URTY Iron Condor Strategy
URTY (ProShares - UltraPro Russell2000), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to three times (3x) the daily performance of the Russell 2000 Index.
URTY (ProShares - UltraPro Russell2000) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $343.3M, a beta of 3.97 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 31.49-78.82, average daily share volume of 1.3M, a public-listing history dating back to 2010. These structural characteristics shape how URTY etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 3.97 indicates URTY has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. URTY pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a iron condor on URTY?
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 URTY snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $70.94, ATM IV 66.40%, IV rank 35.08%, expected move 19.04%. The iron condor on URTY 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 URTY specifically: URTY IV at 66.40% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a URTY iron condor sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 19.04% (roughly $13.50 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 URTY expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on URTY should anchor to the underlying notional of $70.94 per share and to the trader's directional view on URTY etf.
URTY iron condor setup
The URTY 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 URTY near $70.94, the first option leg uses a $74.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed URTY 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 URTY shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $74.00 | $4.15 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $77.00 | $3.15 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $67.00 | $3.55 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $64.00 | $2.95 |
URTY iron condor risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$160.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $160.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$140.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $65.40, $75.60
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.143
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.
URTY iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on URTY. 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% | -$140.00 |
| $15.69 | -77.9% | -$140.00 |
| $31.38 | -55.8% | -$140.00 |
| $47.06 | -33.7% | -$140.00 |
| $62.75 | -11.5% | -$140.00 |
| $78.43 | +10.6% | -$140.00 |
| $94.11 | +32.7% | -$140.00 |
| $109.80 | +54.8% | -$140.00 |
| $125.48 | +76.9% | -$140.00 |
| $141.17 | +99.0% | -$140.00 |
When traders use iron condor on URTY
Iron condors on URTY are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if URTY etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
URTY thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for URTY extends from approximately $57.44 on the downside to $84.44 on the upside. A URTY iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when URTY 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 URTY IV rank near 35.08% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the iron condor thesis on URTY should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, URTY options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to URTY-specific events.
URTY 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. URTY positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move URTY alongside the broader basket even when URTY-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on URTY carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical URTY earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current URTY chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on URTY?
- A iron condor on URTY is the iron condor strategy applied to URTY (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 URTY etf trading near $70.94, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed URTY chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are URTY 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 URTY iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 66.40%), the computed maximum profit is $160.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$140.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a URTY iron condor?
- The breakeven for the URTY iron condor priced on this page is roughly $65.40 and $75.60 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 URTY market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 19.04%; 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 URTY?
- Iron condors on URTY are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if URTY etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current URTY implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- URTY ATM IV is at 66.40% with IV rank near 35.08%, 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.