AG Long Put Strategy
AG (First Majestic Silver Corp.), in the Basic Materials sector, (Silver industry), listed on NYSE.
First Majestic Silver Corp. is a North American mining company dedicated to the exploration, acquisition, development, and operation of mineral properties, primarily concentrating on silver and gold output. The company fully owns and operates a portfolio of significant mining assets. In Mexico, these include the San Dimas Silver/Gold Mine (71,868 hectares in Durango and Sinaloa), the Santa Elena Silver/Gold Mine (102,244 hectares in Sonora), the La Encantada Silver Mine (4,076 hectares in Coahuila, complemented by 1,343 hectares of surface rights), the La Parrilla Silver Mine (69,478 hectares in Durango), the Del Toro Silver Mine (comprising 3,815 hectares of mining concessions and 219 hectares of surface rights in Zacatecas), the San Martin Silver Mine (12,795 hectares across 33 mining concessions in Jalisco), and the La Guitarra Silver Mine (39,714 hectares). Beyond Mexico, its holdings extend to the Jerritt Canyon gold mine, spanning approximately 30,821 hectares in Elko County, Nevada. Additionally, First Majestic maintains an interest in the Springpole project, a gold and silver prospect encompassing around 41,913 hectares in Ontario, Canada. Established in 1979, the firm initially operated as First Majestic Resource Corp. before adopting its current name, First Majestic Silver Corp., in November 2006.
AG (First Majestic Silver Corp.) trades in the Basic Materials sector, specifically Silver, with a market capitalization of approximately $9.45B, a trailing P/E of 27.45, a beta of 2.11 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 8.34-32.04, average daily share volume of 12.6M, a public-listing history dating back to 2006, approximately 4K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how AG stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 2.11 indicates AG has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. AG pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a long put on AG?
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.
AG snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $19.20, ATM IV 60.01%, IV rank 12.66%, expected move 17.20%. The long put on AG 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 28-day expiry.
Why this long put structure on AG specifically: AG IV at 60.01% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a AG long put, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 17.20% (roughly $3.30 on the underlying). The 28-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated AG expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AG should anchor to the underlying notional of $19.20 per share and to the trader's directional view on AG stock.
AG long put setup
The AG 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 AG at $19.20 on that close, the first option leg uses a $19.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AG chain at a 28-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 AG shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $19.00 | $1.09 |
AG long put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$108.50
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $1,790.50
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$108.50
- Breakeven(s)
- $17.92
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 16.502
Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.
AG long put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on AG. 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% | +$1,790.50 |
| $4.25 | -77.8% | +$1,366.09 |
| $8.50 | -55.7% | +$941.68 |
| $12.74 | -33.6% | +$517.26 |
| $16.99 | -11.5% | +$92.85 |
| $21.23 | +10.6% | -$108.50 |
| $25.47 | +32.7% | -$108.50 |
| $29.72 | +54.8% | -$108.50 |
| $33.96 | +76.9% | -$108.50 |
| $38.21 | +99.0% | -$108.50 |
When traders use long put on AG
Long puts on AG hedge an existing long AG stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying AG exposure being hedged.
AG thesis for this long put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AG extends from approximately $15.90 on the downside to $22.50 on the upside. A AG long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long AG position with one put per 100 shares held. Current AG IV rank near 12.66% 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 AG at 60.01%. As a Basic Materials name, AG options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AG-specific events.
AG 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. AG positions also carry Basic Materials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AG alongside the broader basket even when AG-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on AG 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 AG chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long put on AG?
- A long put on AG is the long put strategy applied to AG (stock). 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 AG stock at $19.20 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AG chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are AG 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 AG long put priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 60.01%), the computed maximum profit is $1,790.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$108.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a AG long put?
- The breakeven for the AG long put priced on this page is roughly $17.92 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 AG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 17.20%; 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 AG?
- Long puts on AG hedge an existing long AG stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying AG exposure being hedged.
- How does current AG implied volatility affect this long put?
- AG ATM IV is at 60.01% with IV rank near 12.66%, 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.