KSTR Iron Condor Strategy

KSTR (KraneShares China Technology & Semiconductor STAR 50 Index ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

Under typical market conditions, this fund is designed to invest at least 80% of its overall assets (including any funds acquired through borrowing) in securities that are either part of its reference index or possess analogous economic attributes. This benchmark index is composed of the equity shares of the 50 leading companies, measured by their publicly traded market capitalization, which are listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's Science and Technology Innovation Board, also known as the STAR Board. It operates as a non-diversified fund.

KSTR (KraneShares China Technology & Semiconductor STAR 50 Index ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $59.2M, a beta of 1.18 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 14.81-32.54, average daily share volume of 613K, a public-listing history dating back to 2021. These structural characteristics shape how KSTR etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.18 places KSTR 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 KSTR?

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.

KSTR snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $24.84, ATM IV 54.70%, IV rank 38.92%, expected move 15.68%. The iron condor on KSTR below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 35-day expiry.

Why this iron condor structure on KSTR specifically: KSTR IV at 54.70% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a KSTR iron condor sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 15.68% (roughly $3.90 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated KSTR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on KSTR should anchor to the underlying notional of $24.84 per share and to the trader's directional view on KSTR etf.

KSTR iron condor setup

The KSTR iron condor below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With KSTR at $24.84 on that close, the first option leg uses a $26.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed KSTR chain at a 35-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 KSTR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Sell 1Call$26.00$1.25
Buy 1Call$27.00$1.03
Sell 1Put$24.00$1.25
Buy 1Put$22.00$0.58

KSTR iron condor risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
+$90.00
Max Profit (per contract)
$90.00
Max Loss (per contract)
-$110.00
Breakeven(s)
$23.10, $26.90
Risk / Reward Ratio
0.818

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.

KSTR iron condor payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on KSTR. 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.

KSTR iron condor profit and loss curve at expiration with breakevens and current spot markedKSTR iron condor payoff at expiration-$100-$50$0$50$10$20$30$40Underlying Price ($)P&L at Expiration ($)BE $23.10BE $26.90Spot $24.84
P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.
Underlying Price% From SpotP&L at Expiration
$0.01-100.0%-$110.00
$5.50-77.9%-$110.00
$10.99-55.7%-$110.00
$16.48-33.6%-$110.00
$21.97-11.5%-$110.00
$27.47+10.6%-$10.00
$32.96+32.7%-$10.00
$38.45+54.8%-$10.00
$43.94+76.9%-$10.00
$49.43+99.0%-$10.00

When traders use iron condor on KSTR

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

KSTR thesis for this iron condor

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for KSTR extends from approximately $20.94 on the downside to $28.74 on the upside. A KSTR iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when KSTR 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 KSTR IV rank near 38.92% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the iron condor thesis on KSTR should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, KSTR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to KSTR-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a iron condor on KSTR?
A iron condor on KSTR is the iron condor strategy applied to KSTR (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 KSTR etf at $24.84 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed KSTR chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are KSTR 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 KSTR iron condor priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 54.70%), the computed maximum profit is $90.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$110.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a KSTR iron condor?
The breakeven for the KSTR iron condor priced on this page is roughly $23.10 and $26.90 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The KSTR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 15.68%; 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 KSTR?
Iron condors on KSTR are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if KSTR etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
How does current KSTR implied volatility affect this iron condor?
KSTR ATM IV is at 54.70% with IV rank near 38.92%, 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.

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