diff --git a/frontend/surface.html b/frontend/surface.html
index c52c821..33a8252 100644
--- a/frontend/surface.html
+++ b/frontend/surface.html
@@ -353,135 +353,141 @@
       <div class="page-body">
         <div class="container-xl">
 
-          <!-- Toolbar -->
-          <div class="card mb-4" style="background:#161824; border:1px solid #2d3045;">
-            <div class="card-body">
-              <div class="row g-3 align-items-end">
-                <div class="col-12 col-sm-auto">
-                  <label class="form-label text-secondary" for="symbolInput">Symbol</label>
-                  <div class="input-group">
-                    <input
-                      id="symbolInput"
-                      type="text"
-                      class="form-control"
-                      style="background:#1e2030; border-color:#2d3045; color:#fff; width:100px; text-transform:uppercase;"
-                      placeholder="SPY"
-                      x-model="symbol"
-                      @keydown.enter="fetchExpirations()"
-                      @input="symbol = symbol.toUpperCase()"
-                      :disabled="loading"
-                      aria-label="Ticker symbol"
-                    >
-                    <button
-                      class="btn btn-secondary"
-                      @click="fetchExpirations()"
-                      :disabled="lookingUp || !symbol"
-                      aria-label="Look up expirations for symbol"
-                    >
-                      <span x-show="lookingUp" class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm me-1" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-                      <span x-text="lookingUp ? '…' : 'Lookup'"></span>
-                    </button>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-
-                <div class="col-12 col-sm-auto">
-                  <label class="form-label text-secondary" for="expirySelect">Expiry</label>
-                  <select
-                    id="expirySelect"
-                    class="form-select"
-                    style="background:#1e2030; border-color:#2d3045; color:#fff; min-width:160px;"
-                    x-model="expiry"
-                    :disabled="loading || expirations.length === 0"
-                    aria-label="Select expiry date"
-                  >
-                    <option value="" disabled>Select expiry…</option>
-                    <template x-for="exp in expirations" :key="exp">
-                      <option :value="exp" x-text="exp"></option>
-                    </template>
-                  </select>
-                </div>
-
-                <div class="col-12 col-sm-auto">
-                  <button
-                    class="btn btn-primary"
-                    @click="loadSurface()"
-                    :disabled="loading || !symbol || !expiry"
-                    aria-label="Load volatility surface"
-                  >
-                    <span x-show="loading" class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm me-2" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-                    <span x-text="loading ? 'Loading…' : 'Load Surface'"></span>
-                  </button>
-                </div>
-
-                <div class="col-12 col-sm-auto" x-show="errorMsg" x-cloak>
-                  <div class="alert alert-danger mb-0 py-2 px-3" role="alert">
-                    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-                      fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" class="me-1">
-                      <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"></circle>
-                      <line x1="12" y1="8" x2="12" y2="12"></line>
-                      <line x1="12" y1="16" x2="12.01" y2="16"></line>
-                    </svg>
-                    <span x-text="errorMsg"></span>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-
-                <div class="col-12 col-sm-auto ms-sm-auto" x-show="hasData" x-cloak>
-                  <div class="hviv-card">
-                    <div class="hviv-head">
-                      <span class="hviv-title">HV vs IV</span>
-                      <span class="hviv-badge" :class="hvIvVerdict.cls" x-text="hvIvVerdict.label"></span>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="hviv-row atm">
-                      <span class="label">ATM IV</span>
-                      <span class="val" x-text="formatPct(currentMetrics.atmIV)"></span>
-                      <span class="spread">&nbsp;</span>
-                    </div>
-                    <template x-for="w in hvRows" :key="w.key">
-                      <div class="hviv-row">
-                        <span class="label" x-text="w.label"></span>
-                        <span class="val" x-text="w.value > 0 ? formatPct(w.value) : '—'"></span>
-                        <span class="spread"
-                              :class="w.value > 0 ? (w.spread >= 0 ? 'positive' : 'negative') : ''"
-                              x-text="w.value > 0 ? ((w.spread >= 0 ? '+' : '') + (w.spread * 100).toFixed(1) + ' pts') : ''"></span>
+          <!-- Top section: toolbar + skew badges on the left, HV/IV card (rowspan-2 style) on the right -->
+          <div class="row g-3 mb-4 align-items-stretch">
+            <div class="col-12 col-lg">
+              <!-- Toolbar -->
+              <div class="card mb-3" style="background:#161824; border:1px solid #2d3045;">
+                <div class="card-body">
+                  <div class="row g-3 align-items-end">
+                    <div class="col-12 col-sm-auto">
+                      <label class="form-label text-secondary" for="symbolInput">Symbol</label>
+                      <div class="input-group">
+                        <input
+                          id="symbolInput"
+                          type="text"
+                          class="form-control"
+                          style="background:#1e2030; border-color:#2d3045; color:#fff; width:100px; text-transform:uppercase;"
+                          placeholder="SPY"
+                          x-model="symbol"
+                          @keydown.enter="fetchExpirations()"
+                          @input="symbol = symbol.toUpperCase()"
+                          :disabled="loading"
+                          aria-label="Ticker symbol"
+                        >
+                        <button
+                          class="btn btn-secondary"
+                          @click="fetchExpirations()"
+                          :disabled="lookingUp || !symbol"
+                          aria-label="Look up expirations for symbol"
