How are EVR strangle max profit and max loss calculated?

Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit. For the EVR strangle priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 34.00%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,415.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a EVR strangle?

The breakeven for the EVR strangle priced on this page is roughly $275.85 and $334.15 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 EVR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 9.75%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current EVR implied volatility affect this strangle?

EVR ATM IV is at 34.00% with IV rank near 24.51%, 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.

EVR Strangle Strategy

EVR (Evercore Inc.), in the Financial Services sector, (Financial - Capital Markets industry), listed on NYSE.

Evercore Inc. functions as an autonomous investment banking advisory firm, maintaining a substantial international presence with operations spanning the United States, Europe, and Latin America. The company is structured into two core business units: Investment Banking and Investment Management. Its Investment Banking division provides extensive strategic guidance, covering mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategic planning, defense advisory, shareholder relations, special committee engagements, and complex transaction structuring. This segment also delivers capital markets expertise, encompassing equity offerings, corporate restructurings, debt solutions, private placements, market risk management and hedging, private capital advisory, and private fund services. Moreover, it supplies institutional investors with research-backed sales and trading services via a comprehensive, content-driven platform. The Investment Management division specializes in offering wealth management solutions to high-net-worth individuals, foundations, and endowments, in addition to overseeing financial assets for institutional clients.

EVR (Evercore Inc.) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Financial - Capital Markets, with a market capitalization of approximately $11.60B, a trailing P/E of 15.55, a beta of 1.51 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 265.87-388.71, average daily share volume of 498K, a public-listing history dating back to 2006, approximately 3K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how EVR stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.51 indicates EVR has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. EVR pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a strangle on EVR?

A long strangle buys an OTM call and an OTM put at offset strikes, cheaper than a straddle but requiring a larger underlying move to profit since both wings start out-of-the-money.

EVR snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $307.34, ATM IV 34.00%, IV rank 24.51%, expected move 9.75%. The strangle on EVR 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 strangle structure on EVR specifically: EVR IV at 34.00% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a EVR strangle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 9.75% (roughly $29.96 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 EVR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on EVR should anchor to the underlying notional of $307.34 per share and to the trader's directional view on EVR stock.

EVR strangle setup

The EVR strangle 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 EVR at $307.34 on that close, the first option leg uses a $320.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed EVR 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 EVR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$320.00	$8.00
Buy 1	Put	$290.00	$6.15

EVR strangle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$1,415.00
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$1,415.00
Breakeven(s): $275.85, $334.15
Risk / Reward Ratio: Unbounded

Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit.

EVR strangle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle on EVR. 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.

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 Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	+$27,584.00
$67.96	-77.9%	+$20,788.65
$135.92	-55.8%	+$13,993.31
$203.87	-33.7%	+$7,197.96
$271.82	-11.6%	+$402.61
$339.78	+10.6%	+$562.73
$407.73	+32.7%	+$7,358.08
$475.68	+54.8%	+$14,153.43
$543.64	+76.9%	+$20,948.77
$611.59	+99.0%	+$27,744.12

When traders use strangle on EVR

Strangles on EVR are the cheaper cousin of the straddle - traders use them when they want a large directional move but are willing to give up the inner-strike sensitivity in exchange for a lower up-front debit on the EVR chain.

EVR thesis for this strangle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for EVR extends from approximately $277.38 on the downside to $337.30 on the upside. A EVR long strangle is the OTM cousin of the straddle: lower up-front cost but the underlying has to travel further past either OTM strike before the position turns profitable at expiration. Current EVR IV rank near 24.51% 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 EVR at 34.00%. As a Financial Services name, EVR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to EVR-specific events.

EVR strangle positions are structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium, OTM); 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. EVR positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move EVR alongside the broader basket even when EVR-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current EVR chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a strangle on EVR?: A strangle on EVR is the strangle strategy applied to EVR (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium, OTM): A long strangle buys an OTM call and an OTM put at offset strikes, cheaper than a straddle but requiring a larger underlying move to profit since both wings start out-of-the-money. With EVR stock at $307.34 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed EVR chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are EVR strangle max profit and max loss calculated?: Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit. For the EVR strangle priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 34.00%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,415.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a EVR strangle?: The breakeven for the EVR strangle priced on this page is roughly $275.85 and $334.15 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 EVR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 9.75%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a strangle on EVR?: Strangles on EVR are the cheaper cousin of the straddle - traders use them when they want a large directional move but are willing to give up the inner-strike sensitivity in exchange for a lower up-front debit on the EVR chain.
How does current EVR implied volatility affect this strangle?: EVR ATM IV is at 34.00% with IV rank near 24.51%, 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.