F options strategies, priced on the real chain
$14.68Ford Motor Company · chain snapshot captured Aug 1, 2026
Cheap shares, a fat dividend yield, and a chain liquid enough to matter. The classic small-account covered-call underlying: 100 shares costs a couple of thousand dollars, and the premium is a meaningful percentage of that.
Every page below prices its structure against the August 28, 2026 expiry — 35% at-the-money implied vol, #11 of the 20 underlyings on this site. What moves F: monthly sales, quarterly earnings, and its dividend cycle — which drives early assignment.
10 strategies on F
One contract (or one 100-share lot) per structure, at-the-money template strikes on the August 28, 2026expiry. Breakevens and probability of profit come from OptionTracker’s engine.
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- F covered callSell upside on shares you already own and get paid for the cap. · breakeven $14.44 (−1.6%)
- F cash-secured putGet paid to place a limit order below the market. · breakeven $13.7 (−6.7%)
- F iron condorSell a range, buy the wings, collect if the stock stays put. · breakeven $13.38 (−8.9%)
- F bull call spreadBuy a call, sell a higher one — cheaper upside with a ceiling. · breakeven $14.84 (+1.1%)
- F bull put spreadSell a put spread below the market: credit now, defined risk. · breakeven $13.87 (−5.5%)
- F long straddleBuy the call and the put — pay for a move in either direction. · breakeven $13.87 (−5.5%)
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