SNX Straddle Strategy
SNX (TD Synnex Corp), in the Technology sector, (Technology Distributors industry), listed on NYSE.
TD SYNNEX Corporation operates as a distributor and solutions aggregator for the information technology (IT) ecosystem in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It offers endpoint solutions, including personal computing devices and peripherals, mobile phones and accessories, printers, and supplies; and advanced solutions comprising data center technologies, such as hybrid cloud, security, storage, networking, servers, software, converged and hyper-converged infrastructure, and hyperscale infrastructure. The company also provides design, integration, test and other production value-added solutions, such as thermal testing, power-draw efficiency testing, burn-in, quality, and logistics support; logistics and field services; depot repair and customer management services; and cloud services, including public cloud solutions in productivity and collaboration, infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, software as a service, security, mobility, AI, and other hybrid solutions. In addition, it offers online services; financing options, including net terms, third party leasing, floor plan financing and letters-of-credit backed financing and arrangements, as well lease products to reseller customers and their end-users and provides device-as-a-service to end-users; and marketing services comprising direct mail, external media advertising, reseller product training, targeted telemarketing campaigns, national and regional trade shows, trade groups, database analysis, print on demand services, and web-based marketing. It serves value-added resellers, corporate resellers, government resellers, system integrators, direct marketers, retailers, and managed service providers. The company was formerly known as SYNNEX Corporation and changed its name to TD SYNNEX Corporation in September 2021.
SNX (TD Synnex Corp) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Technology Distributors, with a market capitalization of approximately $20.41B, a trailing P/E of 17.91, a beta of 1.44 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 142.22-296.47, average daily share volume of 867K, a public-listing history dating back to 2003, approximately 24K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how SNX stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.44 indicates SNX has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. SNX pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a straddle on SNX?
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.
SNX snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $258.49, ATM IV 34.70%, IV rank 44.03%, expected move 9.95%. The straddle on SNX below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 35-day expiry.
Why this straddle structure on SNX specifically: SNX IV at 34.70% 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 9.95% (roughly $25.72 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated SNX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SNX should anchor to the underlying notional of $258.49 per share and to the trader's directional view on SNX stock.
SNX straddle setup
The SNX straddle below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With SNX at $258.49 on that close, the first option leg uses a $260.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed SNX chain at a 35-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 SNX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $260.00 | $10.30 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $260.00 | $12.25 |
SNX straddle risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$2,255.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$2,234.39
- Breakeven(s)
- $237.45, $282.55
- 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.
SNX straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on SNX. 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% | +$23,744.00 |
| $57.16 | -77.9% | +$18,028.75 |
| $114.31 | -55.8% | +$12,313.51 |
| $171.47 | -33.7% | +$6,598.26 |
| $228.62 | -11.6% | +$883.02 |
| $285.77 | +10.6% | +$322.23 |
| $342.92 | +32.7% | +$6,037.48 |
| $400.08 | +54.8% | +$11,752.72 |
| $457.23 | +76.9% | +$17,467.97 |
| $514.38 | +99.0% | +$23,183.22 |
When traders use straddle on SNX
Straddles on SNX are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy SNX straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
SNX thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SNX extends from approximately $232.77 on the downside to $284.21 on the upside. A SNX 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 SNX IV rank near 44.03% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the straddle thesis on SNX should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, SNX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SNX-specific events.
SNX 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. SNX positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move SNX alongside the broader basket even when SNX-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current SNX chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on SNX?
- A straddle on SNX is the straddle strategy applied to SNX (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 SNX stock at $258.49 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SNX chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are SNX 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 SNX straddle priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 34.70%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$2,234.39 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a SNX straddle?
- The breakeven for the SNX straddle priced on this page is roughly $237.45 and $282.55 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The SNX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 9.95%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on SNX?
- Straddles on SNX are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy SNX 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 SNX implied volatility affect this straddle?
- SNX ATM IV is at 34.70% with IV rank near 44.03%, 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.