CNYA Iron Condor Strategy
CNYA (iShares MSCI China A ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Global industry), listed on CBOE.
The iShares MSCI China A ETF endeavors to replicate the performance of an underlying index, which features A-shares of mainland Chinese companies publicly traded on either the Shanghai or Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
CNYA (iShares MSCI China A ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Global, with a market capitalization of approximately $158.8M, a beta of 0.52 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 30.37-38.77, average daily share volume of 45K, a public-listing history dating back to 2016. These structural characteristics shape how CNYA etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.52 indicates CNYA has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. CNYA pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a iron condor on CNYA?
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.
CNYA snapshot
As of November 13, 2026, spot at $31.06, ATM IV 17.20%, expected move 4.93%. The iron condor on CNYA below is built from the November 13, 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 CNYA specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for CNYA is inferred from ATM IV at 17.20% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 4.93% (roughly $1.53 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 CNYA expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CNYA should anchor to the underlying notional of $31.06 per share and to the trader's directional view on CNYA etf.
CNYA iron condor setup
The CNYA iron condor below is built from the November 13, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With CNYA at $31.06 on that close, the first option leg uses a $33.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CNYA 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 CNYA shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $33.00 | $0.68 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $34.00 | $0.45 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $30.00 | $1.03 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $28.00 | $0.37 |
CNYA iron condor risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$88.50
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $88.50
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$111.50
- Breakeven(s)
- $29.12, $33.90
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.794
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.
CNYA iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on CNYA. 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% | -$111.50 |
| $6.88 | -77.9% | -$111.50 |
| $13.74 | -55.8% | -$111.50 |
| $20.61 | -33.6% | -$111.50 |
| $27.48 | -11.5% | -$111.50 |
| $34.34 | +10.6% | -$11.50 |
| $41.21 | +32.7% | -$11.50 |
| $48.08 | +54.8% | -$11.50 |
| $54.94 | +76.9% | -$11.50 |
| $61.81 | +99.0% | -$11.50 |
When traders use iron condor on CNYA
Iron condors on CNYA are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if CNYA etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
CNYA thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CNYA extends from approximately $29.53 on the downside to $32.59 on the upside. A CNYA iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when CNYA 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. As a Financial Services name, CNYA options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CNYA-specific events.
CNYA 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. CNYA positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move CNYA alongside the broader basket even when CNYA-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on CNYA carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical CNYA earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current CNYA chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on CNYA?
- A iron condor on CNYA is the iron condor strategy applied to CNYA (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 CNYA etf at $31.06 on the November 13, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CNYA chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are CNYA 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 CNYA iron condor priced from the November 13, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 17.20%), the computed maximum profit is $88.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$111.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a CNYA iron condor?
- The breakeven for the CNYA iron condor priced on this page is roughly $29.12 and $33.90 at expiration, derived from the November 13, 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 CNYA market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 4.93%; 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 CNYA?
- Iron condors on CNYA are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if CNYA etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current CNYA implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- Current CNYA ATM IV is 17.20%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.