How are KGRN bear put spread max profit and max loss calculated?

Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-put strike minus net debit. For the KGRN bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 27.70%), the computed maximum profit is $55.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$45.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a KGRN bear put spread?

The breakeven for the KGRN bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $28.55 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 KGRN market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.94%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current KGRN implied volatility affect this bear put spread?

KGRN ATM IV is at 27.70% with IV rank near 3.34%, 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.

KGRN Bear Put Spread Strategy

KGRN (KraneShares MSCI China Clean Technology Index ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in instruments in its index or in instruments that have economic characteristics similar to those in the index. The underlying index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index modified per the 10/40 Constraint designed to measure the equity market performance of Chinese companies in the industrial, utility, real estate and technology sectors that contribute to a more environmentally sustainable economy. It is non-diversified.

KGRN (KraneShares MSCI China Clean Technology Index ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $63.5M, a beta of 0.67 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 25.26-32.949, average daily share volume of 17K, a public-listing history dating back to 2017. These structural characteristics shape how KGRN etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.67 indicates KGRN has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. KGRN pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a bear put spread on KGRN?

A bear put spread buys an at-the-money put and sells an out-of-the-money put at a lower strike for defined risk and defined reward bounded by the strike width.

Current KGRN snapshot

As of May 12, 2026, spot at $28.95, ATM IV 27.70%, IV rank 3.34%, expected move 7.94%. The bear put spread on KGRN 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 bear put spread structure on KGRN specifically: KGRN IV at 27.70% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a KGRN bear put spread, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 7.94% (roughly $2.30 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 KGRN expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on KGRN should anchor to the underlying notional of $28.95 per share and to the trader's directional view on KGRN etf.

KGRN bear put spread setup

The KGRN bear put spread below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With KGRN near $28.95, the first option leg uses a $29.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed KGRN 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 KGRN shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Put	$29.00	$1.35
Sell 1	Put	$28.00	$0.90

KGRN bear put spread risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$45.00
Max Profit (per contract): $55.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$45.00
Breakeven(s): $28.55
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.222

Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-put strike minus net debit.

KGRN bear put spread payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on KGRN. 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%	+$55.00
$6.41	-77.9%	+$55.00
$12.81	-55.8%	+$55.00
$19.21	-33.6%	+$55.00
$25.61	-11.5%	+$55.00
$32.01	+10.6%	-$45.00
$38.41	+32.7%	-$45.00
$44.81	+54.8%	-$45.00
$51.21	+76.9%	-$45.00
$57.61	+99.0%	-$45.00

When traders use bear put spread on KGRN

Bear put spreads on KGRN reduce the cost of a bearish KGRN etf position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.

KGRN thesis for this bear put spread

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for KGRN extends from approximately $26.65 on the downside to $31.25 on the upside. A KGRN bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on KGRN, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current KGRN IV rank near 3.34% 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 KGRN at 27.70%. As a Financial Services name, KGRN options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to KGRN-specific events.

KGRN bear put spread positions are structurally moderately 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. KGRN positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move KGRN alongside the broader basket even when KGRN-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bear put spread on KGRN 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 KGRN chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a bear put spread on KGRN?: A bear put spread on KGRN is the bear put spread strategy applied to KGRN (etf). The strategy is structurally moderately bearish: A bear put spread buys an at-the-money put and sells an out-of-the-money put at a lower strike for defined risk and defined reward bounded by the strike width. With KGRN etf trading near $28.95, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed KGRN chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are KGRN bear put spread max profit and max loss calculated?: Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-put strike minus net debit. For the KGRN bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 27.70%), the computed maximum profit is $55.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$45.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a KGRN bear put spread?: The breakeven for the KGRN bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $28.55 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 KGRN market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.94%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a bear put spread on KGRN?: Bear put spreads on KGRN reduce the cost of a bearish KGRN etf position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
How does current KGRN implied volatility affect this bear put spread?: KGRN ATM IV is at 27.70% with IV rank near 3.34%, 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.