Why Risk Management Matters, Even Amid Bitcoin Rallies

For the most part, the summer of 2025 has been a fortuitous one for bitcoin investors.

With a few exceptions, the price of bitcoin has mostly stayed above the $100k marker throughout the summer. Better yet, the cryptocurrency’s price has continued to hit all-time highs as the summer has progressed.

Moments like these tend to make bitcoin strategies that focus on downside security a little bit of a harder sell. After all, why invest in risk management if the market’s doing well right now?

Here’s something to consider: Some bitcoin investors are starting to worry that the good times could be coming to an end soon. In terms of market value, bitcoin fell 6.5% in August, reigniting bearish signals that we could see a broader drawdown in September. As such, it could pay off to move some of one’s spot bitcoin exposure into a fund that provides preservation of principal.

CBTY Offers a Versatile Way Forward

Calamos Investments offers a number of alternative ETF solutions that could meet the particular moment. For instance, take a closer look at the Calamos Bitcoin 80 Series Structured Alt Protection ETF – July (CBTY).

A Protected Bitcoin ETF, CBTY offers risk-adverse long-term returns through exposure to bitcoin’s price performance. Across its one-year outcome period, the fund will limit the maximum loss to 20%, following fees and expenses. Considering the drawdown risk that bitcoin inherently carries with it, this may be a hedge for a disciplined cryptocurrency portfolio.

Even though the fund has a focus on risk management, CBTY offers high avenue for growth potential as well. As of September 2, 2025, the fund has an upside cap of about 38%. This cap is generally higher than what many traditional defined outcome ETFs would offer and allows the fund to generate long-term returns through bitcoin price rallies.

Should bitcoin’s price continue to grow, CBTY will be able to offer investors a safer vehicle to partake in these long-term return opportunities. Meanwhile, if the cryptocurrency sees a significant drawdown, CBTY’s downside protection will keep one’s initial investment from being overexposed to potential risks. This flexibility allows the fund to offer versatile results, regardless of how bitcoin may be performing at the time.

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Before investing, carefully consider a Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Please see the prospectus and summary prospectus containing this and other information which can be obtained by calling 1-866-363-9219. Read it carefully before investing.     

The Funds seek to provide investment results that, before taking fees and expenses into account, track the positive price return of the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant (“BRRNY”) (“Spot bitcoin”) up to a predetermined upside cap (the “Cap”) while seeking to protect against 100%, 90% or 80%, respectively, of losses (before total fund operating fees and expenses) of Spot bitcoin over a period of approximately one (1) year (the “Outcome Period”). The Funds will not invest directly in bitcoin. Instead, the Funds seek to provide investment results that, before taking total fund operating fees and expenses into account, track the positive price return of Spot bitcoin by investing in options that reference the price performance of one or more underlying exchange-traded products (“Underlying ETPs”) which, in turn, own bitcoin and/or one or more indexes that are designed to track the price of bitcoin (“Bitcoin Index”).    

The Target Outcome may not be achieved, and investors may lose some or all of their money. The Funds are designed to achieve the Target Outcome only if an investor buys on the first day of the Outcome Period and holds a Fund until the end of the Outcome Period. While the Funds seek to provide 100%, 90% or 80% protection against losses experienced by the price of Spot bitcoin for shareholders who hold Fund Shares for an entire Outcome Period, there is no guarantee a Fund will successfully do so. If a Fund’s NAV has increased significantly, a shareholder that purchases Fund Shares after the first day of an Outcome Period could lose their entire investment. An investment in the Funds is only appropriate for shareholders willing to bear those losses. There is no guarantee the Capital Protection and Cap will be successful, and a shareholder investing at the beginning of an Outcome Period could also lose their entire investment.      

An investment in the Funds is subject to risks, and you could lose money on your investment in a Fund.  

There can be no assurance that a Fund will achieve its investment objective. Your investment in a Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. The risks associated with an investment in a Fund can increase during times of significant market volatility. The Funds also have specific principal risks, which are described below. More detailed information regarding these risks can be found in the Funds’ prospectus.     

Investing involves risks. Loss of principal is possible. The Funds face numerous market trading risks, including authorized participation concentration risk, underlying ETP risk, cap change risk, capital protection risk, capped upside risk, cash holdings risk, concentration risk, clearing member default risk, correlation risk, costs of buying and selling fund shares, counterparty risk, derivatives risk, equity securities risk, FLEX options risk, interest rate risk, investment in a subsidiary, investment timing risk, liquidity risk, management risk, market maker risk, market risk, new fund risk, non-diversification risk, options risk, OTC options risk, position limits risk, premium-discount risk, secondary market trading risk, sector risk, tax risk, trading issues risk, U.S. Government security risk, U.S. Treasury risk, and valuation risk. For a detailed list of Fund risks see the prospectus.      

Digital Assets Risk: The Bitcoin network was first launched in 2009 and bitcoins were the first cryptographic digital assets created to gain global adoption and critical mass. Although the Bitcoin network is the most established digital asset network, the Bitcoin network and other cryptographic and algorithmic protocols governing the issuance of digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry that is subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to evaluate. Moreover, because digital assets, including bitcoin, have been in existence for a short period of time and are continuing to develop, there may be additional risks in the future that are impossible to predict as of the date of this prospectus. Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the Underlying ETPs’ shares depends on the acceptance of bitcoin. The realization of one or more of the following risks could materially adversely affect the value of the Underlying ETPs’ shares.      

100%, 90% or 80% capital protection is over a one-year period before fees and expenses. All caps are predetermined.      

Cap Rate – Maximum percentage return an investor can achieve from an investment in a Fund if held over the Outcome Period.      

Protection Level – Amount of protection a Fund is designed to achieve over the Days Remaining.      

Outcome Period – Number of days in the Outcome Period.     

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