Matthews Emerging Markets ex China Active ETF (MEMX) Straddle

Trading a MEMX straddle lets you take a pure volatility position on Matthews Emerging Markets ex China Active ETF without committing to a direction. Matthews Emerging Markets ex China Active ETF's straddle involves buying (or selling) a call and a put at the same strike and expiration, profiting when the stock moves more (or less) than the combined premium implies. Use our scanner to evaluate MEMX straddle pricing in real time and find the moments when expected moves are mispriced.

A long straddle on MEMX profits from large moves in either direction and is a classic play into binary events like earnings, product announcements, or macro releases. A short straddle profits when Matthews Emerging Markets ex China Active ETF stays range-bound and implied volatility contracts. The breakeven points are simple: strike plus total premium on the upside, strike minus total premium on the downside. Comparing the MEMX straddle price to historical realized moves helps you judge whether the market is overpaying or underpaying for volatility.

Under normal circumstances, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, which include borrowings for investment purposes, in the common and preferred stocks of companies located in emerging market countries excluding China. The fund may also invest in companies located in developed countries or China; however, the fund may not invest in any company located in a developed country or China if, at the time of purchase, more than 20% of the fund’s assets are invested in a combination of developed market and Chinese companies.

Earnings, product cycles, macro prints — any time volatility itself is the trade, the MEMX straddle is the cleanest expression of that view. Our scanner prices every MEMX straddle against historical realized moves, flags expirations where the market is overpaying or underpaying for vol, and ranks setups by breakeven width and IV rank. Whether you're long a MEMX straddle into a catalyst or short a MEMX straddle to harvest decay, the options straddle setups that matter are all in one place.