RBLX Covered Call
Every out-of-the-money RBLX call expiring Oct 23, 2026, priced from the settled chain: what it pays, what it yields, and where the trade stops making money. The richest right now is the $49.00 strike at 6.3% over 36 days.
Open interest and pricing as of the close on 2026-09-16. Recomputed every morning before the open.
RBLX covered call candidates — Oct 23, 2026, 36 days out
Strikes are picked by distance from the $47.43 share price, not by delta — the published chain carries premiums and open interest, not greeks, and inventing a delta here would be inventing data. Premium is the bid/ask midpoint where both sides quote, otherwise the last trade. The chain artifact publishes the six nearest expirations, so this is the longest one listed — 36 days out. Annualising anything shorter than a week says more about compounding arithmetic than about the trade, so those cells stay blank.
| Strike | % OTM | Premium | Yield | Annualised | Break-even | If assigned | OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $49.00 | 3.3% | $2.98 | 6.3% | 63.6% | $44.46 | 9.6% | 9 |
| $50.00 | 5.4% | $2.50 | 5.3% | 53.3% | $44.94 | 10.7% | 191 |
| $52.00 | 9.6% | $1.88 | 4.0% | 40.2% | $45.55 | 13.6% | 2 |
What the $49.00 call pays at expiration
One illustrative strike — the richest premium in the table — against 100 shares bought at $47.43. Profit caps at $454.50 if RBLX finishes above $49.00; below $44.46 the premium stops covering the loss on the stock.
| Stock at expiration | Profit / loss per share | On 100 shares |
|---|---|---|
| $35.57 | $-8.88 | $-888.25 |
| $38.54 | $-5.92 | $-591.81 |
| $41.50 | $-2.95 | $-295.38 |
| $44.47 | +$0.01 | +$1.06 |
| $47.43 | +$2.98 | +$297.50 |
| $50.39 | +$4.55 | +$454.50 |
| $53.36 | +$4.55 | +$454.50 |
| $56.32 | +$4.55 | +$454.50 |
| $59.29 | +$4.55 | +$454.50 |
When a covered call fits RBLX
A covered call sells someone else the right to buy your shares at the strike. It pays you today and caps your upside there, so it suits a holding you are content to own flat and content to sell at the strike — not one you expect to run.
The premium is compensation for implied volatility. Rich implied volatility pays more, and usually pays more because the market expects a move; a high annualised number on a name about to report earnings is a warning as often as an opportunity. Check the RBLX expected move and the open-interest walls before assuming the strike is far enough away.
Full mechanics, assignment and rolling are in the covered call guide; to model a different strike or a multi-leg version, open the profit calculator with RBLX loaded.
Questions
- What does a RBLX covered call pay right now?
- The $49.00 call expiring Oct 23, 2026 (36 days out) collects $2.98 per share, 6.3% of the $47.43 share price, or 63.6% annualised if you repeat it.
- What is the break-even on a RBLX covered call?
- Selling the $49.00 call against stock bought at $47.43 breaks even at $44.46 — the share price less the premium. Below that the premium no longer covers the loss on the shares.
- What happens if RBLX closes above the strike?
- The shares are called away at $49.00. Total return is 9.6%: the premium plus the move from $47.43 up to the strike. Gains above the strike belong to the buyer.
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Educational, not investment advice. Options involve risk. Open interest is reported with a one-session lag by OCC, so these levels describe positioning as of the last settled session, not live intraday flow.