How are GPN straddle max profit and max loss calculated?

Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the strike minus the combined call plus put debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins to the strike). Two breakevens at strike plus debit and strike minus debit. For the GPN straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 39.40%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$633.52 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a GPN straddle?

The breakeven for the GPN straddle priced on this page is roughly $60.95 and $74.05 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 GPN market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 11.30%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current GPN implied volatility affect this straddle?

GPN ATM IV is at 39.40% with IV rank near 20.67%, 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.

GPN Straddle Strategy

GPN (Global Payments Inc.), in the Industrials sector, (Specialty Business Services industry), listed on NYSE.

Global Payments Inc. provides payment technology and software solutions for card, electronic, check, and digital-based payments in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through three segments: Merchant Solutions, Issuer Solutions, and Business and Consumer Solutions. The Merchant Solutions segment offers authorization services, settlement and funding services, customer support and help-desk functions, chargeback resolution, terminal rental, sales and deployment, payment security services, consolidated billing and statements, and on-line reporting services. This segment also provides an array of enterprise software solutions that streamline business operations of its customers in various vertical markets; and value-added services, such as point-of-sale solutions, and analytic and engagement tools, as well as payroll and human capital management services. The Issuer Solutions segment offers solutions that enable financial institutions and retailers to manage their card portfolios through a platform; and commercial payments and ePayables solutions for businesses and governments. The Business and Consumer Solutions segment provides general-purpose reloadable prepaid debit and payroll cards, demand deposit accounts, and other financial service solutions to the underbanked and other consumers, and businesses under the Netspend brand.

GPN (Global Payments Inc.) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Specialty Business Services, with a market capitalization of approximately $15.86B, a beta of 0.76 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 62.45-90.64, average daily share volume of 3.9M, a public-listing history dating back to 2001, approximately 27K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how GPN stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.76 places GPN roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. GPN pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a straddle on GPN?

A long straddle buys an ATM call and an ATM put at the same strike, profiting from a large move in either direction; max loss equals the combined debit when the underlying pins to the strike at expiration.

Current GPN snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $67.62, ATM IV 39.40%, IV rank 20.67%, expected move 11.30%. The straddle on GPN 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 straddle structure on GPN specifically: GPN IV at 39.40% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a GPN straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 11.30% (roughly $7.64 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 GPN expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GPN should anchor to the underlying notional of $67.62 per share and to the trader's directional view on GPN stock.

GPN straddle setup

The GPN straddle below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With GPN near $67.62, the first option leg uses a $67.50 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GPN 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 GPN shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$67.50	$3.40
Buy 1	Put	$67.50	$3.15

GPN straddle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$655.00
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$633.52
Breakeven(s): $60.95, $74.05
Risk / Reward Ratio: Unbounded

Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the strike minus the combined call plus put debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins to the strike). Two breakevens at strike plus debit and strike minus debit.

GPN straddle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on GPN. 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%	+$6,094.00
$14.96	-77.9%	+$4,598.99
$29.91	-55.8%	+$3,103.99
$44.86	-33.7%	+$1,608.98
$59.81	-11.5%	+$113.98
$74.76	+10.6%	+$71.03
$89.71	+32.7%	+$1,566.03
$104.66	+54.8%	+$3,061.04
$119.61	+76.9%	+$4,556.04
$134.56	+99.0%	+$6,051.05

When traders use straddle on GPN

Straddles on GPN are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy GPN straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.

GPN thesis for this straddle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GPN extends from approximately $59.98 on the downside to $75.26 on the upside. A GPN long straddle is a pure-volatility play: it profits when the underlying moves far enough from the strike in either direction to overcome the combined call plus put debit, regardless of direction. Current GPN IV rank near 20.67% 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 GPN at 39.40%. As a Industrials name, GPN options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GPN-specific events.

GPN straddle positions are structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium); 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. GPN positions also carry Industrials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move GPN alongside the broader basket even when GPN-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current GPN chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a straddle on GPN?: A straddle on GPN is the straddle strategy applied to GPN (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium): A long straddle buys an ATM call and an ATM put at the same strike, profiting from a large move in either direction; max loss equals the combined debit when the underlying pins to the strike at expiration. With GPN stock trading near $67.62, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GPN chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are GPN straddle max profit and max loss calculated?: Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the strike minus the combined call plus put debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins to the strike). Two breakevens at strike plus debit and strike minus debit. For the GPN straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 39.40%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$633.52 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a GPN straddle?: The breakeven for the GPN straddle priced on this page is roughly $60.95 and $74.05 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 GPN market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 11.30%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a straddle on GPN?: Straddles on GPN are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy GPN straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
How does current GPN implied volatility affect this straddle?: GPN ATM IV is at 39.40% with IV rank near 20.67%, 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.