AFCG Straddle Strategy
AFCG (Advanced Flower Capital Inc.), in the Real Estate sector, (REIT - Diversified industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Advanced Flower Capital Inc. originates, structures, underwrites, invests in, and manages senior secured loans and other types of mortgage loans and debt securities for established companies operating in the cannabis industry. It primarily originates loans structured as senior loans secured by real estate, equipment, cash flows, and licenses and/or other assets of the loan parties to the extent permitted by applicable laws and the regulations governing such loan parties. The company was formerly known as AFC Gamma, Inc. and changed its name to Advanced Flower Capital Inc. in October 2024. Advanced Flower Capital Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.
AFCG (Advanced Flower Capital Inc.) trades in the Real Estate sector, specifically REIT - Diversified, with a market capitalization of approximately $64.3M, a beta of 0.95 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 2.06-5.1, average daily share volume of 179K, a public-listing history dating back to 2021, approximately 26 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how AFCG stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.95 places AFCG roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. AFCG pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a straddle on AFCG?
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.
AFCG snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $3.13, ATM IV 142.10%, IV rank 35.30%, expected move 40.74%. The straddle on AFCG below is built from the 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 straddle structure on AFCG specifically: AFCG IV at 142.10% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so strategy selection should anchor more to the directional thesis than to the IV regime, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 40.74% (roughly $1.28 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 AFCG expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AFCG should anchor to the underlying notional of $3.13 per share and to the trader's directional view on AFCG stock.
AFCG straddle setup
The AFCG straddle below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With AFCG at $3.13 on that close, the first option leg uses a $3.13 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AFCG 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 AFCG shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $3.13 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $3.13 | N/A |
AFCG straddle 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
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.
AFCG straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on AFCG. 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 straddle on AFCG
Straddles on AFCG are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy AFCG straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
AFCG thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AFCG extends from approximately $1.85 on the downside to $4.41 on the upside. A AFCG 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. Current AFCG IV rank near 35.30% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the straddle thesis on AFCG should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Real Estate name, AFCG options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AFCG-specific events.
AFCG 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. AFCG positions also carry Real Estate sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AFCG alongside the broader basket even when AFCG-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current AFCG chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on AFCG?
- A straddle on AFCG is the straddle strategy applied to AFCG (stock). 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 AFCG stock at $3.13 on the most recent close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AFCG chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are AFCG 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 AFCG straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 142.10%), 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 AFCG straddle?
- The breakeven for the AFCG straddle priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve at expiration, derived from the 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 AFCG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 40.74%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on AFCG?
- Straddles on AFCG are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy AFCG 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 AFCG implied volatility affect this straddle?
- AFCG ATM IV is at 142.10% with IV rank near 35.30%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.