FLMX Iron Condor Strategy
FLMX (Franklin FTSE Mexico ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
Seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FTSE Mexico RIC Capped Index (the FTSE Mexico Capped Index).
FLMX (Franklin FTSE Mexico ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $89.9M, a beta of 1.07 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 28.13-40.03, average daily share volume of 28K, a public-listing history dating back to 2017. These structural characteristics shape how FLMX etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.07 places FLMX roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. FLMX pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a iron condor on FLMX?
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 FLMX snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $37.71, ATM IV 31.80%, IV rank 25.80%, expected move 9.12%. The iron condor on FLMX 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 FLMX specifically: FLMX IV at 31.80% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling FLMX iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 9.12% (roughly $3.44 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 FLMX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on FLMX should anchor to the underlying notional of $37.71 per share and to the trader's directional view on FLMX etf.
FLMX iron condor setup
The FLMX 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 FLMX near $37.71, the first option leg uses a $39.60 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed FLMX 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 FLMX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $39.60 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $41.48 | N/A |
| Sell 1 | Put | $35.82 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $33.94 | N/A |
FLMX iron condor risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- N/A
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Breakeven(s)
- None on modeled curve
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- N/A
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.
FLMX iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on FLMX. 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.
When traders use iron condor on FLMX
Iron condors on FLMX are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if FLMX etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
FLMX thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for FLMX extends from approximately $34.27 on the downside to $41.15 on the upside. A FLMX iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when FLMX 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 FLMX IV rank near 25.80% 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 FLMX at 31.80%. As a Financial Services name, FLMX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to FLMX-specific events.
FLMX 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. FLMX positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move FLMX alongside the broader basket even when FLMX-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on FLMX carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical FLMX earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current FLMX chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on FLMX?
- A iron condor on FLMX is the iron condor strategy applied to FLMX (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 FLMX etf trading near $37.71, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed FLMX chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are FLMX 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 FLMX iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 31.80%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is unbounded per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a FLMX iron condor?
- The breakeven for the FLMX iron condor priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 FLMX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 9.12%; 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 FLMX?
- Iron condors on FLMX are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if FLMX etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current FLMX implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- FLMX ATM IV is at 31.80% with IV rank near 25.80%, 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.