How are UBS 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 UBS straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 27.80%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$887.82 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a UBS straddle?

The breakeven for the UBS straddle priced on this page is roughly $36.00 and $54.00 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 UBS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.97%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current UBS implied volatility affect this straddle?

UBS ATM IV is at 27.80% with IV rank near 31.35%, 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.

UBS Straddle Strategy

UBS (UBS Group AG), in the Financial Services sector, (Banks - Diversified industry), listed on NYSE.

UBS Group AG provides financial advice and solutions to private, institutional, and corporate clients worldwide. It operates through four divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management, and Investment Bank. The Global Wealth Management division offers investment advice and solutions, and lending solutions to ultra high net worth and high net worth clients. This segment also provides estate and wealth planning, investing, philanthropy, corporate and banking, and family advisory services, as well as mortgage, securities-based, and structured lending solutions. The Personal & Corporate Banking division provides personal banking products and services, such as deposits, cards, and online and mobile banking, as well as lending, investments, and retirement services; and corporate and institutional solutions, including equity and debt capital markets, syndicated and structured credit, private placements, leasing, traditional financing, trade and export finance, and global custody solutions, as well as transaction banking solutions for payment and cash management. The Asset Management division offers equities, fixed income, hedge funds, real estate and private markets, indexed and alternative beta strategies, asset allocation and currency investment strategies, customized multi-asset solutions, advisory and fiduciary services, and multi-manager hedge fund solutions and advisory services.

UBS (UBS Group AG) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Banks - Diversified, with a market capitalization of approximately $151.70B, a trailing P/E of 18.35, a beta of 0.83 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 30.36-49.36, average daily share volume of 2.7M, a public-listing history dating back to 2000, approximately 107K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how UBS stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.83 places UBS roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. UBS pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a straddle on UBS?

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 UBS snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $45.56, ATM IV 27.80%, IV rank 31.35%, expected move 7.97%. The straddle on UBS 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 245-day expiry.

Why this straddle structure on UBS specifically: UBS IV at 27.80% 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 7.97% (roughly $3.63 on the underlying). The 245-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated UBS expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on UBS should anchor to the underlying notional of $45.56 per share and to the trader's directional view on UBS stock.

UBS straddle setup

The UBS 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 UBS near $45.56, the first option leg uses a $45.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed UBS chain at a 245-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 UBS shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$45.00	$5.35
Buy 1	Put	$45.00	$3.65

UBS straddle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$900.00
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$887.82
Breakeven(s): $36.00, $54.00
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.

UBS straddle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on UBS. 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%	+$3,599.00
$10.08	-77.9%	+$2,591.75
$20.15	-55.8%	+$1,584.51
$30.23	-33.7%	+$577.26
$40.30	-11.5%	-$429.98
$50.37	+10.6%	-$362.77
$60.44	+32.7%	+$644.48
$70.52	+54.8%	+$1,651.72
$80.59	+76.9%	+$2,658.97
$90.66	+99.0%	+$3,666.22

When traders use straddle on UBS

Straddles on UBS are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy UBS straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.

UBS thesis for this straddle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for UBS extends from approximately $41.93 on the downside to $49.19 on the upside. A UBS 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 UBS IV rank near 31.35% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the straddle thesis on UBS should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, UBS options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to UBS-specific events.

UBS 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. UBS positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move UBS alongside the broader basket even when UBS-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current UBS chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a straddle on UBS?: A straddle on UBS is the straddle strategy applied to UBS (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 UBS stock trading near $45.56, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed UBS chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are UBS 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 UBS straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 27.80%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$887.82 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a UBS straddle?: The breakeven for the UBS straddle priced on this page is roughly $36.00 and $54.00 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 UBS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.97%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a straddle on UBS?: Straddles on UBS are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy UBS 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 UBS implied volatility affect this straddle?: UBS ATM IV is at 27.80% with IV rank near 31.35%, 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.