LEUX Iron Condor Strategy
LEUX (Investment Managers Series Trust II - Tradr 2X Long LEU Daily ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on CBOE.
LEUX uses swap agreements and listed call options to make bullish bets on the share price of Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE: LEU). The fund may also invest directly in LEU. Centrus Energy Corp. engages in the supply of nuclear fuel and services for the nuclear power industry. The nuclear fuel it supplies includes low-enriched uranium and high-performance nuclear fuel or high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU). Under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy, it also develops uranium enrichment gas centrifuges for both national security and commercial purposes.
LEUX (Investment Managers Series Trust II - Tradr 2X Long LEU Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.6M, a beta of 3.43 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 6.94-28.93, average daily share volume of 89K, a public-listing history dating back to 2026. These structural characteristics shape how LEUX etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 3.43 indicates LEUX has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position.
What is a iron condor on LEUX?
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.
LEUX snapshot
As of September 29, 2026, spot at $7.05, ATM IV 129.20%, IV rank 1.90%, expected move 37.04%. The iron condor on LEUX below is built from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 80-day expiry.
Why this iron condor structure on LEUX specifically: LEUX IV at 129.20% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling LEUX iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 37.04% (roughly $2.61 on the underlying). The 80-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated LEUX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on LEUX should anchor to the underlying notional of $7.05 per share and to the trader's directional view on LEUX etf.
LEUX iron condor setup
The LEUX iron condor below is built from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With LEUX at $7.05 on that close, the first option leg uses a $7.40 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed LEUX chain at a 80-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 LEUX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $7.40 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $7.76 | N/A |
| Sell 1 | Put | $6.70 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $6.35 | N/A |
LEUX 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.
LEUX iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on LEUX. 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 LEUX
Iron condors on LEUX are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if LEUX etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
LEUX thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for LEUX extends from approximately $4.44 on the downside to $9.66 on the upside. A LEUX iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when LEUX 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 LEUX IV rank near 1.90% 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 LEUX at 129.20%. As a Financial Services name, LEUX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to LEUX-specific events.
LEUX 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. LEUX positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move LEUX alongside the broader basket even when LEUX-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on LEUX carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical LEUX earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current LEUX chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on LEUX?
- A iron condor on LEUX is the iron condor strategy applied to LEUX (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 LEUX etf at $7.05 on the September 29, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed LEUX chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are LEUX 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 LEUX iron condor priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 129.20%), 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 LEUX iron condor?
- The breakeven for the LEUX iron condor priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve at expiration, derived from the September 29, 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 LEUX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 37.04%; 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 LEUX?
- Iron condors on LEUX are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if LEUX etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current LEUX implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- LEUX ATM IV is at 129.20% with IV rank near 1.90%, 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.