TDG Long Put Strategy
TDG (TransDigm Group Incorporated), in the Industrials sector, (Aerospace & Defense industry), listed on NYSE.
TransDigm Group Incorporated is a global aerospace enterprise specializing in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of a wide array of aircraft components. Operating across the United States and internationally, its business is structured around three distinct divisions. The Power & Control division focuses on critical systems, providing solutions such as electromechanical actuators and control mechanisms, engine ignition and related technologies, precision pumps and valves, power regulation equipment, specialized electric motors and generators, energy storage units, data communication and power management systems, diverse sensors, switching gear, and material handling equipment including hoists and cargo systems. This segment caters to a broad clientele, including engine and power system manufacturers, airlines, independent maintenance providers, governmental defense agencies, and aircraft repair facilities. The Airframe segment delivers structural and interior components. Its offerings encompass custom latching and locking mechanisms, structural rods and connectors, resilient sealing solutions, cockpit safety and display units, advanced audio, radio, and antenna technologies, restroom facilities, passenger safety restraints, bespoke interior panels and associated parts, thermal management and insulation products, illumination and control systems, and parachutes.
TDG (TransDigm Group Incorporated) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Aerospace & Defense, with a market capitalization of approximately $69.10B, a trailing P/E of 33.60, a beta of 0.91 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 1123.61-1463.03, average daily share volume of 403K, a public-listing history dating back to 2006, approximately 17K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how TDG stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.91 places TDG roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. TDG pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a long put on TDG?
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.
TDG snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $1,255.56, ATM IV 27.00%, IV rank 26.27%, expected move 7.74%. The long put on TDG 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 long put structure on TDG specifically: TDG IV at 27.00% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a TDG long put, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 7.74% (roughly $97.19 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 TDG expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on TDG should anchor to the underlying notional of $1,255.56 per share and to the trader's directional view on TDG stock.
TDG long put setup
The TDG long put 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 TDG at $1,255.56 on that close, the first option leg uses a $1,260.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed TDG 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 TDG shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $1,260.00 | $42.85 |
TDG long put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$4,285.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $121,714.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$4,285.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $1,217.15
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 28.405
Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.
TDG long put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on TDG. 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% | +$121,714.00 |
| $277.62 | -77.9% | +$93,952.98 |
| $555.23 | -55.8% | +$66,191.97 |
| $832.84 | -33.7% | +$38,430.95 |
| $1,110.45 | -11.6% | +$10,669.94 |
| $1,388.06 | +10.6% | -$4,285.00 |
| $1,665.67 | +32.7% | -$4,285.00 |
| $1,943.28 | +54.8% | -$4,285.00 |
| $2,220.89 | +76.9% | -$4,285.00 |
| $2,498.50 | +99.0% | -$4,285.00 |
When traders use long put on TDG
Long puts on TDG hedge an existing long TDG stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying TDG exposure being hedged.
TDG thesis for this long put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for TDG extends from approximately $1,158.37 on the downside to $1,352.75 on the upside. A TDG long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long TDG position with one put per 100 shares held. Current TDG IV rank near 26.27% 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 TDG at 27.00%. As a Industrials name, TDG options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to TDG-specific events.
TDG 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. TDG positions also carry Industrials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move TDG alongside the broader basket even when TDG-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on TDG 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 TDG chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long put on TDG?
- A long put on TDG is the long put strategy applied to TDG (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 TDG stock at $1,255.56 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed TDG chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are TDG 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 TDG long put priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 27.00%), the computed maximum profit is $121,714.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$4,285.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a TDG long put?
- The breakeven for the TDG long put priced on this page is roughly $1,217.15 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 TDG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 7.74%; 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 TDG?
- Long puts on TDG hedge an existing long TDG stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying TDG exposure being hedged.
- How does current TDG implied volatility affect this long put?
- TDG ATM IV is at 27.00% with IV rank near 26.27%, 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.