Option Strategy- Short Iron Condor

Short Iron Condor

Market View

Range-bound, Not moving

Implementation:

Sell a Put below spot price(OTM), buy a Put below Sell with smaller premiuum. Sell a Call above the spot price(OTM), buy a call above sell with very small premium.

  • Sell 1 OTM Put option (Leg 1 - LS)
  • Buy 1 OTM Put option wuth samller premium(Leg 2 -LS)
  • Sell 1 OTM Call option (Leg 3 - HS )
  • Buy 1 OTM Call option with smaller premium (Leg 4- HS )

Key trigger points:

  • Net Credit = Sell Premiums - Buy Premiums
  • Lower Breakeven = PE Sell Strike - Net Credit
  • Upper Breakeven = CE Sell Stike + Net Credit
  • Max Profit = Net Credit (Between Put sell and Call sell)
  • Lower Max Loss = Spread(PE Sell Strike - PE buy strike) - NC
  • Upper Max Loss = Spread(CE buy strike - CE Sell Stike) - NC

Calculation for Short Iron Condor

  • Net Credit =
  • Put Spread =
  • Call Spread =
  • Breakeven Range =
  • Max Profit =
  • Max Loss when down =
  • Max Profit :Max Loss when down =
  • Max Loss when up =
  • Max Profit : Max Loss when up =
Calculation for lots
  • Lots =
  • Total Net Credit =
  • Total Max Profit=
  • Total Max Loss when down =
  • Total Max Loss when up =