KRBN Long Put Strategy

KRBN (KraneShares Global Carbon Strategy ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

The fund's manager endeavors to track the performance of an underlying index by holding carbon credit futures that are largely equivalent to its constituents. This benchmark specifically measures the returns of a selection of readily tradable carbon credit futures. A defining characteristic of these futures is their stipulation for the actual delivery of emission permits, which are generated within "cap and trade" regulatory frameworks. This investment vehicle maintains a concentrated portfolio.

KRBN (KraneShares Global Carbon Strategy ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $141.1M, a beta of 0.09 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 27-36.5, average daily share volume of 19K, a public-listing history dating back to 2020. These structural characteristics shape how KRBN etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.09 indicates KRBN has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. KRBN pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a long put on KRBN?

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.

KRBN snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $34.18, ATM IV 15.00%, IV rank 0.98%, expected move 4.30%. The long put on KRBN 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 long put structure on KRBN specifically: KRBN IV at 15.00% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a KRBN long put, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 4.30% (roughly $1.47 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 KRBN expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on KRBN should anchor to the underlying notional of $34.18 per share and to the trader's directional view on KRBN etf.

KRBN long put setup

The KRBN long put 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 KRBN at $34.18 on that close, the first option leg uses a $34.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed KRBN 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 KRBN shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Buy 1Put$34.00$0.97

KRBN long put risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
-$97.00
Max Profit (per contract)
$3,302.00
Max Loss (per contract)
-$97.00
Breakeven(s)
$33.03
Risk / Reward Ratio
34.041

Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.

KRBN long put payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on KRBN. 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.

KRBN long put profit and loss curve at expiration with breakevens and current spot markedKRBN long put payoff at expiration$0$500$1000$1500$2000$2500$3000$10$20$30$40$50$60Underlying Price ($)P&L at Expiration ($)BE $33.03Spot $34.18
P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.
Underlying Price% From SpotP&L at Expiration
$0.01-100.0%+$3,302.00
$7.57-77.9%+$2,546.37
$15.12-55.8%+$1,790.74
$22.68-33.6%+$1,035.12
$30.24-11.5%+$279.49
$37.79+10.6%-$97.00
$45.35+32.7%-$97.00
$52.90+54.8%-$97.00
$60.46+76.9%-$97.00
$68.02+99.0%-$97.00

When traders use long put on KRBN

Long puts on KRBN hedge an existing long KRBN etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying KRBN exposure being hedged.

KRBN thesis for this long put

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for KRBN extends from approximately $32.71 on the downside to $35.65 on the upside. A KRBN long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long KRBN position with one put per 100 shares held. Current KRBN IV rank near 0.98% 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 KRBN at 15.00%. As a Financial Services name, KRBN options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to KRBN-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a long put on KRBN?
A long put on KRBN is the long put strategy applied to KRBN (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 KRBN etf at $34.18 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed KRBN chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are KRBN 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 KRBN long put priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 15.00%), the computed maximum profit is $3,302.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$97.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a KRBN long put?
The breakeven for the KRBN long put priced on this page is roughly $33.03 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 KRBN market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 4.30%; 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 KRBN?
Long puts on KRBN hedge an existing long KRBN etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying KRBN exposure being hedged.
How does current KRBN implied volatility affect this long put?
KRBN ATM IV is at 15.00% with IV rank near 0.98%, 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.

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