPE is the straddle strategy applied to GTPE (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium): A long straddle buys an ATM call and an ATM put at the same strike, profiting from a large move in either direction; max loss equals the combined debit when the underlying pins to the strike at expiration. With GTPE etf trading near $58.52, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GTPE chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are GTPE straddle max profit and max loss calculated?
- Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the strike minus the combined call plus put debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins to the strike). Two breakevens at strike plus debit and strike minus debit. For the GTPE straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 41.80%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$506.90 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a GTPE straddle?
- The breakeven for the GTPE straddle priced on this page is roughly $53.75 and $64.25 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 GTPE market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 11.98%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on GTPE?
- Straddles on GTPE are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy GTPE straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
- How does current GTPE implied volatility affect this straddle?
- Current GTPE ATM IV is 41.80%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.