How are FTNT 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 FTNT bear put spread priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 42.47%), the computed maximum profit is $587.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$412.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a FTNT bear put spread?

The breakeven for the FTNT bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $155.88 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 FTNT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 12.18%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

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

FTNT ATM IV is at 42.47% with IV rank near 33.19%, 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.

FTNT Bear Put Spread Strategy

FTNT (Fortinet, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Infrastructure industry), listed on NASDAQ.

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FTNT (Fortinet, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Infrastructure, with a market capitalization of approximately $118.01B, a trailing P/E of 55.81, a beta of 1.08 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 73.55-172.09, average daily share volume of 6.1M, a public-listing history dating back to 2009, approximately 15K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how FTNT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.08 places FTNT roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. The trailing P/E of 55.81 is on the rich side, which tends to correlate with higher earnings-window IV expansion as the market debates whether forward growth supports the multiple.

What is a bear put spread on FTNT?

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.

FTNT snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $159.92, ATM IV 42.47%, IV rank 33.19%, expected move 12.18%. The bear put spread on FTNT 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 28-day expiry.

Why this bear put spread structure on FTNT specifically: FTNT IV at 42.47% 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 12.18% (roughly $19.47 on the underlying). The 28-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated FTNT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on FTNT should anchor to the underlying notional of $159.92 per share and to the trader's directional view on FTNT stock.

FTNT bear put spread setup

The FTNT 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 FTNT at $159.92 on that close, the first option leg uses a $160.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed FTNT chain at a 28-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 FTNT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Put	$160.00	$7.43
Sell 1	Put	$150.00	$3.30

FTNT bear put spread risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$412.50
Max Profit (per contract): $587.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$412.50
Breakeven(s): $155.88
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.424

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.

FTNT bear put spread payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on FTNT. 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%	+$587.50
$35.37	-77.9%	+$587.50
$70.73	-55.8%	+$587.50
$106.08	-33.7%	+$587.50
$141.44	-11.6%	+$587.50
$176.80	+10.6%	-$412.50
$212.16	+32.7%	-$412.50
$247.52	+54.8%	-$412.50
$282.87	+76.9%	-$412.50
$318.23	+99.0%	-$412.50

When traders use bear put spread on FTNT

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

FTNT thesis for this bear put spread

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for FTNT extends from approximately $140.45 on the downside to $179.39 on the upside. A FTNT bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on FTNT, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current FTNT IV rank near 33.19% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the bear put spread thesis on FTNT should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, FTNT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to FTNT-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a bear put spread on FTNT?: A bear put spread on FTNT is the bear put spread strategy applied to FTNT (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 FTNT stock at $159.92 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed FTNT chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are FTNT 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 FTNT bear put spread priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 42.47%), the computed maximum profit is $587.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$412.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a FTNT bear put spread?: The breakeven for the FTNT bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $155.88 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 FTNT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 12.18%; 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 FTNT?: Bear put spreads on FTNT reduce the cost of a bearish FTNT 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 FTNT implied volatility affect this bear put spread?: FTNT ATM IV is at 42.47% with IV rank near 33.19%, 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.