IDNA Long Put Strategy
IDNA (iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
The iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed and emerging market companies that could benefit from the long-term growth and innovation in genomics, immunology, and bioengineering.
IDNA (iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $160.1M, a beta of 1.11 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 19.195-31.41, average daily share volume of 40K, a public-listing history dating back to 2019. These structural characteristics shape how IDNA etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.11 places IDNA roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. IDNA pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a long put on IDNA?
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 IDNA snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $28.88, ATM IV 43.70%, IV rank 28.11%, expected move 12.53%. The long put on IDNA 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 IDNA specifically: IDNA IV at 43.70% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a IDNA long put, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 12.53% (roughly $3.62 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 IDNA expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on IDNA should anchor to the underlying notional of $28.88 per share and to the trader's directional view on IDNA etf.
IDNA long put setup
The IDNA 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 IDNA near $28.88, the first option leg uses a $28.88 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed IDNA 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 IDNA shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $28.88 | N/A |
IDNA long put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- N/A
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Breakeven(s)
- None on modeled curve
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- N/A
Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.
IDNA long put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on IDNA. 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.
When traders use long put on IDNA
Long puts on IDNA hedge an existing long IDNA etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying IDNA exposure being hedged.
IDNA thesis for this long put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for IDNA extends from approximately $25.26 on the downside to $32.50 on the upside. A IDNA long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long IDNA position with one put per 100 shares held. Current IDNA IV rank near 28.11% 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 IDNA at 43.70%. As a Financial Services name, IDNA options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to IDNA-specific events.
IDNA 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. IDNA positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move IDNA alongside the broader basket even when IDNA-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on IDNA 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 IDNA chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long put on IDNA?
- A long put on IDNA is the long put strategy applied to IDNA (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 IDNA etf trading near $28.88, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed IDNA chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are IDNA 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 IDNA long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 43.70%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is unbounded per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a IDNA long put?
- The breakeven for the IDNA long put priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 IDNA market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 12.53%; 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 IDNA?
- Long puts on IDNA hedge an existing long IDNA etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying IDNA exposure being hedged.
- How does current IDNA implied volatility affect this long put?
- IDNA ATM IV is at 43.70% with IV rank near 28.11%, 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.