CCOR Collar Strategy
CCOR (Core Alternative ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
The fund invests primarily in U.S. equity securities that tend to offer current dividends. It focuses on high-quality companies that have prospects for long-term total returns as a result of their ability to grow earnings and their willingness to increase dividends over time. Under normal circumstances, the fund also sells exchange-traded index call options and purchases exchange-traded index put options.
CCOR (Core Alternative ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $47.2M, a beta of 0.14 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 25.358-27.7, average daily share volume of 5K, a public-listing history dating back to 2017. These structural characteristics shape how CCOR etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.14 indicates CCOR has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. CCOR pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a collar on CCOR?
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 CCOR snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $25.34, ATM IV 38.80%, IV rank 37.63%, expected move 11.12%. The collar on CCOR 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 34-day expiry.
Why this collar structure on CCOR specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; mid-range CCOR IV at 38.80% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 11.12% (roughly $2.82 on the underlying). The 34-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated CCOR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CCOR should anchor to the underlying notional of $25.34 per share and to the trader's directional view on CCOR etf.
CCOR collar setup
The CCOR 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 CCOR near $25.34, the first option leg uses a $26.61 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CCOR chain at a 34-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 CCOR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $25.34 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $26.61 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $24.07 | N/A |
CCOR collar risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- N/A
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Breakeven(s)
- None on modeled curve
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- N/A
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.
CCOR collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on CCOR. 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.
When traders use collar on CCOR
Collars on CCOR hedge an existing long CCOR 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.
CCOR thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CCOR extends from approximately $22.52 on the downside to $28.16 on the upside. A CCOR collar hedges an existing long CCOR 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 CCOR IV rank near 37.63% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the collar thesis on CCOR should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, CCOR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CCOR-specific events.
CCOR 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. CCOR positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move CCOR alongside the broader basket even when CCOR-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current CCOR chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on CCOR?
- A collar on CCOR is the collar strategy applied to CCOR (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 CCOR etf trading near $25.34, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CCOR chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are CCOR 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 CCOR collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 38.80%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is unbounded per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a CCOR collar?
- The breakeven for the CCOR collar priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 CCOR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 11.12%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on CCOR?
- Collars on CCOR hedge an existing long CCOR 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 CCOR implied volatility affect this collar?
- CCOR ATM IV is at 38.80% with IV rank near 37.63%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.