The same short put as a five-point credit spread in a margin account (June 12, 2026 close, July 17 expiry)
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-09-17, from How to Get Approved for Options Trading.
| short_strike | long_strike | short_put_price | long_put_price | net_credit_dollars | margin_requirement_dollars | credit_pct_of_requirement | cash_vs_margin_ratio | spy_close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 740 | 735 | 12.37 | 10.6 | 177 | 323 | 54.8 | 229.1 | 742.45 |
| 735 | 730 | 10.6 | 8.96 | 164 | 336 | 48.8 | 218.8 | 742.45 |
| 730 | 725 | 8.96 | 7.71 | 125 | 375 | 33.3 | 194.7 | 742.45 |
| 725 | 720 | 7.71 | 6.58 | 113 | 387 | 29.2 | 187.3 | 742.45 |
| 720 | 715 | 6.58 | 5.72 | 86 | 414 | 20.8 | 173.9 | 742.45 |
| 715 | 710 | 5.72 | 4.87 | 85 | 415 | 20.5 | 172.3 | 742.45 |
| 710 | 705 | 4.87 | 4.19 | 68 | 432 | 15.7 | 164.4 | 742.45 |
| 705 | 700 | 4.19 | 3.59 | 60 | 440 | 13.6 | 160.2 | 742.45 |
| 700 | 695 | 3.59 | 3.18 | 41 | 459 | 8.9 | 152.5 | 742.45 |
- Rows × columns
- 9 × 9
- Computed
- Completeness
- No missing values
- Source
- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
- Licence
- Strasmore terms · free, no signup
What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
short_strike |
number | 700 to 740 | US dollars |
long_strike |
number | 695 to 735 | US dollars |
short_put_price |
number | 3.59 to 12.37 | US dollars |
long_put_price |
number | 3.18 to 10.6 | US dollars |
net_credit_dollars |
number | 41 to 177 | |
margin_requirement_dollars |
number | 323 to 459 | |
credit_pct_of_requirement |
number | 8.9 to 54.8 | percent |
cash_vs_margin_ratio |
number | 152.5 to 229.1 | ratio or rate |
spy_close |
text | 1 distinct value (742.45) |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
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SELECT
s.strike AS short_strike,
l.strike AS long_strike,
s.put_price AS short_put_price,
l.put_price AS long_put_price,
toInt32(round((s.put_price - l.put_price) * 100)) AS net_credit_dollars,
toInt32(round((s.strike - l.strike) * 100)) - net_credit_dollars AS margin_requirement_dollars,
round(net_credit_dollars / margin_requirement_dollars * 100, 1) AS credit_pct_of_requirement,
round(s.strike * 100 / margin_requirement_dollars, 1) AS cash_vs_margin_ratio,
s.spy_close AS spy_close
FROM
(
SELECT
toInt32(round(toFloat64(strike_price))) AS strike,
strike - 5 AS long_strike,
round(any(toFloat64(option_close)), 2) AS put_price,
toString(round(any(toFloat64(underlying_close)), 2)) AS spy_close
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE underlying_symbol = 'SPY'
AND toDate(date) = toDate('2026-06-12')
AND toDate(expiration_date) = toDate('2026-07-17')
AND lower(toString(option_type)) LIKE 'p%'
AND iv_converged = 1
AND volume > 0
AND toFloat64(underlying_close) > 0
AND toFloat64(strike_price) < toFloat64(underlying_close)
AND toFloat64(strike_price) >= toFloat64(underlying_close) * 0.94
AND toInt32(round(toFloat64(strike_price))) % 5 = 0
AND abs(toFloat64(strike_price) - round(toFloat64(strike_price))) < 0.001
GROUP BY strike_price
) AS s
INNER JOIN
(
SELECT
toInt32(round(toFloat64(strike_price))) AS strike,
round(any(toFloat64(option_close)), 2) AS put_price
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE underlying_symbol = 'SPY'
AND toDate(date) = toDate('2026-06-12')
AND toDate(expiration_date) = toDate('2026-07-17')
AND lower(toString(option_type)) LIKE 'p%'
AND iv_converged = 1
AND volume > 0
AND toFloat64(underlying_close) > 0
AND toFloat64(strike_price) < toFloat64(underlying_close)
AND toFloat64(strike_price) >= toFloat64(underlying_close) * 0.90
AND toInt32(round(toFloat64(strike_price))) % 5 = 0
AND abs(toFloat64(strike_price) - round(toFloat64(strike_price))) < 0.001
GROUP BY strike_price
) AS l ON l.strike = s.long_strike
ORDER BY short_strike DESC
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