# Covered Put Calculator: Options Profit & Loss Chart > Covered put calculator: chart the profit and loss of 100 shares sold short with a short put, today and at expiration, with end-of-day option prices. Data as of Oct 20, 2026 (end of day). **Data is delayed**: the latest session is Nov 10, 2026. [Subscribe](https://www.optionistics.com/subscribe) to get the latest end-of-day data. Stock at **524.36**. Build a position of up to 8 option legs plus stock; the chart shows P/L today and at expiration. ## Settings | Field | Value | |---|---| | Stock price | 524.36 | | Solve For | Price Change | | Valuation date | Oct 20, 2026 | | Model | European | | Rate % | 3.88 | | Volatility | Leg IV (each leg's implied volatility) | | Hist Vol | 0.1235 | | Indexed IV | 0.1513 | | Div Amt | - | | Ex-Date | - | | Frequency | Quarterly | ## Position | Expiry | Strike | P/C | Quan | Side | Cost | TPrice | Vol | Delta | Gamma | Theta | Vega | Rho | |---|---:|---|---:|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:| | 2026-10-23 | 523.00 | Put | 1 | Short | 2.0000 | 1.9313 | 0.1386 | 0.4058 | -0.0589 | 0.4029 | -0.1843 | 0.0176 | | Stock | - | - | 100 | Short | 524.36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | **Cost** is the entry price per share, **TPrice** the theoretical value on the valuation date, **Vol** the volatility it is priced with; Greeks are per share (short legs negative). Quantities are contracts of 100 shares, or shares for the stock leg. ### Position totals ($) | Cost | Value | P/L | Delta | Gamma | Theta | Vega | Rho | |---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:| | -52,636.00 | -52,629.13 | 6.87 | -59.42 | -5.89 | 40.29 | -18.43 | 1.76 | Cost is the net debit paid (negative: a net credit), Value the position's theoretical value on the valuation date, P/L the difference; Greeks are position totals in shares. ## Profit and loss Breakevens (where the P/L line crosses zero): **524.12**. P/L by stock price from 262.18 to 781.13 (the chart spans 50% either side of the stock price; narrow it with `factor`, e.g. `factor=0.1` for 10%), every 4th of its 97 points. At expiration, over the charted range, P/L runs from **-25,477.42** (at 781.13) to **336.00** (at 262.18). | Stock price | P/L on Oct 20, 2026 | P/L at expiration | |---:|---:|---:| | 262.18 | 352.68 | 336.00 | | 283.80 | 352.68 | 336.00 | | 305.43 | 352.68 | 336.00 | | 327.05 | 352.68 | 336.00 | | 348.67 | 352.68 | 336.00 | | 370.30 | 352.68 | 336.00 | | 391.92 | 352.68 | 336.00 | | 413.54 | 352.68 | 336.00 | | 435.16 | 352.68 | 336.00 | | 456.79 | 352.68 | 336.00 | | 478.41 | 352.68 | 336.00 | | 500.03 | 352.65 | 336.00 | | 521.66 | 145.50 | 336.00 | | 543.28 | -1,692.23 | -1,692.02 | | 564.90 | -3,854.33 | -3,854.33 | | 586.53 | -6,016.64 | -6,016.64 | | 608.15 | -8,178.95 | -8,178.95 | | 629.77 | -10,341.26 | -10,341.26 | | 651.40 | -12,503.57 | -12,503.57 | | 673.02 | -14,665.88 | -14,665.88 | | 694.64 | -16,828.19 | -16,828.19 | | 716.26 | -18,990.49 | -18,990.49 | | 737.89 | -21,152.80 | -21,152.80 | | 759.51 | -23,315.11 | -23,315.11 | | 781.13 | -25,477.42 | -25,477.42 | ## About the Covered Put The calculator opens with a covered put: 100 shares sold short at the latest price and one put sold at the next strike below the money, in the nearest expiration. The put premium adds to the short sale and caps the gain at the strike. At expiration the most the position can make is the share price minus the strike plus the premium; the breakeven is the share price plus the premium, and above it the loss grows without limit as the stock rises. 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Option legs are `legs[N][field]`, N counting from 0, up to 4 legs ([subscribe](https://www.optionistics.com/subscribe) for 8): `expiry` (YYYY-MM-DD, required), `strike` (required), `putcall` (C or P), `side` (long or short), `quantity` (contracts, 1-1000), `cost` (entry price per share; default the contract's theoretical price), `ivol` (volatility override, decimal), `hidden` (1 leaves the leg out of the totals and chart). A stock leg: `stock[side]`, `stock[quantity]` (shares), `stock[cost]`. Or start from a `preset`: bull-call, bear-call, bull-put, bear-put, straddle, strangle, covered-call, covered-put, calendar-call, calendar-put, diagonal-call, diagonal-put, single-call, single-put. Pricing: `rate` (percent), `model` (a American, e European; default American when a dividend is set), `voltype` (0 slider, 1 indexed IV, 2 historical IV, 3 each leg's IV), `ivSlider` (1-400, with voltype 0), `dividend` (next dividend, dollars), `exDate` (YYYY-MM-DD), `frequency` (0 none, 12, 4, 2 or 1 a year). Chart: `solveFor` (p price change, dl days left), `factor` (price range either side of the stock price, 0.01-1, default 0.5), `dateOffset` (price change: value on the report date plus dateOffset + 1 days; default -1, the report date), `sliderPrice` (days left: the stock price to value at). This position: `/calculators/stock-option-calculator/DIA.md?legs[0][expiry]=2026-10-23&legs[0][strike]=523&legs[0][putcall]=P&legs[0][side]=short&legs[0][quantity]=1&legs[0][cost]=2&stock[side]=short&stock[quantity]=100&stock[cost]=524.36`. A preset: `/calculators/stock-option-calculator/DIA.md?preset=straddle`. 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