How are IDXX 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 IDXX collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 31.60%), the computed maximum profit is $2,993.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$3,006.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a IDXX collar?

The breakeven for the IDXX collar priced on this page is roughly $540.07 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 IDXX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 9.06%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current IDXX implied volatility affect this collar?

IDXX ATM IV is at 31.60% with IV rank near 27.62%, 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.

IDXX Collar Strategy

IDXX (IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.), in the Healthcare sector, (Medical - Diagnostics & Research industry), listed on NASDAQ.

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is a global enterprise focused on creating, producing, and distributing a wide array of products and services. Its primary client base includes companion animal veterinary practices, the livestock and poultry industries, dairy operations, and water quality testing sectors. The company organizes its operations across several key divisions: the Companion Animal Group (CAG), Water Quality Products, Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy (LPD), and additional segments. For companion animals, IDEXX offers a comprehensive suite of point-of-care veterinary diagnostic tools, such as instruments, consumables, and rapid assay kits. It also provides reference laboratory diagnostic and consultation services, alongside practice management and diagnostic imaging solutions for veterinarians. Furthermore, the company supports the biomedical research community with health monitoring, biological materials testing, and laboratory animal diagnostic instruments and services.

IDXX (IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.) trades in the Healthcare sector, specifically Medical - Diagnostics & Research, with a market capitalization of approximately $43.50B, a trailing P/E of 40.33, a beta of 1.54 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 506.91-769.98, average daily share volume of 622K, a public-listing history dating back to 1991, approximately 11K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how IDXX stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.54 indicates IDXX has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. The trailing P/E of 40.33 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.

What is a collar on IDXX?

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 IDXX snapshot

As of June 29, 2026, spot at $538.49, ATM IV 31.60%, IV rank 27.62%, expected move 9.06%. The collar on IDXX 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 18-day expiry.

Why this collar structure on IDXX specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; compressed IDXX IV at 31.60% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 9.06% (roughly $48.78 on the underlying). The 18-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated IDXX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on IDXX should anchor to the underlying notional of $538.49 per share and to the trader's directional view on IDXX stock.

IDXX collar setup

The IDXX 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 IDXX near $538.49, the first option leg uses a $570.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed IDXX chain at a 18-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 IDXX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 100 shares	Stock	$538.49	long
Sell 1	Call	$570.00	$3.93
Buy 1	Put	$510.00	$5.50

IDXX collar risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$54,006.50
Max Profit (per contract): $2,993.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$3,006.50
Breakeven(s): $540.07
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.996

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.

IDXX collar payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on IDXX. 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%	-$3,006.50
$119.07	-77.9%	-$3,006.50
$238.13	-55.8%	-$3,006.50
$357.20	-33.7%	-$3,006.50
$476.26	-11.6%	-$3,006.50
$595.32	+10.6%	+$2,993.50
$714.38	+32.7%	+$2,993.50
$833.44	+54.8%	+$2,993.50
$952.51	+76.9%	+$2,993.50
$1,071.57	+99.0%	+$2,993.50

When traders use collar on IDXX

Collars on IDXX hedge an existing long IDXX 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.

IDXX thesis for this collar

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for IDXX extends from approximately $489.71 on the downside to $587.27 on the upside. A IDXX collar hedges an existing long IDXX 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 IDXX IV rank near 27.62% 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 IDXX at 31.60%. As a Healthcare name, IDXX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to IDXX-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a collar on IDXX?: A collar on IDXX is the collar strategy applied to IDXX (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 IDXX stock trading near $538.49, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed IDXX chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are IDXX 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 IDXX collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 31.60%), the computed maximum profit is $2,993.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$3,006.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a IDXX collar?: The breakeven for the IDXX collar priced on this page is roughly $540.07 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 IDXX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 9.06%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a collar on IDXX?: Collars on IDXX hedge an existing long IDXX 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 IDXX implied volatility affect this collar?: IDXX ATM IV is at 31.60% with IV rank near 27.62%, 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.