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Iron condor calculator

A put credit spread and a call credit spread on the same expiry: the net credit, the profit zone between the breakevens, and the most it can lose.

Only for the model probability at expiry.
Net credit
$160.00
Max profit
$160.00
Max loss
-$340.00
Lower breakeven
$88.40
Upper breakeven
$111.60
Profit zone width
$23.20
between the two breakevens
Return on risk
47.06%
max profit / max loss
Profit or loss at expiry
-$200$0$200 Breakeven $88.40Now $100Breakeven $111.60$80$90$100$110$120 Price at expiry
The chart as numbers
Price at expiryProfit or loss at expiry
$74.50-$340.00
$85.00-$340.00
$88.40$0.00
$90.00$160.00
$100.00$160.00
$110.00$160.00
$111.60$0.00
$115.00-$340.00
$125.50-$340.00
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How it is calculated

Max profit = net credit x 100 x contracts
Max loss = (wider wing - net credit) x 100 x contracts
Lower breakeven = short put - net credit
Upper breakeven = short call + net credit

An iron condor is four legs: a short put and a short call with a long put below and a long call above to cap each side. At expiry it keeps the whole credit anywhere between the short strikes.

Only one side can be in the money at expiry, so the most it can lose is the wider wing less the credit, not both wings. The profit zone is the range between the breakevens.

Questions

What is the max loss on an iron condor?

The width of the wider wing minus the net credit, times 100 per contract. Both wings cannot lose at once, because the price at expiry is below the puts or above the calls, never both.

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