How are NEMG covered call max profit and max loss calculated?

Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium. For the NEMG covered call priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 85.20%), the computed maximum profit is $171.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,327.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a NEMG covered call?

The breakeven for the NEMG covered call priced on this page is roughly $13.29 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 NEMG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 24.43%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current NEMG implied volatility affect this covered call?

Current NEMG ATM IV is 85.20%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.

NEMG Covered Call Strategy

NEMG (Leverage Shares 2x Long NEM Daily ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.

The fund is an actively managed ETF. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in financial instruments with economic characteristics that, in combination, provide 200% daily leveraged exposure to the price of NEM, consistent with the fund’s investment objective. The fund is non-diversified.

NEMG (Leverage Shares 2x Long NEM Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $273,378, a beta of 0.74 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 13.01-33.47, average daily share volume of 15K, a public-listing history dating back to 2025. These structural characteristics shape how NEMG etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.74 places NEMG roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.

What is a covered call on NEMG?

A covered call pairs long stock with a short out-of-the-money call, collecting premium and capping upside above the short strike in exchange for income.

Current NEMG snapshot

As of June 29, 2026, spot at $13.96, ATM IV 85.20%, expected move 24.43%. The covered call on NEMG 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 18-day expiry.

Why this covered call structure on NEMG specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for NEMG is inferred from ATM IV at 85.20% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 24.43% (roughly $3.41 on the underlying). The 18-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated NEMG expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on NEMG should anchor to the underlying notional of $13.96 per share and to the trader's directional view on NEMG etf.

NEMG covered call setup

The NEMG covered call below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With NEMG near $13.96, the first option leg uses a $15.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed NEMG chain at a 18-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 NEMG shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 100 shares	Stock	$13.96	long
Sell 1	Call	$15.00	$0.68

NEMG covered call risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$1,328.50
Max Profit (per contract): $171.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$1,327.50
Breakeven(s): $13.29
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.129

Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium.

NEMG covered call payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the covered call on NEMG. 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.

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 Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-99.9%	-$1,327.50
$3.10	-77.8%	-$1,018.95
$6.18	-55.7%	-$710.39
$9.27	-33.6%	-$401.84
$12.35	-11.5%	-$93.29
$15.44	+10.6%	+$171.50
$18.52	+32.7%	+$171.50
$21.61	+54.8%	+$171.50
$24.69	+76.9%	+$171.50
$27.78	+99.0%	+$171.50

When traders use covered call on NEMG

Covered calls on NEMG are an income strategy run on existing NEMG etf positions; traders typically sell calls at 25-35 delta with 30-45 days to expiration to balance premium against upside cap.

NEMG thesis for this covered call

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for NEMG extends from approximately $10.55 on the downside to $17.37 on the upside. A NEMG covered call collects premium on an existing long NEMG position, trading off upside above the short call strike for immediate income; the short strike selection should reflect the trader's view on whether NEMG will breach that level within the expiration window. As a Financial Services name, NEMG options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to NEMG-specific events.

NEMG covered call positions are structurally neutral to slightly bullish; 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. NEMG positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move NEMG alongside the broader basket even when NEMG-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a covered call on NEMG carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical NEMG earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current NEMG chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a covered call on NEMG?: A covered call on NEMG is the covered call strategy applied to NEMG (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A covered call pairs long stock with a short out-of-the-money call, collecting premium and capping upside above the short strike in exchange for income. With NEMG etf trading near $13.96, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed NEMG chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are NEMG covered call max profit and max loss calculated?: Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium. For the NEMG covered call priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 85.20%), the computed maximum profit is $171.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,327.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a NEMG covered call?: The breakeven for the NEMG covered call priced on this page is roughly $13.29 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 NEMG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 24.43%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a covered call on NEMG?: Covered calls on NEMG are an income strategy run on existing NEMG etf positions; traders typically sell calls at 25-35 delta with 30-45 days to expiration to balance premium against upside cap.
How does current NEMG implied volatility affect this covered call?: Current NEMG ATM IV is 85.20%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.