CPT Straddle Strategy

CPT (Camden Property Trust), in the Real Estate sector, (REIT - Residential industry), listed on NYSE.

Camden Property Trust, an S&P 400 Company, is a real estate company primarily engaged in the ownership, management, development, redevelopment, acquisition, and construction of multifamily apartment communities. Camden owns interests in and operates 167 properties containing 56,850 apartment homes across the United States. Upon completion of 7 properties currently under development, the Company's portfolio will increase to 59,104 apartment homes in 174 properties. Camden has been recognized as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For® by FORTUNE magazine for 13 consecutive years, most recently ranking #18. The Company also received a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award in 2020, ranking #25 for large U.S. companies.

CPT (Camden Property Trust) trades in the Real Estate sector, specifically REIT - Residential, with a market capitalization of approximately $10.59B, a trailing P/E of 28.46, a beta of 0.82 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 96.53-119.89, average daily share volume of 1.2M, a public-listing history dating back to 1993, approximately 2K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how CPT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.82 places CPT roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. CPT pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a straddle on CPT?

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 CPT snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $102.81, ATM IV 20.20%, IV rank 3.82%, expected move 5.79%. The straddle on CPT 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 straddle structure on CPT specifically: CPT IV at 20.20% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a CPT straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 5.79% (roughly $5.95 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 CPT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CPT should anchor to the underlying notional of $102.81 per share and to the trader's directional view on CPT stock.

CPT straddle setup

The CPT 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 CPT near $102.81, the first option leg uses a $105.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CPT 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 CPT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

CPT straddle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit

-$540.00

Max Profit (per contract)

Unbounded

Max Loss (per contract)

-$500.20

Breakeven(s)

$99.60, $110.40

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.

CPT straddle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on CPT. 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 CPT

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

CPT thesis for this straddle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CPT extends from approximately $96.86 on the downside to $108.76 on the upside. A CPT 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 CPT IV rank near 3.82% 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 CPT at 20.20%. As a Real Estate name, CPT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CPT-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a straddle on CPT?

A straddle on CPT is the straddle strategy applied to CPT (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 CPT stock trading near $102.81, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CPT chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.

How are CPT 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 CPT straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 20.20%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$500.20 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a CPT straddle?

The breakeven for the CPT straddle priced on this page is roughly $99.60 and $110.40 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 CPT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 5.79%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

When should you consider a straddle on CPT?

Straddles on CPT are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy CPT 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 CPT implied volatility affect this straddle?

CPT ATM IV is at 20.20% with IV rank near 3.82%, 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.

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