IYRI Straddle Strategy
IYRI (NEOS Real Estate High Income ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on CBOE.
The NEOS Real Estate High Income ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to generate high monthly income with the potential for equity appreciation.
IYRI (NEOS Real Estate High Income ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $121.4M, a beta of 0.41 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 46.29-51.25, average daily share volume of 76K, a public-listing history dating back to 2025. These structural characteristics shape how IYRI etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.41 indicates IYRI has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. IYRI pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a straddle on IYRI?
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 IYRI snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $49.14, ATM IV 11.30%, IV rank 2.52%, expected move 3.24%. The straddle on IYRI 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 straddle structure on IYRI specifically: IYRI IV at 11.30% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a IYRI straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 3.24% (roughly $1.59 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 IYRI expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on IYRI should anchor to the underlying notional of $49.14 per share and to the trader's directional view on IYRI etf.
IYRI straddle setup
The IYRI 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 IYRI near $49.14, the first option leg uses a $49.14 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed IYRI 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 IYRI shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $49.14 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $49.14 | N/A |
IYRI straddle 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
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.
IYRI straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on IYRI. 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 straddle on IYRI
Straddles on IYRI are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy IYRI straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
IYRI thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for IYRI extends from approximately $47.55 on the downside to $50.73 on the upside. A IYRI 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 IYRI IV rank near 2.52% 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 IYRI at 11.30%. As a Financial Services name, IYRI options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to IYRI-specific events.
IYRI 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. IYRI positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move IYRI alongside the broader basket even when IYRI-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current IYRI chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on IYRI?
- A straddle on IYRI is the straddle strategy applied to IYRI (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 IYRI etf trading near $49.14, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed IYRI chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are IYRI 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 IYRI straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 11.30%), 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 IYRI straddle?
- The breakeven for the IYRI straddle 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 IYRI market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 3.24%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on IYRI?
- Straddles on IYRI are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy IYRI 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 IYRI implied volatility affect this straddle?
- IYRI ATM IV is at 11.30% with IV rank near 2.52%, 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.