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PLUG · Covered-Calls

Plug Power, Inc. (PLUG) covered calls

A modelled covered call from the published implied volatility, with premium yield and capped upside.

$1.86
Modelled strike
$2.50
Modelled premium
$0.02
Premium yield
1.1%
Annualized premium yield
12.7%
Breakeven
$1.84
Downside protection
1.1%
Days to expiration
34
Strategy payoffModelled covered call payoff. Spot $1.86. Expiry maximum profit $66.00 · Expiry maximum loss -$184.00 · Expiry breakevens $1.84. 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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Event / reference markers
  • Spot: $1.86
  • Expiry breakeven $1.84: $1.84
  • sell call strike $2.50: $2.50
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 above spot). Requires 100 shares per contract; above the strike the shares are called away.

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Data provenance

Figures are from published, reviewed research as of Oct 6, 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.