FEIM Bear Put Spread Strategy

FEIM (Frequency Electronics, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Communication Equipment industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Frequency Electronics, Inc. (FEIM) is a firm dedicated to the design, development, production, and sale of highly precise timing and frequency control products and their associated components. These specialized items are primarily intended for microwave integrated circuit applications. The company's operations are divided into two main segments. The FEI-NY segment is responsible for advanced timekeeping, frequency generation, and synchronization systems, which find utility in communication satellites, ground-based cellular telecommunication stations, and other similar terrestrial installations. This segment also supplies bespoke components and systems to the United States military. Meanwhile, the FEI-Zyfer segment focuses on crafting precision navigation and timing solutions.

FEIM (Frequency Electronics, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Communication Equipment, with a market capitalization of approximately $772.9M, a beta of 0.66 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 25.54-80.52, average daily share volume of 250K, a public-listing history dating back to 1980, approximately 237 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how FEIM stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.66 indicates FEIM has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. FEIM 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 FEIM?

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.

FEIM snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $77.84, ATM IV 98.70%, IV rank 18.31%, expected move 28.30%. The bear put spread on FEIM 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 7-day expiry.

Why this bear put spread structure on FEIM specifically: FEIM IV at 98.70% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a FEIM bear put spread, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 28.30% (roughly $22.03 on the underlying). The 7-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated FEIM expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on FEIM should anchor to the underlying notional of $77.84 per share and to the trader's directional view on FEIM stock.

FEIM bear put spread setup

The FEIM bear put spread 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 FEIM at $77.84 on that close, the first option leg uses a $80.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed FEIM chain at a 7-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 FEIM shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Buy 1Put$80.00$4.40
Sell 1Put$75.00$2.38

FEIM bear put spread risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
-$202.50
Max Profit (per contract)
$297.50
Max Loss (per contract)
-$202.50
Breakeven(s)
$77.98
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.

FEIM bear put spread payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on FEIM. 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.

FEIM bear put spread profit and loss curve at expiration with breakevens and current spot markedFEIM bear put spread payoff at expiration-$200-$100$0$100$200$20$40$60$80$100$120$140Underlying Price ($)P&L at Expiration ($)BE $77.97Spot $77.84
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 SpotP&L at Expiration
$0.01-100.0%+$297.50
$17.22-77.9%+$297.50
$34.43-55.8%+$297.50
$51.64-33.7%+$297.50
$68.85-11.6%+$297.50
$86.06+10.6%-$202.50
$103.27+32.7%-$202.50
$120.48+54.8%-$202.50
$137.69+76.9%-$202.50
$154.90+99.0%-$202.50

When traders use bear put spread on FEIM

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

FEIM thesis for this bear put spread

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for FEIM extends from approximately $55.81 on the downside to $99.87 on the upside. A FEIM bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on FEIM, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current FEIM IV rank near 18.31% 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 FEIM at 98.70%. As a Technology name, FEIM options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to FEIM-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a bear put spread on FEIM?
A bear put spread on FEIM is the bear put spread strategy applied to FEIM (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 FEIM stock at $77.84 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed FEIM chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are FEIM 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 FEIM bear put spread priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 98.70%), the computed maximum profit is $297.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$202.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a FEIM bear put spread?
The breakeven for the FEIM bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $77.98 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 FEIM market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 28.30%; 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 FEIM?
Bear put spreads on FEIM reduce the cost of a bearish FEIM 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 FEIM implied volatility affect this bear put spread?
FEIM ATM IV is at 98.70% with IV rank near 18.31%, 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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