How are CTEX 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 CTEX iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 38.00%), the computed maximum profit is $176.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$223.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a CTEX iron condor?

The breakeven for the CTEX iron condor priced on this page is roughly $41.22 and $47.77 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 CTEX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.89%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current CTEX implied volatility affect this iron condor?

CTEX ATM IV is at 38.00% with IV rank near 4.21%, 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.

CTEX Iron Condor Strategy

CTEX (ProShares - S&P Kensho Cleantech ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

The fund invests in securities that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should track the performance of the index. The index selects companies focused on building the technologies or products that enable the generation of clean energy, such as solar, wind, geothermal, hydrogen, and hydroelectric. The fund will invest in all of the component securities of the index in approximately the same proportion as the index. It is non-diversified.

CTEX (ProShares - S&P Kensho Cleantech ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.8M, a beta of 2.02 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 18.67-44.92, average daily share volume of 2K, a public-listing history dating back to 2021. These structural characteristics shape how CTEX etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 2.02 indicates CTEX has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. CTEX pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a iron condor on CTEX?

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 CTEX snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $45.29, ATM IV 38.00%, IV rank 4.21%, expected move 10.89%. The iron condor on CTEX 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 CTEX specifically: CTEX IV at 38.00% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling CTEX iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 10.89% (roughly $4.93 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 CTEX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CTEX should anchor to the underlying notional of $45.29 per share and to the trader's directional view on CTEX etf.

CTEX iron condor setup

The CTEX 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 CTEX near $45.29, the first option leg uses a $46.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CTEX 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 CTEX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Sell 1	Call	$46.00	$1.68
Buy 1	Call	$50.00	$0.52
Sell 1	Put	$43.00	$1.25
Buy 1	Put	$41.00	$0.64

CTEX iron condor risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$176.50
Max Profit (per contract): $176.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$223.50
Breakeven(s): $41.22, $47.77
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.790

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.

CTEX iron condor payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on CTEX. 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%	-$23.50
$10.02	-77.9%	-$23.50
$20.04	-55.8%	-$23.50
$30.05	-33.7%	-$23.50
$40.06	-11.5%	-$23.50
$50.07	+10.6%	-$223.50
$60.09	+32.7%	-$223.50
$70.10	+54.8%	-$223.50
$80.11	+76.9%	-$223.50
$90.12	+99.0%	-$223.50

When traders use iron condor on CTEX

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

CTEX thesis for this iron condor

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CTEX extends from approximately $40.36 on the downside to $50.22 on the upside. A CTEX iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when CTEX 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 CTEX IV rank near 4.21% 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 CTEX at 38.00%. As a Financial Services name, CTEX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CTEX-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a iron condor on CTEX?: A iron condor on CTEX is the iron condor strategy applied to CTEX (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 CTEX etf trading near $45.29, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CTEX chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are CTEX 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 CTEX iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 38.00%), the computed maximum profit is $176.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$223.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a CTEX iron condor?: The breakeven for the CTEX iron condor priced on this page is roughly $41.22 and $47.77 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 CTEX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.89%; 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 CTEX?: Iron condors on CTEX are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if CTEX etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
How does current CTEX implied volatility affect this iron condor?: CTEX ATM IV is at 38.00% with IV rank near 4.21%, 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.