AEYE Collar Strategy
AEYE (AudioEye, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Application industry), listed on NASDAQ.
AudioEye, Inc. provides patented, internet content publication, distribution software, and related services to Internet, print, broadcast, and other media to people regardless of their network connection, device, location, or disabilities in the United States. Its software and services enable conversion of digital content into accessible formats and allows for real time distribution to end users on any Internet connected device. The company offers AudioEye, an always-on testing, remediation, and monitoring solution that improves conformance with web content accessibility guidelines; identifies and fixes the common accessibility errors and addresses a range of disabilities including dyslexia, color blindness, epilepsy, and others; and provides additional solutions to provide for enhanced compliance and accessibility, including periodic manual auditing, manual remediations, and legal support services, as well as PDF remediation services and audit reports to help customers with their digital accessibility needs. The company serves small- and medium-sized businesses, corporate enterprises, non-profit organizations, and federal government agencies, as well as federal, state, and local governments and agencies through content management system partners, platform and agency partners, authorized resellers, and the marketplace. AudioEye, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Tucson, Arizona.
AEYE (AudioEye, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Application, with a market capitalization of approximately $89.3M, a beta of 0.77 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 5.31-16.39, average daily share volume of 192K, a public-listing history dating back to 2013, approximately 117 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how AEYE stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.77 places AEYE roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.
What is a collar on AEYE?
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 AEYE snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $7.03, ATM IV 466.80%, IV rank 100.00%, expected move 133.83%. The collar on AEYE 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 AEYE specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; elevated AEYE IV at 466.80% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 133.83% (roughly $9.41 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 AEYE expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AEYE should anchor to the underlying notional of $7.03 per share and to the trader's directional view on AEYE stock.
AEYE collar setup
The AEYE 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 AEYE near $7.03, the first option leg uses a $7.38 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AEYE 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 AEYE shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $7.03 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $7.38 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $6.68 | N/A |
AEYE 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.
AEYE collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on AEYE. 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 AEYE
Collars on AEYE hedge an existing long AEYE 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.
AEYE thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AEYE extends from approximately $-2.38 on the downside to $16.44 on the upside. A AEYE collar hedges an existing long AEYE 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 AEYE IV rank near 100.00% sits in the upper third of its 1-year distribution, which historically reverts; this raises the bar for premium-buying structures and lowers it for premium-selling structures on AEYE at 466.80%. As a Technology name, AEYE options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AEYE-specific events.
AEYE 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. AEYE positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AEYE alongside the broader basket even when AEYE-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current AEYE chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on AEYE?
- A collar on AEYE is the collar strategy applied to AEYE (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 AEYE stock trading near $7.03, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AEYE chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are AEYE 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 AEYE collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 466.80%), 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 AEYE collar?
- The breakeven for the AEYE 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 AEYE market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 133.83%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on AEYE?
- Collars on AEYE hedge an existing long AEYE 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 AEYE implied volatility affect this collar?
- AEYE ATM IV is at 466.80% with IV rank near 100.00%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.