Synthetic Long Discount Alert: POET TECHNOLOGIES INC. COMMON SHARES $POET trading at a 23.02% discount for the 15-Jan-2027 expiration

Quantchabot has detected a new Synthetic Long Stock trade opportunity for POET TECHNOLOGIES INC. COMMON SHARES (POET) for the 15-Jan-2027 expiration period. You can analyze the opportunity in depth over at the Quantcha Options Search Engine.

POET was recently trading at $6.62 and has an implied volatility of 83.86% for this period. Based on an analysis of the options available for POET expiring on 15-Jan-2027, there is a 68.28% likelihood that the underlying will close within the analyzed range of $2.19-$23.84 at expiration. In this scenario, the average linear return for the trade would be 136.76%.

Upside potential: This synthetic long position offers the same potential benefits and liabilities as a long stock position, but at a discount due to the significant premium at-the-money puts are trading at over calls. In this case, the put position is opened at a strike of $7.00, which is already $0.38 in-the-money. However, its sale more than offsets this moneyness and the cost of the long call that the trade results in a net credit of of $1.90 per share. The final position can be considered as having a discount of $1.52 per share over the underlying price of $6.62 for a 23.02% total.

Downside risk: This discount is generally a sign of the stock facing considerable short pressure, and may indicate that the stock has become hard to borrow. However, if you have a long view of the underlying over this period, it could be a good opportunity to benefit from the upside at a major discount.

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