How are IVOO 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 IVOO collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 19.20%), the computed maximum profit is $576.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$624.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a IVOO collar?

The breakeven for the IVOO collar priced on this page is roughly $122.24 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 IVOO market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 5.50%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current IVOO implied volatility affect this collar?

IVOO ATM IV is at 19.20% with IV rank near 1.92%, 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.

IVOO Collar Strategy

IVOO (Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

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IVOO (Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $5.34B, a beta of 1.08 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 99.59-127.08, average daily share volume of 87K, a public-listing history dating back to 2010. These structural characteristics shape how IVOO etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.08 places IVOO roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. IVOO pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a collar on IVOO?

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 IVOO snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $122.35, ATM IV 19.20%, IV rank 1.92%, expected move 5.50%. The collar on IVOO 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 IVOO specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; compressed IVOO IV at 19.20% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 5.50% (roughly $6.73 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 IVOO expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on IVOO should anchor to the underlying notional of $122.35 per share and to the trader's directional view on IVOO etf.

IVOO collar setup

The IVOO 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 IVOO near $122.35, the first option leg uses a $128.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed IVOO 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 IVOO shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 100 shares	Stock	$122.35	long
Sell 1	Call	$128.00	$0.84
Buy 1	Put	$116.00	$0.73

IVOO collar risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$12,224.00
Max Profit (per contract): $576.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$624.00
Breakeven(s): $122.24
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.923

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.

IVOO collar payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on IVOO. 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%	-$624.00
$27.06	-77.9%	-$624.00
$54.11	-55.8%	-$624.00
$81.16	-33.7%	-$624.00
$108.21	-11.6%	-$624.00
$135.27	+10.6%	+$576.00
$162.32	+32.7%	+$576.00
$189.37	+54.8%	+$576.00
$216.42	+76.9%	+$576.00
$243.47	+99.0%	+$576.00

When traders use collar on IVOO

Collars on IVOO hedge an existing long IVOO 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.

IVOO thesis for this collar

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for IVOO extends from approximately $115.62 on the downside to $129.08 on the upside. A IVOO collar hedges an existing long IVOO 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 IVOO IV rank near 1.92% 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 IVOO at 19.20%. As a Financial Services name, IVOO options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to IVOO-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a collar on IVOO?: A collar on IVOO is the collar strategy applied to IVOO (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 IVOO etf trading near $122.35, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed IVOO chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are IVOO 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 IVOO collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 19.20%), the computed maximum profit is $576.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$624.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a IVOO collar?: The breakeven for the IVOO collar priced on this page is roughly $122.24 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 IVOO market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 5.50%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a collar on IVOO?: Collars on IVOO hedge an existing long IVOO 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 IVOO implied volatility affect this collar?: IVOO ATM IV is at 19.20% with IV rank near 1.92%, 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.