NRG · Cash-Secured-Puts

NRG Energy, Inc. Common Stock (NRG) cash-secured puts

A modelled cash-secured put from the published implied volatility, with breakeven and buffer.

$96.80
Modelled strike
$81.00
Modelled premium
$0.90
Cash required
$8,100.00
Breakeven
$80.10
Downside buffer
17.3%
Period return
1.1%
Annualized return
14.0%
Days to expiration
31
Strategy payoffModelled cash-secured put payoff. Spot $96.80. Expiry maximum profit $90.00 · Expiry maximum loss -$8,010.00 · Expiry breakevens $80.10. Total position fees $0.00 deducted once. Intrinsic at the common expiration; IV/time never alters expiry P/L. No early exercise, assignment, slippage, dividends or taxes modeled.

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$48.40Expiration P/L -$3,170.00Update time unavailable
Event / reference markers
  • Spot: $96.80
  • Expiry breakeven $80.10: $80.10
  • sell put strike $81.00: $81.00
Exact data table
Strategy payoff · full stored dataset, independent of graph range/toggles
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Black-Scholes from the published at-the-money implied volatility (one expected move out of the money). If assigned you buy 100 shares at the strike, an effective $80.10 per share after premium; the shares can keep falling.

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Data provenance

Figures are from published, reviewed research as of Oct 5, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT. Modelled option premiums use Black-Scholes with the published at-the-money implied volatility and are labelled as modelled, not as live quotes.

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