+                        >
+                          <span x-show="lookingUp" class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm me-1" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+                          <span x-text="lookingUp ? '…' : 'Lookup'"></span>
+                        </button>
                       </div>
-                    </template>
-                    <div class="hviv-foot" x-text="hvIvFooter"></div>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="col-12 col-sm-auto">
+                      <label class="form-label text-secondary" for="expirySelect">Expiry</label>
+                      <select
+                        id="expirySelect"
+                        class="form-select"
+                        style="background:#1e2030; border-color:#2d3045; color:#fff; min-width:160px;"
+                        x-model="expiry"
+                        :disabled="loading || expirations.length === 0"
+                        aria-label="Select expiry date"
+                      >
+                        <option value="" disabled>Select expiry…</option>
+                        <template x-for="exp in expirations" :key="exp">
+                          <option :value="exp" x-text="exp"></option>
+                        </template>
+                      </select>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="col-12 col-sm-auto">
+                      <button
+                        class="btn btn-primary"
+                        @click="loadSurface()"
+                        :disabled="loading || !symbol || !expiry"
+                        aria-label="Load volatility surface"
+                      >
+                        <span x-show="loading" class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm me-2" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+                        <span x-text="loading ? 'Loading…' : 'Load Surface'"></span>
+                      </button>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="col-12 col-sm-auto ms-sm-auto" x-show="errorMsg" x-cloak>
+                      <div class="alert alert-danger mb-0 py-2 px-3" role="alert">
+                        <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+                          fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" class="me-1">
+                          <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"></circle>
+                          <line x1="12" y1="8" x2="12" y2="12"></line>
+                          <line x1="12" y1="16" x2="12.01" y2="16"></line>
+                        </svg>
+                        <span x-text="errorMsg"></span>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
+
+              <!-- Skew metric badges -->
+              <div x-show="hasData" x-cloak>
+                <div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-3">
+
+                  <div class="stat-inline">
+                    <span class="stat-label">ATM IV</span>
+                    <span class="stat-value" x-text="formatPct(currentMetrics.atmIV)"></span>
+                  </div>
+
+                  <div class="stat-inline">
+                    <span class="stat-label">RR25</span>
+                    <span
+                      class="stat-value"
+                      :class="{
+                        'positive': currentMetrics.rr25 > 0.005,
+                        'negative': currentMetrics.rr25 < -0.005
+                      }"
+                      x-text="formatPctSigned(currentMetrics.rr25)"
+                    ></span>
+                  </div>
+
+                  <div class="stat-inline">
+                    <span class="stat-label">Fly25</span>
+                    <span
+                      class="stat-value"
+                      :class="{ 'amber': Math.abs(currentMetrics.fly25) > 0.002 }"
+                      x-text="formatPctSigned(currentMetrics.fly25)"
+                    ></span>
+                  </div>
+
+                </div>
+              </div>
             </div>
-          </div>
 
-          <!-- Skew metric badges -->
-          <div class="mb-4" x-show="hasData" x-cloak>
-            <div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-3">
-
-              <div class="stat-inline">
-                <span class="stat-label">ATM IV</span>
-                <span class="stat-value" x-text="formatPct(currentMetrics.atmIV)"></span>
+            <!-- HV vs IV card — spans full height of left column (toolbar + skew badges) -->
+            <div class="col-12 col-lg-auto" x-show="hasData" x-cloak>
+              <div class="hviv-card h-100 d-flex flex-column">
+                <div class="hviv-head">
+                  <span class="hviv-title">HV vs IV</span>
+                  <span class="hviv-badge" :class="hvIvVerdict.cls" x-text="hvIvVerdict.label"></span>
+                </div>
+                <div class="hviv-row atm">
+                  <span class="label">ATM IV</span>
+                  <span class="val" x-text="formatPct(currentMetrics.atmIV)"></span>
+                  <span class="spread">&nbsp;</span>
+                </div>
+                <template x-for="w in hvRows" :key="w.key">
+                  <div class="hviv-row">
+                    <span class="label" x-text="w.label"></span>
+                    <span class="val" x-text="w.value > 0 ? formatPct(w.value) : '—'"></span>
+                    <span class="spread"
+                          :class="w.value > 0 ? (w.spread >= 0 ? 'positive' : 'negative') : ''"
+                          x-text="w.value > 0 ? ((w.spread >= 0 ? '+' : '') + (w.spread * 100).toFixed(1) + ' pts') : ''"></span>
+                  </div>
+                </template>
+                <div class="hviv-foot mt-auto" x-text="hvIvFooter"></div>
               </div>
-
-              <div class="stat-inline">
-                <span class="stat-label">RR25</span>
-                <span
-                  class="stat-value"
-                  :class="{
-                    'positive': currentMetrics.rr25 > 0.005,
-                    'negative': currentMetrics.rr25 < -0.005
-                  }"
-                  x-text="formatPctSigned(currentMetrics.rr25)"
-                ></span>
-              </div>
-
-              <div class="stat-inline">
-                <span class="stat-label">Fly25</span>
-                <span
-                  class="stat-value"
-                  :class="{ 'amber': Math.abs(currentMetrics.fly25) > 0.002 }"
-                  x-text="formatPctSigned(currentMetrics.fly25)"
-                ></span>
-              </div>
-
             </div>
           </div>