FCPT Straddle Strategy
FCPT (Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.), in the Real Estate sector, (REIT - Retail industry), listed on NYSE.
FCPT, headquartered in Mill Valley, CA, is a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the acquisition and leasing of restaurant properties. The Company seeks to grow its portfolio by acquiring additional real estate to lease, on a net basis, for use in the restaurant and retail industries.
FCPT (Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.) trades in the Real Estate sector, specifically REIT - Retail, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.68B, a trailing P/E of 22.91, a beta of 0.84 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 22.78-28.11, average daily share volume of 751K, a public-listing history dating back to 2015, approximately 536 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how FCPT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.84 places FCPT roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. FCPT pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a straddle on FCPT?
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 FCPT snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $24.38, ATM IV 68.10%, IV rank 26.19%, expected move 19.52%. The straddle on FCPT 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 FCPT specifically: FCPT IV at 68.10% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a FCPT straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 19.52% (roughly $4.76 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 FCPT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on FCPT should anchor to the underlying notional of $24.38 per share and to the trader's directional view on FCPT stock.
FCPT straddle setup
The FCPT 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 FCPT near $24.38, the first option leg uses a $24.38 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed FCPT 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 FCPT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $24.38 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $24.38 | N/A |
FCPT 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.
FCPT straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on FCPT. 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 FCPT
Straddles on FCPT are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy FCPT straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
FCPT thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for FCPT extends from approximately $19.62 on the downside to $29.14 on the upside. A FCPT 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 FCPT IV rank near 26.19% 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 FCPT at 68.10%. As a Real Estate name, FCPT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to FCPT-specific events.
FCPT 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. FCPT positions also carry Real Estate sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move FCPT alongside the broader basket even when FCPT-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current FCPT chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on FCPT?
- A straddle on FCPT is the straddle strategy applied to FCPT (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 FCPT stock trading near $24.38, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed FCPT chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are FCPT 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 FCPT straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 68.10%), 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 FCPT straddle?
- The breakeven for the FCPT straddle priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 FCPT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 19.52%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on FCPT?
- Straddles on FCPT are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy FCPT 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 FCPT implied volatility affect this straddle?
- FCPT ATM IV is at 68.10% with IV rank near 26.19%, 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.