IOO Collar Strategy
IOO (iShares Global 100 ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Global industry), listed on AMEX.
The iShares Global 100 ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of 100 large-capitalization global equities.
IOO (iShares Global 100 ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Global, with a market capitalization of approximately $8.56B, a beta of 0.95 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 100.28-141.47, average daily share volume of 152K, a public-listing history dating back to 2000. These structural characteristics shape how IOO etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.95 places IOO roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. IOO pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a collar on IOO?
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 IOO snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $140.87, ATM IV 16.20%, IV rank 1.74%, expected move 4.64%. The collar on IOO 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 IOO specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; compressed IOO IV at 16.20% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 4.64% (roughly $6.54 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 IOO expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on IOO should anchor to the underlying notional of $140.87 per share and to the trader's directional view on IOO etf.
IOO collar setup
The IOO 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 IOO near $140.87, the first option leg uses a $144.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed IOO 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 IOO shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $140.87 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $144.00 | $1.32 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $134.00 | $0.86 |
IOO collar risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$14,041.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $359.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$641.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $140.41
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.560
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.
IOO collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on IOO. 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% | -$641.00 |
| $31.16 | -77.9% | -$641.00 |
| $62.30 | -55.8% | -$641.00 |
| $93.45 | -33.7% | -$641.00 |
| $124.59 | -11.6% | -$641.00 |
| $155.74 | +10.6% | +$359.00 |
| $186.89 | +32.7% | +$359.00 |
| $218.03 | +54.8% | +$359.00 |
| $249.18 | +76.9% | +$359.00 |
| $280.32 | +99.0% | +$359.00 |
When traders use collar on IOO
Collars on IOO hedge an existing long IOO 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.
IOO thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for IOO extends from approximately $134.33 on the downside to $147.41 on the upside. A IOO collar hedges an existing long IOO 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 IOO IV rank near 1.74% 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 IOO at 16.20%. As a Financial Services name, IOO options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to IOO-specific events.
IOO 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. IOO positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move IOO alongside the broader basket even when IOO-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current IOO chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on IOO?
- A collar on IOO is the collar strategy applied to IOO (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 IOO etf trading near $140.87, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed IOO chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are IOO 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 IOO collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 16.20%), the computed maximum profit is $359.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$641.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a IOO collar?
- The breakeven for the IOO collar priced on this page is roughly $140.41 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 IOO market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 4.64%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on IOO?
- Collars on IOO hedge an existing long IOO 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 IOO implied volatility affect this collar?
- IOO ATM IV is at 16.20% with IV rank near 1.74%, 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.