BNO Iron Condor Strategy
BNO (United States Brent Oil Fund LP), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
The Benchmark Futures Contract is the futures contract on Brent crude oil as traded on the Ice Futures Europe Exchange that is the near month contract to expire, except when the near month contract is within two weeks of expiration, in which case it will be measured by the futures contract that is the next month contract to expire.
BNO (United States Brent Oil Fund LP) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $213.6M, a beta of 2.00 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 26.59-60.81, average daily share volume of 6.4M, a public-listing history dating back to 2010. These structural characteristics shape how BNO etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 2.00 indicates BNO 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 iron condor on BNO?
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 BNO snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $57.67, ATM IV 85.07%, IV rank 55.11%, expected move 24.39%. The iron condor on BNO 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 28-day expiry.
Why this iron condor structure on BNO specifically: BNO IV at 85.07% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a BNO iron condor sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 24.39% (roughly $14.07 on the underlying). The 28-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated BNO expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on BNO should anchor to the underlying notional of $57.67 per share and to the trader's directional view on BNO etf.
BNO iron condor setup
The BNO 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 BNO near $57.67, the first option leg uses a $60.50 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed BNO chain at a 28-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 BNO shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $60.50 | $4.10 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $63.00 | $3.38 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $55.00 | $4.30 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $52.00 | $2.88 |
BNO iron condor risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$215.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $215.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$85.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $52.85, $62.67
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 2.529
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.
BNO iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on BNO. 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% | -$85.00 |
| $12.76 | -77.9% | -$85.00 |
| $25.51 | -55.8% | -$85.00 |
| $38.26 | -33.7% | -$85.00 |
| $51.01 | -11.5% | -$85.00 |
| $63.76 | +10.6% | -$35.00 |
| $76.51 | +32.7% | -$35.00 |
| $89.26 | +54.8% | -$35.00 |
| $102.01 | +76.9% | -$35.00 |
| $114.76 | +99.0% | -$35.00 |
When traders use iron condor on BNO
Iron condors on BNO are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if BNO etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
BNO thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for BNO extends from approximately $43.60 on the downside to $71.74 on the upside. A BNO iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when BNO 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 BNO IV rank near 55.11% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the iron condor thesis on BNO should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, BNO options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to BNO-specific events.
BNO 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. BNO positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move BNO alongside the broader basket even when BNO-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on BNO carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical BNO earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current BNO chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on BNO?
- A iron condor on BNO is the iron condor strategy applied to BNO (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 BNO etf trading near $57.67, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed BNO chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are BNO 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 BNO iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 85.07%), the computed maximum profit is $215.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$85.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a BNO iron condor?
- The breakeven for the BNO iron condor priced on this page is roughly $52.85 and $62.67 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 BNO market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 24.39%; 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 BNO?
- Iron condors on BNO are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if BNO etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current BNO implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- BNO ATM IV is at 85.07% with IV rank near 55.11%, 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.