RCI Collar Strategy
RCI (Rogers Communications Inc.), in the Communication Services sector, (Telecommunications Services industry), listed on NYSE.
Rogers Communications Inc., a prominent Canadian telecommunications and media conglomerate, structures its diverse operations across three core divisions: Wireless, Cable, and Media. In its Wireless segment, Rogers caters to approximately 11.3 million subscribers through its Rogers, Fido, and chatr brands. This division offers an extensive range of mobile services, including internet access, traditional and enhanced voice communication, wireless home phone, and global voice and data roaming. Customers also benefit from device and accessory financing, device protection plans, email, and convenient device delivery services. Furthermore, Rogers provides specialized wireless solutions for businesses, encompassing machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity, Internet of Things (IoT) platforms, and landline bridging. The Cable division delivers high-speed internet and comprehensive WiFi services.
RCI (Rogers Communications Inc.) trades in the Communication Services sector, specifically Telecommunications Services, with a market capitalization of approximately $18.82B, a trailing P/E of 3.77, a beta of 0.79 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 29.11-41.14, average daily share volume of 1.3M, a public-listing history dating back to 1996, approximately 24K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how RCI stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.79 places RCI roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. The trailing P/E of 3.77 is on the value side, where IV often compresses outside event windows because forward growth expectations are already discounted into the share price. RCI pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a collar on RCI?
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 RCI snapshot
As of June 30, 2026, spot at $32.58, ATM IV 125.80%, IV rank 32.39%, expected move 36.07%. The collar on RCI 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 17-day expiry.
Why this collar structure on RCI specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; mid-range RCI IV at 125.80% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 36.07% (roughly $11.75 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated RCI expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on RCI should anchor to the underlying notional of $32.58 per share and to the trader's directional view on RCI stock.
RCI collar setup
The RCI 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 RCI near $32.58, the first option leg uses a $34.21 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed RCI chain at a 17-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 RCI shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $32.58 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $34.21 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $30.95 | N/A |
RCI 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.
RCI collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on RCI. 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 RCI
Collars on RCI hedge an existing long RCI 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.
RCI thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for RCI extends from approximately $20.83 on the downside to $44.33 on the upside. A RCI collar hedges an existing long RCI 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 RCI IV rank near 32.39% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the collar thesis on RCI should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Communication Services name, RCI options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to RCI-specific events.
RCI 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. RCI positions also carry Communication Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move RCI alongside the broader basket even when RCI-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current RCI chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on RCI?
- A collar on RCI is the collar strategy applied to RCI (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 RCI stock trading near $32.58, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed RCI chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are RCI 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 RCI collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 125.80%), 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 RCI collar?
- The breakeven for the RCI 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 RCI market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 36.07%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on RCI?
- Collars on RCI hedge an existing long RCI 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 RCI implied volatility affect this collar?
- RCI ATM IV is at 125.80% with IV rank near 32.39%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.