How are AVLC collar max profit and max loss calculated?

Max profit roughly equals short-call strike minus cost basis plus net premium; max loss roughly equals cost basis minus long-put strike minus net premium. Breakeven shifts by the net premium. For the AVLC collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 17.00%), the computed maximum profit is $428.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$371.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a AVLC collar?

The breakeven for the AVLC collar priced on this page is roughly $86.72 at expiration, derived from end-of-day chain premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The current AVLC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 4.87%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current AVLC implied volatility affect this collar?

AVLC ATM IV is at 17.00% with IV rank near 17.43%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.

AVLC Collar Strategy

AVLC (Avantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

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AVLC (Avantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.17B, a beta of 1.03 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 66.2-87.8752, average daily share volume of 51K, a public-listing history dating back to 2023. These structural characteristics shape how AVLC etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.03 places AVLC roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. AVLC pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a collar on AVLC?

A collar pairs long stock with a protective out-of-the-money put financed by a short out-of-the-money call, capping both tails of the position around the current spot.

Current AVLC snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $87.47, ATM IV 17.00%, IV rank 17.43%, expected move 4.87%. The collar on AVLC below is built from the same end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 189-day expiry.

Why this collar structure on AVLC specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; compressed AVLC IV at 17.00% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 4.87% (roughly $4.26 on the underlying). The 189-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated AVLC expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AVLC should anchor to the underlying notional of $87.47 per share and to the trader's directional view on AVLC etf.

AVLC collar setup

The AVLC collar below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With AVLC near $87.47, the first option leg uses a $91.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AVLC chain at a 189-day expiry; the cross-strike IV skew is reflected directly in the per-leg values rather than approximated. Quantity sizing assumes one contract per option leg (or 100 AVLC shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 100 shares	Stock	$87.47	long
Sell 1	Call	$91.00	$3.03
Buy 1	Put	$83.00	$2.27

AVLC collar risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$8,671.50
Max Profit (per contract): $428.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$371.50
Breakeven(s): $86.72
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.153

Max profit roughly equals short-call strike minus cost basis plus net premium; max loss roughly equals cost basis minus long-put strike minus net premium. Breakeven shifts by the net premium.

AVLC collar payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on AVLC. Each row is one sampled price point from the computed payoff curve; the full curve uses 200 price points internally before being summarized into 10 rows here.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	-$371.50
$19.35	-77.9%	-$371.50
$38.69	-55.8%	-$371.50
$58.03	-33.7%	-$371.50
$77.37	-11.6%	-$371.50
$96.70	+10.6%	+$428.50
$116.04	+32.7%	+$428.50
$135.38	+54.8%	+$428.50
$154.72	+76.9%	+$428.50
$174.06	+99.0%	+$428.50

When traders use collar on AVLC

Collars on AVLC hedge an existing long AVLC etf position; the long put sets a floor while the short call finances it, often run as a near-zero-cost hedge during expected volatility windows.

AVLC thesis for this collar

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AVLC extends from approximately $83.21 on the downside to $91.73 on the upside. A AVLC collar hedges an existing long AVLC position with a protective put while financing the put cost via a short call; when the premiums roughly offset, the collar acts as a near-zero-cost insurance band around the current spot. Current AVLC IV rank near 17.43% sits in the lower third of its 1-year distribution, where IV often re-expands toward the mean; this favors premium-buying structures and disadvantages premium-selling structures on AVLC at 17.00%. As a Financial Services name, AVLC options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AVLC-specific events.

AVLC collar positions are structurally neutral (protective); the modeled P&L assumes European-style exercise at expiration and ignores early assignment, transaction costs, dividends paid before expiry on the stock leg (when present), and the bid-ask spread on the listed chain. AVLC positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AVLC alongside the broader basket even when AVLC-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current AVLC chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a collar on AVLC?: A collar on AVLC is the collar strategy applied to AVLC (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral (protective): A collar pairs long stock with a protective out-of-the-money put financed by a short out-of-the-money call, capping both tails of the position around the current spot. With AVLC etf trading near $87.47, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AVLC chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are AVLC collar max profit and max loss calculated?: Max profit roughly equals short-call strike minus cost basis plus net premium; max loss roughly equals cost basis minus long-put strike minus net premium. Breakeven shifts by the net premium. For the AVLC collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 17.00%), the computed maximum profit is $428.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$371.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a AVLC collar?: The breakeven for the AVLC collar priced on this page is roughly $86.72 at expiration, derived from end-of-day chain premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The current AVLC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 4.87%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a collar on AVLC?: Collars on AVLC hedge an existing long AVLC etf position; the long put sets a floor while the short call finances it, often run as a near-zero-cost hedge during expected volatility windows.
How does current AVLC implied volatility affect this collar?: AVLC ATM IV is at 17.00% with IV rank near 17.43%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.