RAML Straddle Strategy
RAML (Themes ETF Trust - Leverage Shares 2X Long Memory Daily ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on CBOE.
RAML is designed to make bullish bets on the stock price of Roundhill Memory ETF (CBOE: DRAM) through swap agreements. The objective is to obtain daily leveraged exposure equivalent to 200% of the fund's net assets. To maintain this exposure, daily rebalancing is performed to make adjustments in response to DRAM's daily price movements. Depending on market conditions and operational constraints, the fund may also utilize a synthetic forward options strategy. As a geared product, the fund is intended as a short-term tactical tool rather than a long-term investment vehicle. As a result, returns may deviate from the expected 2x multiplier if held for longer than a single day due to compounding.
RAML (Themes ETF Trust - Leverage Shares 2X Long Memory Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $745,713, a beta of 0.00 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 8.84-16, average daily share volume of 13K, a public-listing history dating back to 2026. These structural characteristics shape how RAML etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.00 indicates RAML has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure.
What is a straddle on RAML?
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.
RAML snapshot
As of September 29, 2026, spot at $14.73, ATM IV 113.00%, expected move 32.40%. The straddle on RAML below is built from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 17-day expiry.
Why this straddle structure on RAML specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for RAML is inferred from ATM IV at 113.00% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 32.40% (roughly $4.77 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated RAML expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on RAML should anchor to the underlying notional of $14.73 per share and to the trader's directional view on RAML etf.
RAML straddle setup
The RAML straddle below is built from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With RAML at $14.73 on that close, 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 RAML chain at a 17-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 RAML shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $15.00 | $1.25 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $15.00 | $1.65 |
RAML straddle risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$290.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$285.70
- Breakeven(s)
- $12.10, $17.90
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- Unbounded
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.
RAML straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on RAML. 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 | -99.9% | +$1,209.00 |
| $3.27 | -77.8% | +$883.42 |
| $6.52 | -55.7% | +$557.84 |
| $9.78 | -33.6% | +$232.27 |
| $13.03 | -11.5% | -$93.31 |
| $16.29 | +10.6% | -$161.11 |
| $19.54 | +32.7% | +$164.47 |
| $22.80 | +54.8% | +$490.05 |
| $26.06 | +76.9% | +$815.62 |
| $29.31 | +99.0% | +$1,141.20 |
When traders use straddle on RAML
Straddles on RAML are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy RAML straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
RAML thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for RAML extends from approximately $9.96 on the downside to $19.50 on the upside. A RAML 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. As a Financial Services name, RAML options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to RAML-specific events.
RAML 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. RAML positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move RAML alongside the broader basket even when RAML-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current RAML chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on RAML?
- A straddle on RAML is the straddle strategy applied to RAML (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 RAML etf at $14.73 on the September 29, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed RAML chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are RAML 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 RAML straddle priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 113.00%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$285.70 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a RAML straddle?
- The breakeven for the RAML straddle priced on this page is roughly $12.10 and $17.90 at expiration, derived from the September 29, 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 RAML market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 32.40%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on RAML?
- Straddles on RAML are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy RAML 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 RAML implied volatility affect this straddle?
- Current RAML ATM IV is 113.00%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.