FTW Collar Strategy
FTW (Presidio Production Company), in the Energy sector, (Shell Companies industry), listed on NYSE.
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FTW (Presidio Production Company) trades in the Energy sector, specifically Shell Companies, with a market capitalization of approximately $492.5M, a trailing P/E of 46.16, a beta of 0.02 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 10.02-13.75, average daily share volume of 64K, a public-listing history dating back to 2024. These structural characteristics shape how FTW stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.02 indicates FTW has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. The trailing P/E of 46.16 is on the rich side, which tends to correlate with higher earnings-window IV expansion as the market debates whether forward growth supports the multiple. FTW pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a collar on FTW?
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 FTW snapshot
As of May 14, 2026, spot at $11.23, ATM IV 142.20%, expected move 40.77%. The collar on FTW 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 35-day expiry.
Why this collar structure on FTW specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for FTW is inferred from ATM IV at 142.20% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 40.77% (roughly $4.58 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 FTW expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on FTW should anchor to the underlying notional of $11.23 per share and to the trader's directional view on FTW stock.
FTW collar setup
The FTW 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 FTW near $11.23, the first option leg uses a $11.79 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed FTW 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 FTW shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $11.23 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $11.79 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $10.67 | N/A |
FTW 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.
FTW collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on FTW. 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 FTW
Collars on FTW hedge an existing long FTW 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.
FTW thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for FTW extends from approximately $6.65 on the downside to $15.81 on the upside. A FTW collar hedges an existing long FTW 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 Energy name, FTW options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to FTW-specific events.
FTW 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. FTW positions also carry Energy sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move FTW alongside the broader basket even when FTW-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current FTW chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on FTW?
- A collar on FTW is the collar strategy applied to FTW (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 FTW stock trading near $11.23, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed FTW chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are FTW 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 FTW collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 142.20%), 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 FTW collar?
- The breakeven for the FTW 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 FTW market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 40.77%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on FTW?
- Collars on FTW hedge an existing long FTW 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 FTW implied volatility affect this collar?
- Current FTW ATM IV is 142.20%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.