UMDD Collar Strategy
UMDD (ProShares - UltraPro MidCap 400), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on AMEX.
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UMDD (ProShares - UltraPro MidCap 400) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $44.5M, a beta of 3.19 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 21.52-37.56, average daily share volume of 9K, a public-listing history dating back to 2010. These structural characteristics shape how UMDD etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 3.19 indicates UMDD has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. UMDD pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a collar on UMDD?
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 UMDD snapshot
As of June 30, 2026, spot at $37.70, ATM IV 76.40%, IV rank 33.85%, expected move 21.90%. The collar on UMDD 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 80-day expiry.
Why this collar structure on UMDD specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; mid-range UMDD IV at 76.40% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 21.90% (roughly $8.26 on the underlying). The 80-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated UMDD expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on UMDD should anchor to the underlying notional of $37.70 per share and to the trader's directional view on UMDD etf.
UMDD collar setup
The UMDD 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 UMDD near $37.70, the first option leg uses a $40.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed UMDD chain at a 80-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 UMDD shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $37.70 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $40.00 | $2.58 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $36.00 | $3.00 |
UMDD collar risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$3,812.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $188.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$212.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $38.12
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.887
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.
UMDD collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on UMDD. 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% | -$212.00 |
| $8.34 | -77.9% | -$212.00 |
| $16.68 | -55.8% | -$212.00 |
| $25.01 | -33.7% | -$212.00 |
| $33.35 | -11.5% | -$212.00 |
| $41.68 | +10.6% | +$188.00 |
| $50.02 | +32.7% | +$188.00 |
| $58.35 | +54.8% | +$188.00 |
| $66.69 | +76.9% | +$188.00 |
| $75.02 | +99.0% | +$188.00 |
When traders use collar on UMDD
Collars on UMDD hedge an existing long UMDD 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.
UMDD thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for UMDD extends from approximately $29.44 on the downside to $45.96 on the upside. A UMDD collar hedges an existing long UMDD 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 UMDD IV rank near 33.85% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the collar thesis on UMDD should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, UMDD options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to UMDD-specific events.
UMDD 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. UMDD positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move UMDD alongside the broader basket even when UMDD-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current UMDD chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on UMDD?
- A collar on UMDD is the collar strategy applied to UMDD (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 UMDD etf trading near $37.70, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed UMDD chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are UMDD 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 UMDD collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 76.40%), the computed maximum profit is $188.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$212.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a UMDD collar?
- The breakeven for the UMDD collar priced on this page is roughly $38.12 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 UMDD market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 21.90%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on UMDD?
- Collars on UMDD hedge an existing long UMDD 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 UMDD implied volatility affect this collar?
- UMDD ATM IV is at 76.40% with IV rank near 33.85%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.