IDGT Straddle Strategy
IDGT (iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
iShares Trust - iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across information technology, software and services, software, application software, office and home productivity software, networking and telecommunications software, technology hardware and equipment, communications equipment, telephone and telecommunications equipment, networking equipment, communication services, telecommunication services sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization.
IDGT (iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $168.4M, a beta of 1.17 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 81.12-133.05, average daily share volume of 58K, a public-listing history dating back to 2001. These structural characteristics shape how IDGT etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.17 places IDGT roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. IDGT pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a straddle on IDGT?
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.
IDGT snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $123.32, ATM IV 25.50%, IV rank 3.03%, expected move 7.31%. The straddle on IDGT below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 35-day expiry.
Why this straddle structure on IDGT specifically: IDGT IV at 25.50% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a IDGT straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 7.31% (roughly $9.02 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated IDGT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on IDGT should anchor to the underlying notional of $123.32 per share and to the trader's directional view on IDGT etf.
IDGT straddle setup
The IDGT straddle below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With IDGT at $123.32 on that close, the first option leg uses a $125.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed IDGT chain at a 35-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 IDGT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $125.00 | $3.30 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $125.00 | $4.63 |
IDGT straddle risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$792.50
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$774.10
- Breakeven(s)
- $117.08, $132.93
- 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.
IDGT straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on IDGT. 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% | +$11,706.50 |
| $27.28 | -77.9% | +$8,979.94 |
| $54.54 | -55.8% | +$6,253.37 |
| $81.81 | -33.7% | +$3,526.81 |
| $109.07 | -11.6% | +$800.25 |
| $136.34 | +10.6% | +$341.31 |
| $163.60 | +32.7% | +$3,067.88 |
| $190.87 | +54.8% | +$5,794.44 |
| $218.14 | +76.9% | +$8,521.00 |
| $245.40 | +99.0% | +$11,247.57 |
When traders use straddle on IDGT
Straddles on IDGT are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy IDGT straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
IDGT thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for IDGT extends from approximately $114.30 on the downside to $132.34 on the upside. A IDGT 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. Current IDGT IV rank near 3.03% 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 IDGT at 25.50%. As a Financial Services name, IDGT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to IDGT-specific events.
IDGT 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. IDGT positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move IDGT alongside the broader basket even when IDGT-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current IDGT chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on IDGT?
- A straddle on IDGT is the straddle strategy applied to IDGT (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 IDGT etf at $123.32 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed IDGT chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are IDGT 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 IDGT straddle priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 25.50%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$774.10 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a IDGT straddle?
- The breakeven for the IDGT straddle priced on this page is roughly $117.08 and $132.93 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The IDGT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 7.31%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on IDGT?
- Straddles on IDGT are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy IDGT 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 IDGT implied volatility affect this straddle?
- IDGT ATM IV is at 25.50% with IV rank near 3.03%, 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.