FTW Long Put Strategy
FTW (Presidio Production Company), in the Energy sector, (Shell Companies industry), listed on NYSE.
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FTW (Presidio Production Company) trades in the Energy sector, specifically Shell Companies, with a market capitalization of approximately $492.5M, a trailing P/E of 46.16, a beta of 0.02 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 10.02-13.75, average daily share volume of 64K, a public-listing history dating back to 2024. These structural characteristics shape how FTW stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.02 indicates FTW has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. The trailing P/E of 46.16 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. FTW pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a long put on FTW?
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.
Current FTW snapshot
As of May 14, 2026, spot at $11.23, ATM IV 142.20%, expected move 40.77%. The long put on FTW 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 35-day expiry.
Why this long put structure on FTW specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for FTW is inferred from ATM IV at 142.20% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 40.77% (roughly $4.58 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 FTW expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on FTW should anchor to the underlying notional of $11.23 per share and to the trader's directional view on FTW stock.
FTW long put setup
The FTW long put below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With FTW near $11.23, the first option leg uses a $11.23 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed FTW 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 FTW shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $11.23 | N/A |
FTW long put 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
Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.
FTW long put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on FTW. 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 long put on FTW
Long puts on FTW hedge an existing long FTW stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying FTW exposure being hedged.
FTW thesis for this long put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for FTW extends from approximately $6.65 on the downside to $15.81 on the upside. A FTW long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long FTW position with one put per 100 shares held. As a Energy name, FTW options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to FTW-specific events.
FTW 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. FTW positions also carry Energy sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move FTW alongside the broader basket even when FTW-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on FTW 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 FTW chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long put on FTW?
- A long put on FTW is the long put strategy applied to FTW (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 FTW stock trading near $11.23, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed FTW chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are FTW 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 FTW long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 142.20%), 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 FTW long put?
- The breakeven for the FTW long put 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 FTW market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 40.77%; 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 FTW?
- Long puts on FTW hedge an existing long FTW stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying FTW exposure being hedged.
- How does current FTW implied volatility affect this long put?
- Current FTW ATM IV is 142.20%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.