FSZ Collar Strategy
FSZ (First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.
The First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Nasdaq AlphaDEX Switzerland Index.
FSZ (First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $84.6M, a beta of 0.86 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 73.81-86.44, average daily share volume of 2K, a public-listing history dating back to 2012. These structural characteristics shape how FSZ etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.86 places FSZ roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. FSZ pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a collar on FSZ?
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 FSZ snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $81.44, ATM IV 7.50%, IV rank 0.00%, expected move 2.15%. The collar on FSZ 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 FSZ specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; compressed FSZ IV at 7.50% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 2.15% (roughly $1.75 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 FSZ expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on FSZ should anchor to the underlying notional of $81.44 per share and to the trader's directional view on FSZ etf.
FSZ collar setup
The FSZ 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 FSZ near $81.44, the first option leg uses a $85.51 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed FSZ 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 FSZ shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $81.44 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $85.51 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $77.37 | N/A |
FSZ 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.
FSZ collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on FSZ. 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 FSZ
Collars on FSZ hedge an existing long FSZ 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.
FSZ thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for FSZ extends from approximately $79.69 on the downside to $83.19 on the upside. A FSZ collar hedges an existing long FSZ 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 FSZ IV rank near 0.00% 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 FSZ at 7.50%. As a Financial Services name, FSZ options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to FSZ-specific events.
FSZ 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. FSZ positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move FSZ alongside the broader basket even when FSZ-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current FSZ chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on FSZ?
- A collar on FSZ is the collar strategy applied to FSZ (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 FSZ etf trading near $81.44, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed FSZ chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are FSZ 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 FSZ collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 7.50%), 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 FSZ collar?
- The breakeven for the FSZ 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 FSZ market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 2.15%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on FSZ?
- Collars on FSZ hedge an existing long FSZ 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 FSZ implied volatility affect this collar?
- FSZ ATM IV is at 7.50% with IV rank near 0.00%, 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.