OMER Bear Put Spread Strategy

OMER (Omeros Corporation), in the Healthcare sector, (Biotechnology industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Omeros Corporation is a biopharmaceutical firm with commercialized products, actively engaged in the discovery, development, and market introduction of both small-molecule and protein-based therapies, including treatments for rare diseases. The company's therapeutic endeavors primarily focus on inflammatory conditions, illnesses mediated by the complement system, cancers linked to immune system dysregulation, and disorders characterized by addiction or compulsion. Its robust clinical pipeline features several promising candidates. Narsoplimab (also known as OMS721 or MASP-2), a leading asset, has successfully concluded pivotal trials for hematopoietic stem-cell transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (HSCT-TMA). This drug is also currently undergoing Phase III clinical evaluation for immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), in addition to a Phase II trial investigating its potential for treating COVID-19. Further expanding its clinical portfolio, Omeros is developing PPAR? (OMS405) in Phase II for opioid and nicotine dependence.

OMER (Omeros Corporation) trades in the Healthcare sector, specifically Biotechnology, with a market capitalization of approximately $627.5M, a trailing P/E of 7.24, a beta of 2.53 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 2.95-17.65, average daily share volume of 1.6M, a public-listing history dating back to 2009, approximately 202 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how OMER stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 2.53 indicates OMER has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. The trailing P/E of 7.24 is on the value side, where IV often compresses outside event windows because forward growth expectations are already discounted into the share price.

What is a bear put spread on OMER?

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.

Current OMER snapshot

As of June 29, 2026, spot at $9.71, ATM IV 114.30%, IV rank 30.74%, expected move 32.77%. The bear put spread on OMER 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 18-day expiry.

Why this bear put spread structure on OMER specifically: OMER IV at 114.30% 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 32.77% (roughly $3.18 on the underlying). The 18-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated OMER expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on OMER should anchor to the underlying notional of $9.71 per share and to the trader's directional view on OMER stock.

OMER bear put spread setup

The OMER bear put spread below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With OMER near $9.71, the first option leg uses a $10.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed OMER chain at a 18-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 OMER shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Buy 1Put$10.00$1.08
Sell 1Put$9.00$0.65

OMER bear put spread risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
-$42.50
Max Profit (per contract)
$57.50
Max Loss (per contract)
-$42.50
Breakeven(s)
$9.58
Risk / Reward Ratio
1.353

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.

OMER bear put spread payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on OMER. 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.

OMER bear put spread profit and loss curve at expiration with breakevens and current spot markedOMER bear put spread payoff at expiration-$40-$20$0$20$40$5$10$15Underlying Price ($)P&L at Expiration ($)BE $9.57Spot $9.71
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 SpotP&L at Expiration
$0.01-99.9%+$57.50
$2.16-77.8%+$57.50
$4.30-55.7%+$57.50
$6.45-33.6%+$57.50
$8.59-11.5%+$57.50
$10.74+10.6%-$42.50
$12.88+32.7%-$42.50
$15.03+54.8%-$42.50
$17.18+76.9%-$42.50
$19.32+99.0%-$42.50

When traders use bear put spread on OMER

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

OMER thesis for this bear put spread

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for OMER extends from approximately $6.53 on the downside to $12.89 on the upside. A OMER bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on OMER, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current OMER IV rank near 30.74% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the bear put spread thesis on OMER should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Healthcare name, OMER options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to OMER-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a bear put spread on OMER?
A bear put spread on OMER is the bear put spread strategy applied to OMER (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 OMER stock trading near $9.71, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed OMER chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are OMER 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 OMER bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 114.30%), the computed maximum profit is $57.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$42.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a OMER bear put spread?
The breakeven for the OMER bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $9.58 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 OMER market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 32.77%; 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 OMER?
Bear put spreads on OMER reduce the cost of a bearish OMER 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 OMER implied volatility affect this bear put spread?
OMER ATM IV is at 114.30% with IV rank near 30.74%, 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.

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