RAMP Straddle Strategy
RAMP (LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Infrastructure industry), listed on NYSE.
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc., a technology company, provides enterprise data connectivity platform solutions in the United States, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers RampID, a true people-based identifier; Safe Haven, an enterprise data enablement platform; LiveRamp Data Marketplace, a solution that seamlessly connects data owners' audience data across the marketing ecosystem; and AbiliTec, an offline identity resolution platform. It serves financial, insurance and investment services, retail, automotive, telecommunications, high tech, consumer packaged goods, healthcare, travel, entertainment, non-profit, and government industries. The company was formerly known as Acxiom Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. in October 2018. LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
RAMP (LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Infrastructure, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.82B, a trailing P/E of 26.74, a beta of 1.19 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 21.71-35.2, average daily share volume of 747K, a public-listing history dating back to 1983, approximately 1K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how RAMP stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.19 places RAMP roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.
What is a straddle on RAMP?
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 RAMP snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $29.73, ATM IV 60.20%, IV rank 49.16%, expected move 17.26%. The straddle on RAMP 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 RAMP specifically: RAMP IV at 60.20% 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 17.26% (roughly $5.13 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 RAMP expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on RAMP should anchor to the underlying notional of $29.73 per share and to the trader's directional view on RAMP stock.
RAMP straddle setup
The RAMP 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 RAMP near $29.73, the first option leg uses a $29.73 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed RAMP 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 RAMP shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $29.73 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $29.73 | N/A |
RAMP straddle 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
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.
RAMP straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on RAMP. 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 straddle on RAMP
Straddles on RAMP are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy RAMP straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
RAMP thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for RAMP extends from approximately $24.60 on the downside to $34.86 on the upside. A RAMP 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 RAMP IV rank near 49.16% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the straddle thesis on RAMP should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, RAMP options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to RAMP-specific events.
RAMP 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. RAMP positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move RAMP alongside the broader basket even when RAMP-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current RAMP chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on RAMP?
- A straddle on RAMP is the straddle strategy applied to RAMP (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 RAMP stock trading near $29.73, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed RAMP chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are RAMP 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 RAMP straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 60.20%), 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 RAMP straddle?
- The breakeven for the RAMP straddle 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 RAMP market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 17.26%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on RAMP?
- Straddles on RAMP are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy RAMP 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 RAMP implied volatility affect this straddle?
- RAMP ATM IV is at 60.20% with IV rank near 49.16%, 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.