CTEC Iron Condor Strategy
CTEC (Global X - CleanTech ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Global industry), listed on NASDAQ.
The Global X CleanTech ETF (CTEC) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Indxx Global CleanTech Index.
CTEC (Global X - CleanTech ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Global, with a market capitalization of approximately $31.9M, a beta of 1.88 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 31.7-73.79, average daily share volume of 5K, a public-listing history dating back to 2020. These structural characteristics shape how CTEC etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.88 indicates CTEC has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. CTEC pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a iron condor on CTEC?
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 CTEC snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $72.14, ATM IV 36.70%, IV rank 8.20%, expected move 10.52%. The iron condor on CTEC 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 CTEC specifically: CTEC IV at 36.70% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling CTEC iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 10.52% (roughly $7.59 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 CTEC expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CTEC should anchor to the underlying notional of $72.14 per share and to the trader's directional view on CTEC etf.
CTEC iron condor setup
The CTEC 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 CTEC near $72.14, the first option leg uses a $76.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CTEC 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 CTEC shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $76.00 | $1.79 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $77.00 | $1.50 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $69.00 | $2.50 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $65.00 | $0.67 |
CTEC iron condor risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$212.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $212.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$188.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $66.88
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.128
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.
CTEC iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on CTEC. 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% | -$188.00 |
| $15.96 | -77.9% | -$188.00 |
| $31.91 | -55.8% | -$188.00 |
| $47.86 | -33.7% | -$188.00 |
| $63.81 | -11.6% | -$188.00 |
| $79.76 | +10.6% | +$112.00 |
| $95.71 | +32.7% | +$112.00 |
| $111.66 | +54.8% | +$112.00 |
| $127.61 | +76.9% | +$112.00 |
| $143.56 | +99.0% | +$112.00 |
When traders use iron condor on CTEC
Iron condors on CTEC are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if CTEC etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
CTEC thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CTEC extends from approximately $64.55 on the downside to $79.73 on the upside. A CTEC iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when CTEC 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 CTEC IV rank near 8.20% 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 CTEC at 36.70%. As a Financial Services name, CTEC options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CTEC-specific events.
CTEC 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. CTEC positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move CTEC alongside the broader basket even when CTEC-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on CTEC carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical CTEC earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current CTEC chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on CTEC?
- A iron condor on CTEC is the iron condor strategy applied to CTEC (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 CTEC etf trading near $72.14, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CTEC chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are CTEC 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 CTEC iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 36.70%), the computed maximum profit is $212.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$188.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a CTEC iron condor?
- The breakeven for the CTEC iron condor priced on this page is roughly $66.88 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 CTEC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.52%; 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 CTEC?
- Iron condors on CTEC are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if CTEC etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current CTEC implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- CTEC ATM IV is at 36.70% with IV rank near 8.20%, 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.