The best cash-secured put setups on stocks trading under $50 a share — so a smaller account can reserve the collateral (strike × 100) and still diversify across more than one name.
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Start Free Trial| Underlying | Exp | Strike | Δ | |||||||
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FCEL FuelCell Energy Inc. | $20.89 | Jul 17 | 7d | $20.50 | 1.9% | -0.43 | $1.43 | 362.5% | 2.06 | |
FCEL FuelCell Energy Inc. | $20.89 | Jul 17 | 7d | $20.00 | 4.3% | -0.39 | $1.20 | 312.9% | 1.92 | |
IREN IREN Limited | $41.32 | Jul 17 | 7d | $41.00 | 0.8% | -0.42 | $2.34 | 297.6% | 1.73 | |
IREN IREN Limited | $41.32 | Jul 17 | 7d | $40.00 | 3.2% | -0.36 | $1.89 | 245.7% | 1.58 | |
CIFR Cipher Mining Inc. | $22.27 | Jul 17 | 7d | $22.00 | 1.2% | -0.43 | $1.15 | 272.6% | 1.57 | |
FCEL FuelCell Energy Inc. | $20.89 | Jul 24 | 14d | $20.00 | 4.3% | -0.39 | $1.83 | 237.9% | 1.46 | |
FCEL FuelCell Energy Inc. | $20.89 | Jul 17 | 7d | $19.00 | 9.0% | -0.29 | $0.75 | 205.8% | 1.46 | |
CIFR Cipher Mining Inc. | $22.27 | Jul 17 | 7d | $21.50 | 3.4% | -0.36 | $0.94 | 226.8% | 1.44 | |
CIFR Cipher Mining Inc. | $22.27 | Jul 17 | 7d | $21.00 | 5.7% | -0.31 | $0.82 | 203.6% | 1.41 | |
IREN IREN Limited | $41.32 | Jul 17 | 7d | $39.00 | 5.6% | -0.30 | $1.50 | 199.9% | 1.40 | |
FCEL FuelCell Energy Inc. | $20.89 | Jul 24 | 14d | $19.00 | 9.0% | -0.32 | $1.48 | 202.4% | 1.38 | |
FCEL FuelCell Energy Inc. | $20.89 | Jul 17 | 7d | $18.50 | 11.4% | -0.25 | $0.65 | 183.2% | 1.38 | |
CORZ Core Scientific Inc. | $23.55 | Jul 17 | 7d | $23.50 | 0.2% | -0.44 | $1.09 | 241.9% | 1.34 | |
IREN IREN Limited | $41.32 | Jul 24 | 14d | $41.00 | 0.8% | -0.42 | $3.55 | 225.7% | 1.32 | |
CLSK CleanSpark Inc. | $12.82 | Jul 17 | 7d | $12.50 | 2.5% | -0.37 | $0.49 | 204.4% | 1.30 | |
IREN IREN Limited | $41.32 | Jul 17 | 7d | $38.00 | 8.0% | -0.25 | $1.21 | 166.7% | 1.25 | |
IREN IREN Limited | $41.32 | Jul 24 | 14d | $40.00 | 3.2% | -0.38 | $2.99 | 194.9% | 1.22 | |
CIFR Cipher Mining Inc. | $22.27 | Jul 24 | 14d | $22.00 | 1.2% | -0.42 | $1.75 | 207.4% | 1.20 | |
IREN IREN Limited | $41.32 | Jul 24 | 14d | $39.50 | 4.4% | -0.36 | $2.80 | 184.5% | 1.19 | |
IREN IREN Limited | $41.32 | Jul 24 | 14d | $39.00 | 5.6% | -0.33 | $2.62 | 175.1% | 1.17 | |
ENPH Enphase Energy Inc. | $44.90 | Jul 17 | 7d | $44.00 | 2.0% | -0.38 | $1.58 | 186.6% | 1.16 | |
FCEL FuelCell Energy Inc. | $20.89 | Jul 17 | 7d | $18.00 | 13.8% | -0.21 | $0.50 | 144.8% | 1.15 | |
CORZ Core Scientific Inc. | $23.55 | Jul 17 | 7d | $23.00 | 2.3% | -0.37 | $0.80 | 182.5% | 1.15 | |
IONQ IonQ Inc. | $42.94 | Jul 17 | 7d | $42.00 | 2.2% | -0.38 | $1.44 | 179.4% | 1.12 | |
IREN IREN Limited | $41.32 | Jul 24 | 14d | $38.50 | 6.8% | -0.31 | $2.41 | 162.9% | 1.12 | |
CIFR Cipher Mining Inc. | $22.27 | Jul 24 | 14d | $21.50 | 3.4% | -0.38 | $1.48 | 178.9% | 1.11 | |
IREN IREN Limited | $41.32 | Jul 24 | 14d | $38.00 | 8.0% | -0.29 | $2.29 | 157.1% | 1.11 | |
MARA Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. | $12.44 | Jul 17 | 7d | $12.00 | 3.5% | -0.31 | $0.37 | 158.6% | 1.09 | |
RGTI Rigetti Computing Inc. | $16.43 | Jul 17 | 7d | $16.00 | 2.6% | -0.34 | $0.50 | 161.3% | 1.07 | |
