AM Iron Condor Strategy
AM (Antero Midstream Corporation), in the Energy sector, (Oil & Gas Midstream industry), listed on NYSE.
Antero Midstream Corporation primarily owns, operates, and expands vital midstream energy infrastructure. Its operations are divided into two key divisions: Gathering and Processing, and Water Handling. The Gathering and Processing segment involves a comprehensive network of pipelines and compressor stations that are crucial for collecting and treating natural gas output from Antero Resources' wells situated across West Virginia and Ohio. Meanwhile, the Water Handling segment focuses on supplying fresh water, supported by its array of pumping stations, water storage, and blending facilities. Established in 2013, the company maintains its corporate headquarters in Denver, Colorado.
AM (Antero Midstream Corporation) trades in the Energy sector, specifically Oil & Gas Midstream, with a market capitalization of approximately $11.01B, a trailing P/E of 26.76, a beta of 0.63 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 16.77-23.835, average daily share volume of 2.5M, a public-listing history dating back to 2017, approximately 616 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how AM stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.63 indicates AM has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. AM pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a iron condor on AM?
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 AM snapshot
As of June 30, 2026, spot at $22.88, ATM IV 24.40%, IV rank 2.62%, expected move 7.00%. The iron condor on AM 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 80-day expiry.
Why this iron condor structure on AM specifically: AM IV at 24.40% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling AM iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 7.00% (roughly $1.60 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 AM expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AM should anchor to the underlying notional of $22.88 per share and to the trader's directional view on AM stock.
AM iron condor setup
The AM 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 AM near $22.88, the first option leg uses a $24.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AM 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 AM shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $24.00 | $0.58 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $25.00 | $0.33 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $22.00 | $0.70 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $21.00 | $0.40 |
AM iron condor risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$55.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $55.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$45.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $21.45, $24.55
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.222
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.
AM iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on AM. 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% | -$45.00 |
| $5.07 | -77.9% | -$45.00 |
| $10.13 | -55.7% | -$45.00 |
| $15.18 | -33.6% | -$45.00 |
| $20.24 | -11.5% | -$45.00 |
| $25.30 | +10.6% | -$45.00 |
| $30.36 | +32.7% | -$45.00 |
| $35.41 | +54.8% | -$45.00 |
| $40.47 | +76.9% | -$45.00 |
| $45.53 | +99.0% | -$45.00 |
When traders use iron condor on AM
Iron condors on AM are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if AM stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
AM thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AM extends from approximately $21.28 on the downside to $24.48 on the upside. A AM iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when AM 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 AM IV rank near 2.62% 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 AM at 24.40%. As a Energy name, AM options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AM-specific events.
AM 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. AM positions also carry Energy sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AM alongside the broader basket even when AM-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on AM carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical AM earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current AM chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on AM?
- A iron condor on AM is the iron condor strategy applied to AM (stock). 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 AM stock trading near $22.88, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AM chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are AM 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 AM iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 24.40%), the computed maximum profit is $55.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$45.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a AM iron condor?
- The breakeven for the AM iron condor priced on this page is roughly $21.45 and $24.55 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 AM market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.00%; 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 AM?
- Iron condors on AM are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if AM stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current AM implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- AM ATM IV is at 24.40% with IV rank near 2.62%, 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.