GILT Cash-Secured Put Strategy
GILT (Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.), in the Technology sector, (Communication Equipment industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., along with its affiliated companies, delivers advanced satellite-based broadband communication solutions both in Israel and across international markets. Its operations are structured across three primary divisions: Fixed Networks, Mobility Solutions, and Terrestrial Infrastructure Projects. The company is involved in both the engineering and production of terrestrial satellite communication hardware, as well as the provision of comprehensive, full-spectrum solutions and services. Its product offerings encompass a wide array of specialized satellite ground equipment. This includes various very small aperture terminals (VSATs), both fixed and mobile antennas, amplifiers, modems, transceivers, and other critical components like solid state power amplifiers (SSPAs) and block upconverters (BUCs). Furthermore, Gilat delivers integrated, end-to-end solutions.
GILT (Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Communication Equipment, with a market capitalization of approximately $753.5M, a trailing P/E of 27.55, a beta of 1.01 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 6.94-20.93, average daily share volume of 873K, a public-listing history dating back to 1993, approximately 1K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how GILT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.01 places GILT roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.
What is a cash-secured put on GILT?
A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike.
Current GILT snapshot
As of June 30, 2026, spot at $13.37, ATM IV 73.70%, IV rank 19.40%, expected move 21.13%. The cash-secured put on GILT 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 17-day expiry.
Why this cash-secured put structure on GILT specifically: GILT IV at 73.70% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling GILT cash-secured put collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 21.13% (roughly $2.82 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated GILT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GILT should anchor to the underlying notional of $13.37 per share and to the trader's directional view on GILT stock.
GILT cash-secured put setup
The GILT cash-secured 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 GILT near $13.37, the first option leg uses a $12.70 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GILT chain at a 17-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 GILT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Put | $12.70 | N/A |
GILT cash-secured 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 premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium.
GILT cash-secured put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the cash-secured put on GILT. 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 cash-secured put on GILT
Cash-secured puts on GILT earn premium while a trader waits to acquire GILT stock at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning GILT.
GILT thesis for this cash-secured put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GILT extends from approximately $10.55 on the downside to $16.19 on the upside. A GILT cash-secured put lets a trader earn premium while waiting to acquire GILT at the strike price; the strategy is most attractive when the trader is comfortable holding the underlying at that level and IV is rich enough to compensate for the assignment risk. Current GILT IV rank near 19.40% 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 GILT at 73.70%. As a Technology name, GILT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GILT-specific events.
GILT cash-secured put positions are structurally neutral to slightly bullish; 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. GILT positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move GILT alongside the broader basket even when GILT-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a cash-secured put on GILT carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical GILT earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current GILT chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a cash-secured put on GILT?
- A cash-secured put on GILT is the cash-secured put strategy applied to GILT (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike. With GILT stock trading near $13.37, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GILT chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are GILT cash-secured put max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the GILT cash-secured put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 73.70%), 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 GILT cash-secured put?
- The breakeven for the GILT cash-secured 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 GILT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 21.13%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a cash-secured put on GILT?
- Cash-secured puts on GILT earn premium while a trader waits to acquire GILT stock at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning GILT.
- How does current GILT implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?
- GILT ATM IV is at 73.70% with IV rank near 19.40%, 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.