BEX Collar Strategy
BEX (Tradr 2X Long BE Daily ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on CBOE.
The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (200%) the daily performance of the common shares of Bloom Energy Corporation. The Fund will maintain at least 80% exposure to financial instruments that provide two times leveraged exposure to the daily performance of BE.
BEX (Tradr 2X Long BE Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $67.7M, a beta of 18.83 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 7.2-86.12, average daily share volume of 1.5M, a public-listing history dating back to 2025. These structural characteristics shape how BEX etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 18.83 indicates BEX has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position.
What is a collar on BEX?
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.
BEX snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $27.96, ATM IV 183.70%, IV rank 6.14%, expected move 52.67%. The collar on BEX below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 35-day expiry.
Why this collar structure on BEX specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; compressed BEX IV at 183.70% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 52.67% (roughly $14.73 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated BEX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on BEX should anchor to the underlying notional of $27.96 per share and to the trader's directional view on BEX etf.
BEX collar setup
The BEX collar below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With BEX at $27.96 on that close, the first option leg uses a $29.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed BEX chain at a 35-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 BEX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $27.96 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $29.00 | $5.60 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $27.00 | $5.75 |
BEX collar risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$2,811.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $89.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$111.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $28.11
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.802
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.
BEX collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on BEX. 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% | -$111.00 |
| $6.19 | -77.9% | -$111.00 |
| $12.37 | -55.8% | -$111.00 |
| $18.55 | -33.6% | -$111.00 |
| $24.73 | -11.5% | -$111.00 |
| $30.92 | +10.6% | +$89.00 |
| $37.10 | +32.7% | +$89.00 |
| $43.28 | +54.8% | +$89.00 |
| $49.46 | +76.9% | +$89.00 |
| $55.64 | +99.0% | +$89.00 |
When traders use collar on BEX
Collars on BEX hedge an existing long BEX 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.
BEX thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for BEX extends from approximately $13.23 on the downside to $42.69 on the upside. A BEX collar hedges an existing long BEX 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 BEX IV rank near 6.14% 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 BEX at 183.70%. As a Financial Services name, BEX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to BEX-specific events.
BEX 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. BEX positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move BEX alongside the broader basket even when BEX-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current BEX chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on BEX?
- A collar on BEX is the collar strategy applied to BEX (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 BEX etf at $27.96 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed BEX chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are BEX 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 BEX collar priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 183.70%), the computed maximum profit is $89.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$111.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a BEX collar?
- The breakeven for the BEX collar priced on this page is roughly $28.11 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The BEX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 52.67%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on BEX?
- Collars on BEX hedge an existing long BEX 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 BEX implied volatility affect this collar?
- BEX ATM IV is at 183.70% with IV rank near 6.14%, 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.