IGV Iron Condor Strategy
IGV (iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on CBOE.
The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of North American equities in the software industry and select North American equities from interactive home entertainment and interactive media and services industries.
IGV (iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $12.67B, a beta of 0.92 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 73.93-117.99, average daily share volume of 25.9M, a public-listing history dating back to 2001. These structural characteristics shape how IGV etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.92 places IGV roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.
What is a iron condor on IGV?
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 IGV snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $91.93, ATM IV 36.13%, IV rank 66.27%, expected move 10.36%. The iron condor on IGV 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 28-day expiry.
Why this iron condor structure on IGV specifically: IGV IV at 36.13% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a IGV iron condor sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 10.36% (roughly $9.52 on the underlying). The 28-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated IGV expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on IGV should anchor to the underlying notional of $91.93 per share and to the trader's directional view on IGV etf.
IGV iron condor setup
The IGV 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 IGV near $91.93, the first option leg uses a $95.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed IGV chain at a 28-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 IGV shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $95.00 | $2.43 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $100.00 | $1.08 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $87.50 | $1.90 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $82.50 | $0.85 |
IGV iron condor risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$240.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $240.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$260.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $85.10, $97.40
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.923
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.
IGV iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on IGV. 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% | -$260.00 |
| $20.34 | -77.9% | -$260.00 |
| $40.66 | -55.8% | -$260.00 |
| $60.99 | -33.7% | -$260.00 |
| $81.31 | -11.6% | -$260.00 |
| $101.64 | +10.6% | -$260.00 |
| $121.96 | +32.7% | -$260.00 |
| $142.29 | +54.8% | -$260.00 |
| $162.61 | +76.9% | -$260.00 |
| $182.94 | +99.0% | -$260.00 |
When traders use iron condor on IGV
Iron condors on IGV are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if IGV etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
IGV thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for IGV extends from approximately $82.41 on the downside to $101.45 on the upside. A IGV iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when IGV 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 IGV IV rank near 66.27% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the iron condor thesis on IGV should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, IGV options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to IGV-specific events.
IGV 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. IGV positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move IGV alongside the broader basket even when IGV-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on IGV carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical IGV earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current IGV chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on IGV?
- A iron condor on IGV is the iron condor strategy applied to IGV (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 IGV etf trading near $91.93, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed IGV chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are IGV 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 IGV iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 36.13%), the computed maximum profit is $240.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$260.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a IGV iron condor?
- The breakeven for the IGV iron condor priced on this page is roughly $85.10 and $97.40 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 IGV market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.36%; 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 IGV?
- Iron condors on IGV are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if IGV etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current IGV implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- IGV ATM IV is at 36.13% with IV rank near 66.27%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.