Michael Saylor highlighted MSTR options open interest at 71.9% of market value while Galaxy’s Alex Thorn said Strategy’s new capital framework extends cash coverage to about 17 months but leaves 2027-2028 debt risk.
Strategy paired a new digital credit capital framework with unusually heavy derivatives activity in its stock, as Michael Saylor said MSTR options open interest reached 71.9% of market capitalization and Galaxy Research’s Alex Thorn said the overhaul extends cash coverage to about 17 months. Strategy, which holds 847,363 Bitcoin bought for $64.1 billion at an average of $75,646 per coin, remains a high-beta Bitcoin proxy, with S&P Global data cited in the report putting MSTR’s beta at 3.54. The framework includes reserve policy changes, dividend adjustments, a cash reserve of about $2.55 billion, a Bitcoin monetization mechanism or authority for up to $1.25 billion in Bitcoin sales, and buybacks totaling $2 billion, though the newer account specifies the split as $1 billion for preferred shares and $1 billion for common stock. Thorn said the moves reduce near-term liquidity and preferred-share concerns, but about $6.7 billion of convertible debt still matures in 2027-2028. MSTR rose 12.5% after the framework was unveiled, fell 6.2% to $86.93 after TD Cowen cut its target to $260 from $400, and later climbed back above $100.