Risk Manager
Trading capital
$40,000
Total exposure
$20638
Portfolio utilization
51.6%
Open categories
3
Directional
LEAPS (>6mo)
Longer-horizon directional, defined premium risk
$2394
of $3200
Multi-month thesis. Take 20% when reached. Cut at 35% loss if thesis degrades.
Stock replacement
Synthetic — investment
NEAR LIMITStock-like exposure (long call + short put), ≥1yr horizon
$12600
of $14000
≥270 DTE LEAPS; market cap >$5B, OI >1000 on both legs. Long 0.65Δ call + short 0.35Δ OTM put. Max 5% of portfolio per position. Manage by thesis — no rigid profit target on the investment sleeve. Remove short put leg if underlying drops 15–20% (put delta ≥0.60). Hard stop: underlying down 18% from entry or thesis breaks. Reduce if margin starts driving decisions.
Synthetic — trade
Stock-like exposure, tactical (<1yr)
$5644
of $8000
Clear thesis + defined invalidation level required. Market cap >$5B, OI >1000. Max 5% of portfolio per position. 180–270 DTE, long 0.65Δ call + short 0.35Δ OTM put. Remove short put leg if underlying drops 10–12% (put delta approaches 0.60). Hard stop: underlying down 18% from entry or thesis breaks.