Someone asked in a PM what I benchmark to... and I'd say that it's not a passive account. I benchmark each position to spot. Say I am taking a delta bet (bimodal to delta, but directional) on AAPL and the shares drop 2%... I would need to earn 2% or better on the structure (20% gain on debit at 10% book allocation) to consider the trade "efficient". Generically/globally, I look to do 5x better than SPX over duration.