UNH
UnitedHealth · Sep 17, 2026
$378.48
Shares
Prices as of 2:51 PM ET, Sep 17. Check the live quote before you send an order.
The put
Skip
Skip the put. The money looks good, but UNH swings more than it pays. Want UNH? Buy shares.
If it goes against you: you buy 100 shares at $350, which after the $242 you keep works out to $347.58 a share. Below $347.58 you are down on the trade. From that day the shares take above is the one that applies.
The order, if you sell it anyway
You get$242 (limit about $2.42)
If it fallsBuy 100 shares at $350
Cash to hold$35,000
Close earlyBuy back at about $2.42 ($242)
Chance you buy the sharesabout 15 in 100
ContractUNH Oct 9 $350 put
ActionSell to open
In your broker app: open the stock → Trade → Options → Sell to open → pick the contract shown here.
Why skip
The put: Oct 9, $350 strike, 22 days out. Pays $242. Roughly a 15-in-100 chance you end up buying the shares.
On paper: 12% a year. That number assumes UNH keeps moving like it did the past two years. Take that away and it is -28% a year. That is why we say skip.
Next earnings Oct 13, after this put ends. We never sell a put across a report.
If you already own 100 shares
Income call
For income on UNH you already hold: sell the Oct 9 $410 call and take $242 now. If UNH climbs to $410 by Oct 9, your 100 shares are sold at $410, so only do it if you're happy selling there.
If it climbs past $410 your 100 shares are sold at $410 and you keep the $242. That is the trade working, not a loss.
The call order
ActionSell to open
ContractUNH Oct 9 $410 call
You get$242 (limit about $2.42)
If it climbsYour 100 shares sell at $410
Chance your shares are soldabout 16 in 100
After removing the trend-30% a year
First take on UNH. Result Oct 9. See the record
Everyone sees the same card. It is not advice for you personally. You can lose more than you collect.
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