INGM Long Put Strategy
INGM (Ingram Micro Holding Corporation), in the Technology sector, (Information Technology Services industry), listed on NYSE.
Ingram Micro Holding Corporation, operating globally through its various subsidiaries, delivers a broad spectrum of technology services and solutions. Its client base spans vendors, resellers, and retailers across regions such as North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. The company offers a comprehensive Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace portfolio, featuring a wide array of third-party cloud-based services and subscription products accessible via its Ingram Micro Xvantage platform. Beyond these, it also furnishes crucial support services like training, IT asset disposition (ITAD), reverse logistics, repair, and various financial solutions. For both corporate and individual consumers, Ingram Micro supplies a range of client and endpoint technologies. These encompass devices such as desktop PCs, laptops, and tablets, alongside printers, various application software, and a selection of peripherals and accessories.
INGM (Ingram Micro Holding Corporation) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Information Technology Services, with a market capitalization of approximately $6.38B, a trailing P/E of 17.98, a beta of 1.79 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 18.09-31.69, average daily share volume of 1.6M, a public-listing history dating back to 2024, approximately 24K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how INGM stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.79 indicates INGM has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. INGM pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a long put on INGM?
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 INGM snapshot
As of June 30, 2026, spot at $27.30, ATM IV 72.50%, IV rank 21.93%, expected move 20.79%. The long put on INGM 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 long put structure on INGM specifically: INGM IV at 72.50% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a INGM long put, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 20.79% (roughly $5.67 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 INGM expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on INGM should anchor to the underlying notional of $27.30 per share and to the trader's directional view on INGM stock.
INGM long put setup
The INGM 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 INGM near $27.30, the first option leg uses a $27.30 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed INGM 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 INGM shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $27.30 | N/A |
INGM 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.
INGM long put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on INGM. 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 INGM
Long puts on INGM hedge an existing long INGM stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying INGM exposure being hedged.
INGM thesis for this long put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for INGM extends from approximately $21.63 on the downside to $32.97 on the upside. A INGM long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long INGM position with one put per 100 shares held. Current INGM IV rank near 21.93% 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 INGM at 72.50%. As a Technology name, INGM options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to INGM-specific events.
INGM 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. INGM positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move INGM alongside the broader basket even when INGM-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on INGM 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 INGM chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long put on INGM?
- A long put on INGM is the long put strategy applied to INGM (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 INGM stock trading near $27.30, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed INGM chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are INGM 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 INGM long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 72.50%), 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 INGM long put?
- The breakeven for the INGM 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 INGM market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 20.79%; 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 INGM?
- Long puts on INGM hedge an existing long INGM stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying INGM exposure being hedged.
- How does current INGM implied volatility affect this long put?
- INGM ATM IV is at 72.50% with IV rank near 21.93%, 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.