ACET Collar Strategy
ACET (Adicet Bio, Inc.), in the Healthcare sector, (Biotechnology industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Adicet Bio, Inc. is a biotechnology firm dedicated to pioneering allogeneic gamma delta T cell therapies, aiming to treat cancer and various other diseases. The company’s strategy involves engineering gamma delta T cells with chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) and T cell receptor-like antibodies. This advanced modification is designed to achieve more precise targeting of tumors, enhance the body's natural and acquired immune responses against cancer, and provide sustained therapeutic benefits for patients. ADI-001, its most advanced therapeutic candidate, is presently in a Phase I clinical trial for individuals with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Additionally, Adicet Bio is developing ADI-002, which is undergoing preclinical investigations for its potential in treating a range of solid tumors. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
ACET (Adicet Bio, Inc.) trades in the Healthcare sector, specifically Biotechnology, with a market capitalization of approximately $78.2M, a beta of 1.59 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 6.01-17.44, average daily share volume of 114K, a public-listing history dating back to 2018, approximately 152 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how ACET stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.59 indicates ACET has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position.
What is a collar on ACET?
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 ACET snapshot
As of June 30, 2026, spot at $8.73, ATM IV 289.40%, IV rank 56.71%, expected move 82.97%. The collar on ACET 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 17-day expiry.
Why this collar structure on ACET specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; mid-range ACET IV at 289.40% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 82.97% (roughly $7.24 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated ACET expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on ACET should anchor to the underlying notional of $8.73 per share and to the trader's directional view on ACET stock.
ACET collar setup
The ACET 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 ACET near $8.73, the first option leg uses a $9.17 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed ACET chain at a 17-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 ACET shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $8.73 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $9.17 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $8.29 | N/A |
ACET 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.
ACET collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on ACET. 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 ACET
Collars on ACET hedge an existing long ACET stock 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.
ACET thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for ACET extends from approximately $1.49 on the downside to $15.97 on the upside. A ACET collar hedges an existing long ACET 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 ACET IV rank near 56.71% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the collar thesis on ACET should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Healthcare name, ACET options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to ACET-specific events.
ACET 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. ACET positions also carry Healthcare sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move ACET alongside the broader basket even when ACET-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current ACET chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on ACET?
- A collar on ACET is the collar strategy applied to ACET (stock). 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 ACET stock trading near $8.73, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed ACET chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are ACET 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 ACET collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 289.40%), 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 ACET collar?
- The breakeven for the ACET 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 ACET market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 82.97%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on ACET?
- Collars on ACET hedge an existing long ACET stock 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 ACET implied volatility affect this collar?
- ACET ATM IV is at 289.40% with IV rank near 56.71%, 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.