How are AFG 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 AFG collar priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 19.10%), the computed maximum profit is $666.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$833.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a AFG collar?

The breakeven for the AFG collar priced on this page is roughly $146.84 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 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 AFG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 5.48%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current AFG implied volatility affect this collar?

AFG ATM IV is at 19.10% with IV rank near 0.31%, 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.

AFG Collar Strategy

AFG (American Financial Group, Inc.), in the Financial Services sector, (Insurance - Property & Casualty industry), listed on NYSE.

American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) operates as an insurance holding company, specializing in providing a broad array of property and casualty insurance solutions across the United States. Its comprehensive product portfolio encompasses various lines of business, including property and transportation coverage, which offers protection for physical damage and liability concerning vehicles like buses and trucks, along with inland and ocean marine policies, agricultural-related products, and other commercial property and niche transportation insurance types. The company's specialty casualty segment delivers products such as excess and surplus lines, executive and professional liability, general liability, and umbrella and excess liability policies. It also develops customized programs for small to mid-sized enterprises and provides workers' compensation coverage. Furthermore, AFG extends specialty financial insurance products, including risk management solutions tailored for lending and leasing institutions, fidelity and surety bonds, and trade credit insurance. Distribution of these property and casualty policies is primarily conducted through a network of independent insurance agents and brokers.

AFG (American Financial Group, Inc.) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Insurance - Property & Casualty, with a market capitalization of approximately $12.03B, a trailing P/E of 12.61, a beta of 0.61 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 123.09-150.02, average daily share volume of 478K, a public-listing history dating back to 1980, approximately 9K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how AFG stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.61 indicates AFG has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. AFG pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a collar on AFG?

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.

AFG snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $146.41, ATM IV 19.10%, IV rank 0.31%, expected move 5.48%. The collar on AFG below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 35-day expiry.

Why this collar structure on AFG specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; compressed AFG IV at 19.10% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 5.48% (roughly $8.02 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated AFG expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AFG should anchor to the underlying notional of $146.41 per share and to the trader's directional view on AFG stock.

AFG collar setup

The AFG collar below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With AFG at $146.41 on that close, the first option leg uses a $153.50 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AFG chain at a 35-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 AFG shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 100 shares	Stock	$146.41	long
Sell 1	Call	$153.50	$1.00
Buy 1	Put	$138.50	$1.43

AFG collar risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$14,683.50
Max Profit (per contract): $666.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$833.50
Breakeven(s): $146.84
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.800

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.

AFG collar payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on AFG. 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.

P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	-$833.50
$32.38	-77.9%	-$833.50
$64.75	-55.8%	-$833.50
$97.12	-33.7%	-$833.50
$129.49	-11.6%	-$833.50
$161.86	+10.6%	+$666.50
$194.24	+32.7%	+$666.50
$226.61	+54.8%	+$666.50
$258.98	+76.9%	+$666.50
$291.35	+99.0%	+$666.50

When traders use collar on AFG

Collars on AFG hedge an existing long AFG 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.

AFG thesis for this collar

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AFG extends from approximately $138.39 on the downside to $154.43 on the upside. A AFG collar hedges an existing long AFG 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 AFG IV rank near 0.31% 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 AFG at 19.10%. As a Financial Services name, AFG options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AFG-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a collar on AFG?: A collar on AFG is the collar strategy applied to AFG (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 AFG stock at $146.41 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AFG chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are AFG 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 AFG collar priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 19.10%), the computed maximum profit is $666.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$833.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a AFG collar?: The breakeven for the AFG collar priced on this page is roughly $146.84 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 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 AFG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 5.48%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a collar on AFG?: Collars on AFG hedge an existing long AFG 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 AFG implied volatility affect this collar?: AFG ATM IV is at 19.10% with IV rank near 0.31%, 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.