How are PENN 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 PENN collar priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 40.00%), the computed maximum profit is $114.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$86.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a PENN collar?

The breakeven for the PENN collar priced on this page is roughly $18.86 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 PENN market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 11.47%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current PENN implied volatility affect this collar?

PENN ATM IV is at 40.00% with IV rank near 23.19%, 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.

PENN Collar Strategy

PENN (PENN Entertainment, Inc.), in the Consumer Cyclical sector, (Gambling, Resorts & Casinos industry), listed on NASDAQ.

PENN Entertainment, Inc., along with its various subsidiaries, offers a comprehensive range of entertainment, sports media, and casino gaming services across North America. Its operations are segmented into five distinct divisions: Northeast, South, West, Midwest, and Interactive. The firm manages 44 physical venues across 20 U.S. states, alongside offering online sports wagering in 13 regions and iCasino services in five, all united under a diverse brand umbrella that includes names like Hollywood Casino, L'Auberge, Barstool Sportsbook, and theScore Bet. Previously known as Penn National Gaming, Inc., the corporation adopted its current name, PENN Entertainment, Inc., in August 2022. Established in 1972, PENN Entertainment, Inc. maintains its headquarters in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

PENN (PENN Entertainment, Inc.) trades in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically Gambling, Resorts & Casinos, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.51B, a beta of 1.41 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 11.65-22.36, average daily share volume of 3.6M, a public-listing history dating back to 1994, approximately 23K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how PENN stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.41 indicates PENN has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. PENN pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a collar on PENN?

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.

PENN snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $18.81, ATM IV 40.00%, IV rank 23.19%, expected move 11.47%. The collar on PENN 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 PENN specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; compressed PENN IV at 40.00% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 11.47% (roughly $2.16 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 PENN expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on PENN should anchor to the underlying notional of $18.81 per share and to the trader's directional view on PENN stock.

PENN collar setup

The PENN 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 PENN at $18.81 on that close, the first option leg uses a $20.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed PENN 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 PENN shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 100 shares	Stock	$18.81	long
Sell 1	Call	$20.00	$0.53
Buy 1	Put	$18.00	$0.58

PENN collar risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$1,886.00
Max Profit (per contract): $114.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$86.00
Breakeven(s): $18.86
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.326

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.

PENN collar payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on PENN. 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	-99.9%	-$86.00
$4.17	-77.8%	-$86.00
$8.33	-55.7%	-$86.00
$12.48	-33.6%	-$86.00
$16.64	-11.5%	-$86.00
$20.80	+10.6%	+$114.00
$24.96	+32.7%	+$114.00
$29.12	+54.8%	+$114.00
$33.27	+76.9%	+$114.00
$37.43	+99.0%	+$114.00

When traders use collar on PENN

Collars on PENN hedge an existing long PENN 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.

PENN thesis for this collar

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for PENN extends from approximately $16.65 on the downside to $20.97 on the upside. A PENN collar hedges an existing long PENN 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 PENN IV rank near 23.19% 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 PENN at 40.00%. As a Consumer Cyclical name, PENN options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to PENN-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a collar on PENN?: A collar on PENN is the collar strategy applied to PENN (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 PENN stock at $18.81 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed PENN chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are PENN 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 PENN collar priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 40.00%), the computed maximum profit is $114.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$86.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a PENN collar?: The breakeven for the PENN collar priced on this page is roughly $18.86 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 PENN market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 11.47%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a collar on PENN?: Collars on PENN hedge an existing long PENN 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 PENN implied volatility affect this collar?: PENN ATM IV is at 40.00% with IV rank near 23.19%, 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.