ACMR Collar Strategy
ACMR (ACM Research, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Semiconductors industry), listed on NASDAQ.
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ACMR (ACM Research, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Semiconductors, with a market capitalization of approximately $4.96B, a trailing P/E of 34.93, a beta of 1.95 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 28.46-127.19, average daily share volume of 1.4M, a public-listing history dating back to 2017, approximately 3K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how ACMR stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.95 indicates ACMR 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 ACMR?
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.
ACMR snapshot
As of September 29, 2026, spot at $75.00, ATM IV 81.09%, IV rank 33.87%, expected move 23.25%. The collar on ACMR below is built from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 31-day expiry.
Why this collar structure on ACMR specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; mid-range ACMR IV at 81.09% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 23.25% (roughly $17.44 on the underlying). The 31-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated ACMR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on ACMR should anchor to the underlying notional of $75.00 per share and to the trader's directional view on ACMR stock.
ACMR collar setup
The ACMR collar below is built from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With ACMR at $75.00 on that close, the first option leg uses a $79.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed ACMR chain at a 31-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 ACMR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $75.00 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $79.00 | $5.90 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $71.00 | $4.35 |
ACMR collar risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$7,345.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $555.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$245.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $73.45
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 2.265
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.
ACMR collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on ACMR. 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% | -$245.00 |
| $16.59 | -77.9% | -$245.00 |
| $33.17 | -55.8% | -$245.00 |
| $49.76 | -33.7% | -$245.00 |
| $66.34 | -11.6% | -$245.00 |
| $82.92 | +10.6% | +$555.00 |
| $99.50 | +32.7% | +$555.00 |
| $116.08 | +54.8% | +$555.00 |
| $132.66 | +76.9% | +$555.00 |
| $149.25 | +99.0% | +$555.00 |
When traders use collar on ACMR
Collars on ACMR hedge an existing long ACMR 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.
ACMR thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for ACMR extends from approximately $57.56 on the downside to $92.44 on the upside. A ACMR collar hedges an existing long ACMR 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 ACMR IV rank near 33.87% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the collar thesis on ACMR should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, ACMR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to ACMR-specific events.
ACMR 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. ACMR positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move ACMR alongside the broader basket even when ACMR-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current ACMR chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on ACMR?
- A collar on ACMR is the collar strategy applied to ACMR (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 ACMR stock at $75.00 on the September 29, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed ACMR chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are ACMR 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 ACMR collar priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 81.09%), the computed maximum profit is $555.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$245.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a ACMR collar?
- The breakeven for the ACMR collar priced on this page is roughly $73.45 at expiration, derived from the September 29, 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 ACMR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 23.25%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on ACMR?
- Collars on ACMR hedge an existing long ACMR 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 ACMR implied volatility affect this collar?
- ACMR ATM IV is at 81.09% with IV rank near 33.87%, 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.