SEA Long Put Strategy
SEA (U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
The U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo Index.
SEA (U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $13.0M, a beta of 0.59 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 13.37-17.74, average daily share volume of 26K, a public-listing history dating back to 2022. These structural characteristics shape how SEA etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.59 indicates SEA has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. SEA pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a long put on SEA?
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.
Current SEA snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $17.16, ATM IV 43.70%, IV rank 11.76%, expected move 12.53%. The long put on SEA 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 long put structure on SEA specifically: SEA IV at 43.70% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a SEA long put, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 12.53% (roughly $2.15 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 SEA expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SEA should anchor to the underlying notional of $17.16 per share and to the trader's directional view on SEA etf.
SEA long put setup
The SEA long put below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With SEA near $17.16, the first option leg uses a $17.16 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed SEA 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 SEA shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $17.16 | N/A |
SEA long put 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
Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.
SEA long put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on SEA. 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 long put on SEA
Long puts on SEA hedge an existing long SEA etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying SEA exposure being hedged.
SEA thesis for this long put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SEA extends from approximately $15.01 on the downside to $19.31 on the upside. A SEA long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long SEA position with one put per 100 shares held. Current SEA IV rank near 11.76% 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 SEA at 43.70%. As a Financial Services name, SEA options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SEA-specific events.
SEA 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. SEA positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move SEA alongside the broader basket even when SEA-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on SEA 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 SEA chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long put on SEA?
- A long put on SEA is the long put strategy applied to SEA (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 SEA etf trading near $17.16, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SEA chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are SEA 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 SEA long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 43.70%), 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 SEA long put?
- The breakeven for the SEA long put 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 SEA market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 12.53%; 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 SEA?
- Long puts on SEA hedge an existing long SEA etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying SEA exposure being hedged.
- How does current SEA implied volatility affect this long put?
- SEA ATM IV is at 43.70% with IV rank near 11.76%, 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.