DLR Iron Condor Strategy
DLR (Digital Realty Trust, Inc.), in the Real Estate sector, (REIT - Office industry), listed on NYSE.
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DLR (Digital Realty Trust, Inc.) trades in the Real Estate sector, specifically REIT - Office, with a market capitalization of approximately $67.93B, a trailing P/E of 48.40, a beta of 1.08 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 146.23-208.14, average daily share volume of 2.0M, a public-listing history dating back to 2004, approximately 4K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how DLR stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.08 places DLR roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. The trailing P/E of 48.40 is on the rich side, which tends to correlate with higher earnings-window IV expansion as the market debates whether forward growth supports the multiple. DLR pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a iron condor on DLR?
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 DLR snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $188.08, ATM IV 26.75%, IV rank 35.86%, expected move 7.67%. The iron condor on DLR 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 DLR specifically: DLR IV at 26.75% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a DLR iron condor sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 7.67% (roughly $14.42 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 DLR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on DLR should anchor to the underlying notional of $188.08 per share and to the trader's directional view on DLR stock.
DLR iron condor setup
The DLR 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 DLR near $188.08, the first option leg uses a $195.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed DLR 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 DLR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $195.00 | $3.10 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $205.00 | $0.95 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $180.00 | $2.35 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $170.00 | $1.20 |
DLR iron condor risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$330.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $330.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$670.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $176.70, $198.30
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.493
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.
DLR iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on DLR. 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% | -$670.00 |
| $41.59 | -77.9% | -$670.00 |
| $83.18 | -55.8% | -$670.00 |
| $124.76 | -33.7% | -$670.00 |
| $166.35 | -11.6% | -$670.00 |
| $207.93 | +10.6% | -$670.00 |
| $249.52 | +32.7% | -$670.00 |
| $291.10 | +54.8% | -$670.00 |
| $332.69 | +76.9% | -$670.00 |
| $374.27 | +99.0% | -$670.00 |
When traders use iron condor on DLR
Iron condors on DLR are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if DLR stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
DLR thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for DLR extends from approximately $173.66 on the downside to $202.50 on the upside. A DLR iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when DLR 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 DLR IV rank near 35.86% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the iron condor thesis on DLR should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Real Estate name, DLR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to DLR-specific events.
DLR 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. DLR positions also carry Real Estate sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move DLR alongside the broader basket even when DLR-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on DLR carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical DLR earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current DLR chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on DLR?
- A iron condor on DLR is the iron condor strategy applied to DLR (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 DLR stock trading near $188.08, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed DLR chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are DLR 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 DLR iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 26.75%), the computed maximum profit is $330.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$670.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a DLR iron condor?
- The breakeven for the DLR iron condor priced on this page is roughly $176.70 and $198.30 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 DLR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.67%; 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 DLR?
- Iron condors on DLR are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if DLR stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current DLR implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- DLR ATM IV is at 26.75% with IV rank near 35.86%, 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.