How are EXC 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 EXC long put priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 18.40%), the computed maximum profit is $4,466.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$132.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a EXC long put?

The breakeven for the EXC long put priced on this page is roughly $44.68 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 EXC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 5.28%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current EXC implied volatility affect this long put?

EXC ATM IV is at 18.40% with IV rank near 21.01%, 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.

EXC Long Put Strategy

EXC (Exelon Corporation), in the Utilities sector, (Regulated Electric industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Exelon Corporation, a utility holding company established in 1999 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, operates across the United States and Canada. The company primarily focuses on the generation, delivery, and marketing of energy. It maintains a diverse portfolio of power production facilities, utilizing nuclear, fossil fuel, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, and solar technologies. Exelon engages in the sale of electricity to both wholesale and retail clients, while also providing natural gas, renewable energy solutions, and various other energy-related products and services. Beyond generation, the corporation manages the regulated procurement and direct sale of electricity and natural gas to consumers, alongside overseeing the essential transmission and distribution infrastructure for both power and natural gas. To support its extensive operations, Exelon provides a wide array of internal services, including legal counsel, human resources, information technology, financial management, supply chain, accounting, engineering, customer support, infrastructure planning, asset management, system operations, and power acquisition.

EXC (Exelon Corporation) trades in the Utilities sector, specifically Regulated Electric, with a market capitalization of approximately $46.59B, a trailing P/E of 16.65, a beta of 0.40 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 42.58-50.65, average daily share volume of 8.6M, a public-listing history dating back to 1973, approximately 21K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how EXC stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.40 indicates EXC has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. EXC pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a long put on EXC?

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.

EXC snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $45.91, ATM IV 18.40%, IV rank 21.01%, expected move 5.28%. The long put on EXC 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 35-day expiry.

Why this long put structure on EXC specifically: EXC IV at 18.40% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a EXC long put, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 5.28% (roughly $2.42 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 EXC expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on EXC should anchor to the underlying notional of $45.91 per share and to the trader's directional view on EXC stock.

EXC long put setup

The EXC 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 EXC at $45.91 on that close, the first option leg uses a $46.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed EXC 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 EXC shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Put	$46.00	$1.33

EXC long put risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$132.50
Max Profit (per contract): $4,466.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$132.50
Breakeven(s): $44.68
Risk / Reward Ratio: 33.709

Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.

EXC long put payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on EXC. 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	-100.0%	+$4,466.50
$10.16	-77.9%	+$3,451.52
$20.31	-55.8%	+$2,436.53
$30.46	-33.7%	+$1,421.55
$40.61	-11.5%	+$406.56
$50.76	+10.6%	-$132.50
$60.91	+32.7%	-$132.50
$71.06	+54.8%	-$132.50
$81.21	+76.9%	-$132.50
$91.36	+99.0%	-$132.50

When traders use long put on EXC

Long puts on EXC hedge an existing long EXC stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying EXC exposure being hedged.

EXC thesis for this long put

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for EXC extends from approximately $43.49 on the downside to $48.33 on the upside. A EXC long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long EXC position with one put per 100 shares held. Current EXC IV rank near 21.01% 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 EXC at 18.40%. As a Utilities name, EXC options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to EXC-specific events.

EXC 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. EXC positions also carry Utilities sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move EXC alongside the broader basket even when EXC-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on EXC 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 EXC chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a long put on EXC?: A long put on EXC is the long put strategy applied to EXC (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 EXC stock at $45.91 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed EXC chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are EXC 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 EXC long put priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 18.40%), the computed maximum profit is $4,466.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$132.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a EXC long put?: The breakeven for the EXC long put priced on this page is roughly $44.68 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 EXC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 5.28%; 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 EXC?: Long puts on EXC hedge an existing long EXC stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying EXC exposure being hedged.
How does current EXC implied volatility affect this long put?: EXC ATM IV is at 18.40% with IV rank near 21.01%, 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.