DRUP Collar Strategy
DRUP (GraniteShares Nasdaq Select Disruptors ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
GraniteShares Nasdaq Select Disruptors ETF (DRUP) tracks the performance of the Nasdaq US Large Cap Select Disruptors Index before fees and expenses.
DRUP (GraniteShares Nasdaq Select Disruptors ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $45.7M, a beta of 1.06 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 52.833-68.88, average daily share volume of 2K, a public-listing history dating back to 2019. These structural characteristics shape how DRUP etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.06 places DRUP roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. DRUP pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a collar on DRUP?
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 DRUP snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $60.71, ATM IV 25.20%, IV rank 17.47%, expected move 7.22%. The collar on DRUP 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 DRUP specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; compressed DRUP IV at 25.20% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 7.22% (roughly $4.39 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 DRUP expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on DRUP should anchor to the underlying notional of $60.71 per share and to the trader's directional view on DRUP etf.
DRUP collar setup
The DRUP 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 DRUP near $60.71, the first option leg uses a $64.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed DRUP 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 DRUP shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $60.71 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $64.00 | $0.77 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $58.00 | $0.76 |
DRUP collar risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$6,070.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $330.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$270.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $60.70
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.222
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.
DRUP collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on DRUP. 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% | -$270.00 |
| $13.43 | -77.9% | -$270.00 |
| $26.85 | -55.8% | -$270.00 |
| $40.28 | -33.7% | -$270.00 |
| $53.70 | -11.5% | -$270.00 |
| $67.12 | +10.6% | +$330.00 |
| $80.54 | +32.7% | +$330.00 |
| $93.97 | +54.8% | +$330.00 |
| $107.39 | +76.9% | +$330.00 |
| $120.81 | +99.0% | +$330.00 |
When traders use collar on DRUP
Collars on DRUP hedge an existing long DRUP 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.
DRUP thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for DRUP extends from approximately $56.32 on the downside to $65.10 on the upside. A DRUP collar hedges an existing long DRUP 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 DRUP IV rank near 17.47% 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 DRUP at 25.20%. As a Financial Services name, DRUP options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to DRUP-specific events.
DRUP 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. DRUP positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move DRUP alongside the broader basket even when DRUP-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current DRUP chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on DRUP?
- A collar on DRUP is the collar strategy applied to DRUP (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 DRUP etf trading near $60.71, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed DRUP chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are DRUP 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 DRUP collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 25.20%), the computed maximum profit is $330.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$270.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a DRUP collar?
- The breakeven for the DRUP collar priced on this page is roughly $60.70 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 DRUP market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.22%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on DRUP?
- Collars on DRUP hedge an existing long DRUP 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 DRUP implied volatility affect this collar?
- DRUP ATM IV is at 25.20% with IV rank near 17.47%, 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.