TIC Collar Strategy
TIC (TIC Solutions, Inc.), in the Industrials sector, (Specialty Business Services industry), listed on NYSE.
TIC Solutions, Inc. engages in providing nondestructive testing, inspection, engineering and lab testing services. It operates through the United States and Canada segments. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Tomball, TX.
TIC (TIC Solutions, Inc.) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Specialty Business Services, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.98B, a beta of 1.91 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 6.36-14.944, average daily share volume of 3.1M, a public-listing history dating back to 2025, approximately 5K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how TIC stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.91 indicates TIC 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 TIC?
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 TIC snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $8.90, ATM IV 78.20%, IV rank 45.63%, expected move 22.42%. The collar on TIC 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 34-day expiry.
Why this collar structure on TIC specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; mid-range TIC IV at 78.20% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 22.42% (roughly $2.00 on the underlying). The 34-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated TIC expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on TIC should anchor to the underlying notional of $8.90 per share and to the trader's directional view on TIC stock.
TIC collar setup
The TIC 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 TIC near $8.90, the first option leg uses a $9.35 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed TIC chain at a 34-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 TIC shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $8.90 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $9.35 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $8.46 | N/A |
TIC 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.
TIC collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on TIC. 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 TIC
Collars on TIC hedge an existing long TIC 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.
TIC thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for TIC extends from approximately $6.90 on the downside to $10.90 on the upside. A TIC collar hedges an existing long TIC 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 TIC IV rank near 45.63% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the collar thesis on TIC should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Industrials name, TIC options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to TIC-specific events.
TIC 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. TIC positions also carry Industrials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move TIC alongside the broader basket even when TIC-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current TIC chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on TIC?
- A collar on TIC is the collar strategy applied to TIC (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 TIC stock trading near $8.90, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed TIC chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are TIC 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 TIC collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 78.20%), 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 TIC collar?
- The breakeven for the TIC 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 TIC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 22.42%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on TIC?
- Collars on TIC hedge an existing long TIC 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 TIC implied volatility affect this collar?
- TIC ATM IV is at 78.20% with IV rank near 45.63%, 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.