AIVC Iron Condor Strategy
AIVC (Amplify Bloomberg AI Value Chain ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
The Amplify Bloomberg AI Value Chain ETF (AIVC) aims to replicate the total return performance of the Bloomberg AI Value Chain Index as closely as possible, prior to accounting for its own fees and expenses. Utilizing an equal-weighted strategy, this ETF allocates its investments across a global array of companies in the semiconductor, cloud/software, and hardware industries, all of which are essential components supporting the infrastructure of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
AIVC (Amplify Bloomberg AI Value Chain ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $127.0M, a beta of 1.97 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 54.115-124.23, average daily share volume of 19K, a public-listing history dating back to 2016. These structural characteristics shape how AIVC etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.97 indicates AIVC has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. AIVC pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a iron condor on AIVC?
An iron condor sells a call spread and a put spread at strikes outside spot, collecting net premium that is kept if the underlying stays inside the inner short strikes.
AIVC snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $117.40, ATM IV 33.40%, IV rank 34.85%, expected move 9.58%. The iron condor on AIVC 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 35-day expiry.
Why this iron condor structure on AIVC specifically: AIVC IV at 33.40% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a AIVC iron condor sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 9.58% (roughly $11.24 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated AIVC expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AIVC should anchor to the underlying notional of $117.40 per share and to the trader's directional view on AIVC etf.
AIVC iron condor setup
The AIVC iron condor 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 AIVC at $117.40 on that close, the first option leg uses a $123.27 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AIVC chain at a 35-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 AIVC shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $123.27 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $129.14 | N/A |
| Sell 1 | Put | $111.53 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $105.66 | N/A |
AIVC iron condor 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 equals the net credit times 100 inside the inner strikes; max loss equals wing width minus credit times 100. Two breakevens at inner strikes plus and minus the credit.
AIVC iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on AIVC. 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 iron condor on AIVC
Iron condors on AIVC are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if AIVC etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
AIVC thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AIVC extends from approximately $106.16 on the downside to $128.64 on the upside. A AIVC iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when AIVC stays inside the inner short strikes through expiration; the wing width should reflect the trader's tolerance for the maximum loss scenario where the underlying breaches an outer strike. Current AIVC IV rank near 34.85% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the iron condor thesis on AIVC should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, AIVC options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AIVC-specific events.
AIVC iron condor positions are structurally neutral / range-bound; 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. AIVC positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AIVC alongside the broader basket even when AIVC-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on AIVC carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical AIVC earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current AIVC chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on AIVC?
- A iron condor on AIVC is the iron condor strategy applied to AIVC (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral / range-bound: An iron condor sells a call spread and a put spread at strikes outside spot, collecting net premium that is kept if the underlying stays inside the inner short strikes. With AIVC etf at $117.40 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AIVC chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are AIVC iron condor max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals the net credit times 100 inside the inner strikes; max loss equals wing width minus credit times 100. Two breakevens at inner strikes plus and minus the credit. For the AIVC iron condor priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 33.40%), 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 AIVC iron condor?
- The breakeven for the AIVC iron condor priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 AIVC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 9.58%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a iron condor on AIVC?
- Iron condors on AIVC are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if AIVC etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current AIVC implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- AIVC ATM IV is at 33.40% with IV rank near 34.85%, 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.