EZJ Iron Condor Strategy
EZJ (ProShares - Ultra MSCI Japan), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
ProShares Ultra MSCI Japan seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of the MSCI Japan Index.
EZJ (ProShares - Ultra MSCI Japan) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $10.3M, a beta of 1.25 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 39.5-70.5, average daily share volume of 12K, a public-listing history dating back to 2009. These structural characteristics shape how EZJ etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.25 places EZJ roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. EZJ pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a iron condor on EZJ?
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 EZJ snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $63.20, ATM IV 45.00%, IV rank 10.50%, expected move 12.90%. The iron condor on EZJ 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 63-day expiry.
Why this iron condor structure on EZJ specifically: EZJ IV at 45.00% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling EZJ iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 12.90% (roughly $8.15 on the underlying). The 63-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated EZJ expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on EZJ should anchor to the underlying notional of $63.20 per share and to the trader's directional view on EZJ etf.
EZJ iron condor setup
The EZJ 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 EZJ near $63.20, the first option leg uses a $66.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed EZJ chain at a 63-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 EZJ shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $66.00 | $3.00 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $70.00 | $1.64 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $60.00 | $3.50 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $57.00 | $2.50 |
EZJ iron condor risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$236.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $236.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$164.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $57.64, $68.36
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.439
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.
EZJ iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on EZJ. 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% | -$64.00 |
| $13.98 | -77.9% | -$64.00 |
| $27.96 | -55.8% | -$64.00 |
| $41.93 | -33.7% | -$64.00 |
| $55.90 | -11.5% | -$64.00 |
| $69.87 | +10.6% | -$151.38 |
| $83.85 | +32.7% | -$164.00 |
| $97.82 | +54.8% | -$164.00 |
| $111.79 | +76.9% | -$164.00 |
| $125.76 | +99.0% | -$164.00 |
When traders use iron condor on EZJ
Iron condors on EZJ are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if EZJ etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
EZJ thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for EZJ extends from approximately $55.05 on the downside to $71.35 on the upside. A EZJ iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when EZJ 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 EZJ IV rank near 10.50% 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 EZJ at 45.00%. As a Financial Services name, EZJ options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to EZJ-specific events.
EZJ 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. EZJ positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move EZJ alongside the broader basket even when EZJ-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on EZJ carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical EZJ earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current EZJ chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on EZJ?
- A iron condor on EZJ is the iron condor strategy applied to EZJ (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 EZJ etf trading near $63.20, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed EZJ chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are EZJ 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 EZJ iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 45.00%), the computed maximum profit is $236.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$164.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a EZJ iron condor?
- The breakeven for the EZJ iron condor priced on this page is roughly $57.64 and $68.36 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 EZJ market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 12.90%; 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 EZJ?
- Iron condors on EZJ are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if EZJ etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current EZJ implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- EZJ ATM IV is at 45.00% with IV rank near 10.50%, 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.