SIGA Cash-Secured Put Strategy

SIGA (SIGA Technologies, Inc.), in the Healthcare sector, (Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic industry), listed on NASDAQ.

SIGA Technologies, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company with commercialized products, specializing in the health security and infectious disease sectors across the United States. A core offering is TPOXX, an oral antiviral drug formulated to combat human smallpox, a condition caused by the variola virus. Furthermore, the company has forged a strategic collaboration with Cipla Therapeutics. This partnership aims to ensure ongoing innovation and accessibility of antibacterial treatments, particularly those designed to counter biothreats. Founded in 1995, SIGA Technologies' corporate headquarters are located in New York, New York.

SIGA (SIGA Technologies, Inc.) trades in the Healthcare sector, specifically Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic, with a market capitalization of approximately $281.2M, a trailing P/E of 13.86, a beta of 0.85 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 3.82-9.62, average daily share volume of 583K, a public-listing history dating back to 1997, approximately 46 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how SIGA stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.85 places SIGA roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. SIGA pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a cash-secured put on SIGA?

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 SIGA snapshot

As of June 30, 2026, spot at $3.66, ATM IV 319.60%, IV rank 69.55%, expected move 91.63%. The cash-secured put on SIGA 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 SIGA specifically: SIGA IV at 319.60% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a SIGA cash-secured put sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 91.63% (roughly $3.35 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 SIGA expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SIGA should anchor to the underlying notional of $3.66 per share and to the trader's directional view on SIGA stock.

SIGA cash-secured put setup

The SIGA 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 SIGA near $3.66, the first option leg uses a $3.48 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed SIGA 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 SIGA shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Sell 1Put$3.48N/A

SIGA 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.

SIGA cash-secured put payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the cash-secured put on SIGA. 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 SIGA

Cash-secured puts on SIGA earn premium while a trader waits to acquire SIGA stock at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning SIGA.

SIGA thesis for this cash-secured put

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SIGA extends from approximately $0.31 on the downside to $7.01 on the upside. A SIGA cash-secured put lets a trader earn premium while waiting to acquire SIGA 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 SIGA IV rank near 69.55% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the cash-secured put thesis on SIGA should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Healthcare name, SIGA options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SIGA-specific events.

SIGA 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. SIGA positions also carry Healthcare sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move SIGA alongside the broader basket even when SIGA-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a cash-secured put on SIGA carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical SIGA earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current SIGA chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a cash-secured put on SIGA?
A cash-secured put on SIGA is the cash-secured put strategy applied to SIGA (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 SIGA stock trading near $3.66, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SIGA chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are SIGA 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 SIGA cash-secured put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 319.60%), 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 SIGA cash-secured put?
The breakeven for the SIGA 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 SIGA market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 91.63%; 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 SIGA?
Cash-secured puts on SIGA earn premium while a trader waits to acquire SIGA stock at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning SIGA.
How does current SIGA implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?
SIGA ATM IV is at 319.60% with IV rank near 69.55%, 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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