How are FDS bear put spread max profit and max loss calculated?

Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-put strike minus net debit. For the FDS bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 47.20%), the computed maximum profit is $595.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$405.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a FDS bear put spread?

The breakeven for the FDS bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $205.95 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 FDS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 13.53%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current FDS implied volatility affect this bear put spread?

FDS ATM IV is at 47.20% with IV rank near 57.04%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.

FDS Bear Put Spread Strategy

FDS (FactSet Research Systems Inc.), in the Financial Services sector, (Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges industry), listed on NYSE.

FactSet Research Systems Inc., a financial data and analytics company, provides integrated financial information and analytical applications to the investment community in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company delivers insight and information through the workflow solutions of research, analytics and trading, content and technology solutions, and wealth. It serves portfolio managers, investment banks, asset managers, wealth advisors, corporate clients, and other financial services entities. FactSet Research Systems Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.

FDS (FactSet Research Systems Inc.) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges, with a market capitalization of approximately $7.35B, a trailing P/E of 12.68, a beta of 0.69 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 185-474.79, average daily share volume of 984K, a public-listing history dating back to 1996, approximately 13K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how FDS stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.69 indicates FDS has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. FDS pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a bear put spread on FDS?

A bear put spread buys an at-the-money put and sells an out-of-the-money put at a lower strike for defined risk and defined reward bounded by the strike width.

Current FDS snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $212.44, ATM IV 47.20%, IV rank 57.04%, expected move 13.53%. The bear put spread on FDS 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 bear put spread structure on FDS specifically: FDS IV at 47.20% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so strategy selection should anchor more to the directional thesis than to the IV regime, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 13.53% (roughly $28.75 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 FDS expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on FDS should anchor to the underlying notional of $212.44 per share and to the trader's directional view on FDS stock.

FDS bear put spread setup

The FDS bear put spread below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With FDS near $212.44, the first option leg uses a $210.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed FDS 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 FDS shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Put	$210.00	$11.45
Sell 1	Put	$200.00	$7.40

FDS bear put spread risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$405.00
Max Profit (per contract): $595.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$405.00
Breakeven(s): $205.95
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.469

Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-put strike minus net debit.

FDS bear put spread payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on FDS. 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	-100.0%	+$595.00
$46.98	-77.9%	+$595.00
$93.95	-55.8%	+$595.00
$140.92	-33.7%	+$595.00
$187.89	-11.6%	+$595.00
$234.86	+10.6%	-$405.00
$281.83	+32.7%	-$405.00
$328.80	+54.8%	-$405.00
$375.77	+76.9%	-$405.00
$422.74	+99.0%	-$405.00

When traders use bear put spread on FDS

Bear put spreads on FDS reduce the cost of a bearish FDS stock position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.

FDS thesis for this bear put spread

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for FDS extends from approximately $183.69 on the downside to $241.19 on the upside. A FDS bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on FDS, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current FDS IV rank near 57.04% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the bear put spread thesis on FDS should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, FDS options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to FDS-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a bear put spread on FDS?: A bear put spread on FDS is the bear put spread strategy applied to FDS (stock). The strategy is structurally moderately bearish: A bear put spread buys an at-the-money put and sells an out-of-the-money put at a lower strike for defined risk and defined reward bounded by the strike width. With FDS stock trading near $212.44, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed FDS chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are FDS bear put spread max profit and max loss calculated?: Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-put strike minus net debit. For the FDS bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 47.20%), the computed maximum profit is $595.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$405.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a FDS bear put spread?: The breakeven for the FDS bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $205.95 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 FDS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 13.53%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a bear put spread on FDS?: Bear put spreads on FDS reduce the cost of a bearish FDS stock position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
How does current FDS implied volatility affect this bear put spread?: FDS ATM IV is at 47.20% with IV rank near 57.04%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.