How are HDGE 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 HDGE collar priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 15.00%), the computed maximum profit is $95.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$105.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a HDGE collar?

The breakeven for the HDGE collar priced on this page is roughly $14.05 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 HDGE market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 4.30%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current HDGE implied volatility affect this collar?

HDGE ATM IV is at 15.00% with IV rank near 2.86%, 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.

HDGE Collar Strategy

HDGE (AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

To fulfill its investment mandate, the Sub-Advisor systematically takes short positions in a carefully selected portfolio. This portfolio primarily consists of highly liquid U.S. exchange-traded instruments, encompassing mid- and large-capitalization equity securities, ETFs, ETNs, and other similar products. A significant portion—at least 80%—of the fund's net assets, along with any capital leveraged for investment purposes, is dedicated to these short equity exposures. The Sub-Advisor employs a rigorous, bottom-up, fundamental research-driven methodology when selecting individual securities.

HDGE (AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $62.0M, a beta of -1.13 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 14.16-18.45, average daily share volume of 106K, a public-listing history dating back to 2011. These structural characteristics shape how HDGE etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of -1.13 indicates HDGE has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. HDGE pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a collar on HDGE?

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.

HDGE snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $14.09, ATM IV 15.00%, IV rank 2.86%, expected move 4.30%. The collar on HDGE 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 7-day expiry.

Why this collar structure on HDGE specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; compressed HDGE IV at 15.00% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 4.30% (roughly $0.61 on the underlying). The 7-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated HDGE expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on HDGE should anchor to the underlying notional of $14.09 per share and to the trader's directional view on HDGE etf.

HDGE collar setup

The HDGE 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 HDGE at $14.09 on that close, the first option leg uses a $15.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed HDGE chain at a 7-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 HDGE shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 100 shares	Stock	$14.09	long
Sell 1	Call	$15.00	$0.07
Buy 1	Put	$13.00	$0.03

HDGE collar risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$1,405.00
Max Profit (per contract): $95.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$105.00
Breakeven(s): $14.05
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.905

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.

HDGE collar payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on HDGE. 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.

P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-99.9%	-$105.00
$3.12	-77.8%	-$105.00
$6.24	-55.7%	-$105.00
$9.35	-33.6%	-$105.00
$12.47	-11.5%	-$105.00
$15.58	+10.6%	+$95.00
$18.70	+32.7%	+$95.00
$21.81	+54.8%	+$95.00
$24.92	+76.9%	+$95.00
$28.04	+99.0%	+$95.00

When traders use collar on HDGE

Collars on HDGE hedge an existing long HDGE 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.

HDGE thesis for this collar

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for HDGE extends from approximately $13.48 on the downside to $14.70 on the upside. A HDGE collar hedges an existing long HDGE 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 HDGE IV rank near 2.86% 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 HDGE at 15.00%. As a Financial Services name, HDGE options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to HDGE-specific events.

HDGE 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. HDGE positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move HDGE alongside the broader basket even when HDGE-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current HDGE chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a collar on HDGE?: A collar on HDGE is the collar strategy applied to HDGE (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 HDGE etf at $14.09 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed HDGE chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are HDGE 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 HDGE collar priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 15.00%), the computed maximum profit is $95.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$105.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a HDGE collar?: The breakeven for the HDGE collar priced on this page is roughly $14.05 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 HDGE market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 4.30%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a collar on HDGE?: Collars on HDGE hedge an existing long HDGE 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 HDGE implied volatility affect this collar?: HDGE ATM IV is at 15.00% with IV rank near 2.86%, 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.