How are SMR 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 SMR collar priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 78.83%), the computed maximum profit is $57.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$42.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a SMR collar?

The breakeven for the SMR collar priced on this page is roughly $9.43 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 SMR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 22.60%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current SMR implied volatility affect this collar?

SMR ATM IV is at 78.83% with IV rank near 7.61%, 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.

SMR Collar Strategy

SMR (NuScale Power Corporation), in the Utilities sector, (Renewable Utilities industry), listed on NYSE.

NuScale Power Corporation specializes in the development and sale of modular light water reactor nuclear power facilities. These innovative plants are designed to provide energy for a wide array of applications, including the generation of electricity, district heating systems, water desalination, hydrogen production, and various industrial heat processes. Key products in their portfolio include the NuScale Power Module, an individual water reactor unit capable of producing 77 megawatts of electricity (MWe). They also offer the VOYGR-12 power plant, which delivers a substantial 924 MWe, along with four-module VOYGR-4 and six-module VOYGR-6 configurations. Beyond these standard offerings, NuScale provides other adaptable configurations tailored to meet specific customer demands. Established in 2007, the company maintains its headquarters in Portland, Oregon, and operates as a subsidiary of Fluor Enterprises, Inc.

SMR (NuScale Power Corporation) trades in the Utilities sector, specifically Renewable Utilities, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.80B, a beta of 2.31 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 7.21-57.42, average daily share volume of 34.0M, a public-listing history dating back to 2022, approximately 428 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how SMR stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 2.31 indicates SMR has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position.

What is a collar on SMR?

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.

SMR snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $9.43, ATM IV 78.83%, IV rank 7.61%, expected move 22.60%. The collar on SMR 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 28-day expiry.

Why this collar structure on SMR specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; compressed SMR IV at 78.83% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 22.60% (roughly $2.13 on the underlying). The 28-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated SMR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SMR should anchor to the underlying notional of $9.43 per share and to the trader's directional view on SMR stock.

SMR collar setup

The SMR 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 SMR at $9.43 on that close, the first option leg uses a $10.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed SMR chain at a 28-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 SMR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 100 shares	Stock	$9.43	long
Sell 1	Call	$10.00	$0.60
Buy 1	Put	$9.00	$0.59

SMR collar risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$942.50
Max Profit (per contract): $57.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$42.50
Breakeven(s): $9.43
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.353

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.

SMR collar payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on SMR. 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%	-$42.50
$2.09	-77.8%	-$42.50
$4.18	-55.7%	-$42.50
$6.26	-33.6%	-$42.50
$8.35	-11.5%	-$42.50
$10.43	+10.6%	+$57.50
$12.51	+32.7%	+$57.50
$14.60	+54.8%	+$57.50
$16.68	+76.9%	+$57.50
$18.77	+99.0%	+$57.50

When traders use collar on SMR

Collars on SMR hedge an existing long SMR 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.

SMR thesis for this collar

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SMR extends from approximately $7.30 on the downside to $11.56 on the upside. A SMR collar hedges an existing long SMR 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 SMR IV rank near 7.61% 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 SMR at 78.83%. As a Utilities name, SMR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SMR-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a collar on SMR?: A collar on SMR is the collar strategy applied to SMR (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 SMR stock at $9.43 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SMR chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are SMR 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 SMR collar priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 78.83%), the computed maximum profit is $57.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$42.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a SMR collar?: The breakeven for the SMR collar priced on this page is roughly $9.43 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 SMR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 22.60%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a collar on SMR?: Collars on SMR hedge an existing long SMR 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 SMR implied volatility affect this collar?: SMR ATM IV is at 78.83% with IV rank near 7.61%, 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.