CQTM Collar Strategy
CQTM (Corgi Quantum Computing ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on CBOE.
The fund is an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") that seeks to meet its objective by having Corgi Strategies, LLC (the "adviser") actively manage the fund and, under ordinary market conditions, invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of companies materially involved in the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of quantum computing and quantum-enabled technologies, along with security solutions designed to protect data and communications against future quantum capabilities. It is non-diversified.
CQTM (Corgi Quantum Computing ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $7.9M, a beta of 0.00 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 21.14-35.04, average daily share volume of 38K, a public-listing history dating back to 2026. These structural characteristics shape how CQTM stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.00 indicates CQTM has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure.
What is a collar on CQTM?
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.
CQTM snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $27.38, ATM IV 76.20%, expected move 21.85%. The collar on CQTM 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 CQTM specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for CQTM is inferred from ATM IV at 76.20% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 21.85% (roughly $5.98 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 CQTM expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CQTM should anchor to the underlying notional of $27.38 per share and to the trader's directional view on CQTM stock.
CQTM collar setup
The CQTM 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 CQTM at $27.38 on that close, the first option leg uses a $29.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CQTM 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 CQTM shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $27.38 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $29.00 | $1.85 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $26.00 | $1.95 |
CQTM collar risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$2,748.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $152.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$148.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $27.48
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.027
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.
CQTM collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on CQTM. 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% | -$148.00 |
| $6.06 | -77.9% | -$148.00 |
| $12.12 | -55.8% | -$148.00 |
| $18.17 | -33.6% | -$148.00 |
| $24.22 | -11.5% | -$148.00 |
| $30.27 | +10.6% | +$152.00 |
| $36.33 | +32.7% | +$152.00 |
| $42.38 | +54.8% | +$152.00 |
| $48.43 | +76.9% | +$152.00 |
| $54.48 | +99.0% | +$152.00 |
When traders use collar on CQTM
Collars on CQTM hedge an existing long CQTM 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.
CQTM thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CQTM extends from approximately $21.40 on the downside to $33.36 on the upside. A CQTM collar hedges an existing long CQTM 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. As a Financial Services name, CQTM options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CQTM-specific events.
CQTM 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. CQTM positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move CQTM alongside the broader basket even when CQTM-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current CQTM chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on CQTM?
- A collar on CQTM is the collar strategy applied to CQTM (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 CQTM stock at $27.38 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CQTM chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are CQTM 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 CQTM collar priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 76.20%), the computed maximum profit is $152.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$148.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a CQTM collar?
- The breakeven for the CQTM collar priced on this page is roughly $27.48 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 CQTM market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 21.85%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on CQTM?
- Collars on CQTM hedge an existing long CQTM 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 CQTM implied volatility affect this collar?
- Current CQTM ATM IV is 76.20%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.