Gen Digital (GEN) Protective Put Calculator
Calculator · free · no signup · GENPrice a protective put, zero-cost collar, or put spread on Gen Digital. Annual cost, max loss, upside cap, tax treatment, auto-filled from current GEN option chain.
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About Gen Digital
Gen Digital (GEN) is a public Cybersecurity company, incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Tempe, AZ.
Last close: $27.64 per share (as of 2026-08-18).
Equity grants at Gen Digital typically include restricted stock units (RSUs).
Gen Digital Inc. is a multinational software company co-headquartered in both Tempe, Arizona (USA) and Prague, Czech Republic (EU). The company provides cybersecurity software, financial technology, and services. Gen is a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500 stock-market index. It is listed at both NASDAQ and Prague Stock Exchange. Its portfolio includes Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender, MoneyLion and CCleaner.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The company is what remained after Symantec sold its enterprise security division to Broadcom in 2019, keeping the consumer brands and later merging with Avast in 2022 to form Gen Digital. Norton, Avast, LifeLock, and Avira are sold as subscriptions directly to consumers, so the economics turn on renewal rates and the cost of acquiring a subscriber rather than on enterprise sales cycles. Identity protection and credit monitoring carry higher prices than antivirus alone, which is why the mix has shifted that way. Direct billing relationships make price increases straightforward to implement. Headquarters are in Tempe, Arizona.
Sources: sec.gov · en.wikipedia.org
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A protective put caps your downside on the GEN position at a chosen floor; a zero-cost collar pays for that floor by capping the upside. This calculator prices both structures off the current GEN option chain, with annual cost, max loss, and tax-treatment notes.
Example: a 5,000-share GEN position at $27.64 is worth $138,200. A 1-year 30%-OTM put on that position typically runs 2-4% of position value per year (about $2,764 to $5,528) before any premium offset from a short call. The calculator prices both structures off GEN's current option chain so you see the actual cost for your chosen floor, tenor, and cap.
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Gen Digital equity questions
- How much does it cost to hedge GEN stock?
- The cost of a protective put depends on how far below the current price you set the floor, how long the protection lasts, and GEN's option-implied volatility. A zero-cost collar lowers that cost by selling away some upside. The calculator above prices both structures off the current GEN option chain and shows the annual cost, maximum loss, and tax treatment.
- Does Gen Digital grant ISOs, NSOs, or RSUs?
- Equity compensation at Gen Digital typically takes the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). Restricted stock units are taxed as ordinary income when they vest.
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