How are CODI 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 CODI straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 61.80%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$225.76 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a CODI straddle?

The breakeven for the CODI straddle priced on this page is roughly $8.70 and $13.30 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 CODI market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 17.72%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current CODI implied volatility affect this straddle?

CODI ATM IV is at 61.80% with IV rank near 7.14%, 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.

CODI Straddle Strategy

CODI (Compass Diversified), in the Industrials sector, (Conglomerates industry), listed on NYSE.

Compass Diversified functions as a private equity firm, specializing in late-stage and middle-market investments. The company employs various strategies, including leveraged buyouts, industry consolidation efforts, recapitalizations, and strategic add-on acquisitions. Their investment focus is on North American enterprises, particularly those in niche industrial or branded consumer segments. They also target businesses within manufacturing, distribution, general consumer products, business services, safety & security, electronic components, as well as the food and foodservice sectors. Typically, Compass Diversified allocates between $100 million and $800 million per investment, seeking companies with an EBITDA ranging from $15 million to $80 million. A key aspect of their approach is to secure controlling or majority ownership interests in their portfolio companies, often leveraging these as platforms for subsequent acquisitions.

CODI (Compass Diversified) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Conglomerates, with a market capitalization of approximately $783.2M, a beta of 1.25 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 4.58-12.64, average daily share volume of 1.1M, a public-listing history dating back to 2006, approximately 3K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how CODI stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.25 places CODI roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. CODI pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a straddle on CODI?

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.

Current CODI snapshot

As of June 30, 2026, spot at $10.56, ATM IV 61.80%, IV rank 7.14%, expected move 17.72%. The straddle on CODI 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 52-day expiry.

Why this straddle structure on CODI specifically: CODI IV at 61.80% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a CODI straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 17.72% (roughly $1.87 on the underlying). The 52-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated CODI expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CODI should anchor to the underlying notional of $10.56 per share and to the trader's directional view on CODI stock.

CODI straddle setup

The CODI 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 CODI near $10.56, the first option leg uses a $11.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CODI chain at a 52-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 CODI shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$11.00	$0.80
Buy 1	Put	$11.00	$1.50

CODI straddle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$230.00
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$225.76
Breakeven(s): $8.70, $13.30
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.

CODI straddle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on CODI. 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%	+$869.00
$2.34	-77.8%	+$635.62
$4.68	-55.7%	+$402.25
$7.01	-33.6%	+$168.87
$9.35	-11.5%	-$64.51
$11.68	+10.6%	-$162.12
$14.01	+32.7%	+$71.26
$16.35	+54.8%	+$304.64
$18.68	+76.9%	+$538.02
$21.01	+99.0%	+$771.39

When traders use straddle on CODI

Straddles on CODI are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy CODI straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.

CODI thesis for this straddle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CODI extends from approximately $8.69 on the downside to $12.43 on the upside. A CODI 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 CODI IV rank near 7.14% 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 CODI at 61.80%. As a Industrials name, CODI options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CODI-specific events.

CODI 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. CODI positions also carry Industrials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move CODI alongside the broader basket even when CODI-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current CODI chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a straddle on CODI?: A straddle on CODI is the straddle strategy applied to CODI (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 CODI stock trading near $10.56, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CODI chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are CODI 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 CODI straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 61.80%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$225.76 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a CODI straddle?: The breakeven for the CODI straddle priced on this page is roughly $8.70 and $13.30 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 CODI market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 17.72%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a straddle on CODI?: Straddles on CODI are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy CODI 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 CODI implied volatility affect this straddle?: CODI ATM IV is at 61.80% with IV rank near 7.14%, 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.