How are BEDZ 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 BEDZ iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 35.90%), the computed maximum profit is $69.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$31.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a BEDZ iron condor?

The breakeven for the BEDZ iron condor priced on this page is roughly $30.31 and $35.69 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 BEDZ market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.29%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current BEDZ implied volatility affect this iron condor?

BEDZ ATM IV is at 35.90% with IV rank near 18.05%, 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.

BEDZ Iron Condor Strategy

BEDZ (AdvisorShares Hotel ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

Long-Term Secular Trend – Since the advent of modern tourism in the 1950’s, international travel has grown 57-fold, as measured by international arrivals data. Global Opportunity – Many of the largest U.S.-based hotel chains and lodging choices have an overseas presence to capture potential new revenue streams. Also, global travel and tourism has contributed over 9.1% to global GDP.1 Benefit of ETF Structure – ETFs offer benefits including tax efficiency, transparency, intraday liquidity, risk management and the ability to use limit orders. Pent-Up Demand – As we move past COVID, 88% of U.S. consumers are ready to return to travel, both for business and leisure.2

BEDZ (AdvisorShares Hotel ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.8M, a beta of 1.19 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 29.29-35.45, average daily share volume of 1K, a public-listing history dating back to 2021. These structural characteristics shape how BEDZ etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.19 places BEDZ roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. BEDZ pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a iron condor on BEDZ?

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.

Current BEDZ snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $33.08, ATM IV 35.90%, IV rank 18.05%, expected move 10.29%. The iron condor on BEDZ 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 iron condor structure on BEDZ specifically: BEDZ IV at 35.90% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling BEDZ iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 10.29% (roughly $3.40 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 BEDZ expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on BEDZ should anchor to the underlying notional of $33.08 per share and to the trader's directional view on BEDZ etf.

BEDZ iron condor setup

The BEDZ iron condor below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With BEDZ near $33.08, the first option leg uses a $35.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed BEDZ 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 BEDZ shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Sell 1	Call	$35.00	$0.43
Buy 1	Call	$36.00	$0.33
Sell 1	Put	$31.00	$1.03
Buy 1	Put	$30.00	$0.43

BEDZ iron condor risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$69.00
Max Profit (per contract): $69.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$31.00
Breakeven(s): $30.31, $35.69
Risk / Reward Ratio: 2.226

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.

BEDZ iron condor payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on BEDZ. 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.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	-$31.00
$7.32	-77.9%	-$31.00
$14.64	-55.8%	-$31.00
$21.95	-33.6%	-$31.00
$29.26	-11.5%	-$31.00
$36.58	+10.6%	-$31.00
$43.89	+32.7%	-$31.00
$51.20	+54.8%	-$31.00
$58.51	+76.9%	-$31.00
$65.83	+99.0%	-$31.00

When traders use iron condor on BEDZ

Iron condors on BEDZ are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if BEDZ etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.

BEDZ thesis for this iron condor

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for BEDZ extends from approximately $29.68 on the downside to $36.48 on the upside. A BEDZ iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when BEDZ 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 BEDZ IV rank near 18.05% 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 BEDZ at 35.90%. As a Financial Services name, BEDZ options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to BEDZ-specific events.

BEDZ 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. BEDZ positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move BEDZ alongside the broader basket even when BEDZ-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on BEDZ carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical BEDZ earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current BEDZ chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a iron condor on BEDZ?: A iron condor on BEDZ is the iron condor strategy applied to BEDZ (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 BEDZ etf trading near $33.08, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed BEDZ chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are BEDZ 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 BEDZ iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 35.90%), the computed maximum profit is $69.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$31.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a BEDZ iron condor?: The breakeven for the BEDZ iron condor priced on this page is roughly $30.31 and $35.69 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 BEDZ market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.29%; 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 BEDZ?: Iron condors on BEDZ are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if BEDZ etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
How does current BEDZ implied volatility affect this iron condor?: BEDZ ATM IV is at 35.90% with IV rank near 18.05%, 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.