Nike (NKE) Protective Put Calculator

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Price a protective put, zero-cost collar, or put spread on Nike. Annual cost, max loss, upside cap, tax treatment, auto-filled from current NKE option chain.

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About Nike

Nike (NKE) is a public Other company, incorporated in Oregon and headquartered in Beaverton, OR.

Equity grants at Nike typically include restricted stock units (RSUs).

Nike, Inc. is an American athletic footwear and apparel corporation headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon. It is the world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$46 billion in its fiscal year 2022.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Phil Knight and coach Bill Bowerman founded Blue Ribbon Sports in 1964, importing Japanese running shoes, and renamed it Nike in 1971 after the Greek goddess of victory. Athlete endorsement built the brand, with the 1984 Michael Jordan signing creating a franchise that still operates as its own division. The company designs and markets while contract manufacturers in Asia produce, an arrangement that drew labor criticism in the 1990s and reshaped its supply chain disclosure. Direct-to-consumer sales through apps and stores now carry strategy. Headquarters are near Beaverton, Oregon.

Sources: about.nike.com · en.wikipedia.org

Equity comp at Nike

  • RSUs use single-trigger vesting: shares become yours as each portion vests on schedule, and the value is taxed as ordinary income at that point. No IPO or acquisition is required.

Researched 2026-08-17.

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A protective put caps your downside on the NKE 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 NKE option chain, with annual cost, max loss, and tax-treatment notes.

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Nike equity questions

How much does it cost to hedge NKE 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 NKE'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 NKE option chain and shows the annual cost, maximum loss, and tax treatment.
Does Nike grant ISOs, NSOs, or RSUs?
Equity compensation at Nike typically takes the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). Restricted stock units are taxed as ordinary income when they vest.
Do Nike RSUs use double-trigger vesting?
No. Nike restricted stock units (RSUs) use single-trigger vesting: each tranche becomes yours as it vests on schedule, taxed as ordinary income at that point, with no liquidity event required.
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