CIFR Cipher Mining Inc. | $22.27 | Jul 24 | 14d | $21.00 | 5.7% | -0.34 | $1.29 | 160.2% | 1.06 |
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Start Free TrialQuotes refresh every ~10 minutes during market hours. “Score” ranks setups by annualized yield × probability of expiring OTM (≈ 1 − |delta|), so higher-credibility setups float to the top instead of lottery-ticket deep-ITM contracts. Cash-secured put math assumes the strike is fully cash-collateralized; annualized yield is computed against the strike (not the underlying).
A cash-secured put reserves the strike price × 100 in collateral per contract. On a $400 stock a near-the-money put ties up roughly $40,000; on a $25 stock it's about $2,500. Filtering to stocks under $50 a share keeps the collateral-per-contract low enough that a $5,000–$10,000 account can actually run the strategy — and diversify across two or three names instead of committing everything to one expensive ticker.
Price and risk are different things, though. A low-priced, stable, dividend-paying name can be lower risk than an expensive high-flyer. The danger is confusing “cheap” with “good”: selling a put on a stock that's cheap because the business is in decline is how you get assigned a falling knife. Screen for liquidity and a business you'd be happy to own first, then let the price filter do its job.
Every setup below is ranked by Score (annualized yield × probability of expiring OTM), so the list surfaces the low-priced names paying the best risk-adjusted premium rather than the single most volatile penny stock. Each row deep-links into the calculator so you can run the exact premium, collateral, breakeven, and annualized return before you sell.
The best low-priced put-selling candidates combine a share price under $50 with liquid options, moderate implied volatility, and a business you'd be happy to own at the strike. Accessible names like Ford, AT&T, Pfizer, Intel, and SoFi are common examples — but always confirm current price, IV, the next earnings date, and your own conviction before selling. This screen surfaces the live setups; the ranked list updates every 10 minutes.
Strike price × 100 per contract. A $12 strike reserves about $1,200; a $45 strike reserves $4,500. Staying under $50 lets a $5,000–$10,000 account secure two or three positions across different sectors instead of tying everything up in one expensive name — the main reason smaller accounts favor lower-priced underlyings.
Not inherently — price and risk are different. A low-priced, stable, dividend-paying name can be lower risk than an expensive high-flyer. The real danger is selling puts on a stock that's cheap because it's declining, since assignment means buying 100 shares of a falling name. Screen for quality and options liquidity first, then price.
By the composite Score used across CoverEdge's screeners: annualized yield × probability of expiring out-of-the-money (≈ 1 − |delta|). That keeps high-yield, realistic-keep-rate setups on top instead of promoting the single most volatile low-priced name just because its raw yield looks enormous.
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