EXP Iron Condor Strategy
EXP (Eagle Materials Inc.), in the Basic Materials sector, (Construction Materials industry), listed on NYSE.
Eagle Materials Inc., operating through its subsidiaries across the United States, stands as a key producer and supplier of both heavy construction and light building materials. The company's diverse operations are organized into distinct segments: Cement; Concrete and Aggregates; Gypsum Wallboard; and Recycled Paperboard. Its core activities involve the mining of limestone for the comprehensive manufacture, distribution, and sale of Portland cement, alongside the grinding and distribution of slag. Additionally, Eagle Materials extracts gypsum to produce and market gypsum wallboard, an essential product utilized for finishing interior walls and ceilings in residential, commercial, and industrial structures. The firm also engages in the production and sale of recycled paperboard, catering to the gypsum wallboard industry and other paperboard converters, while also providing containerboard and lightweight packaging grades. Furthermore, its product portfolio includes ready-mix concrete, complemented by the mining, extraction, and sale of various aggregates such as crushed stone, sand, and gravel.
EXP (Eagle Materials Inc.) trades in the Basic Materials sector, specifically Construction Materials, with a market capitalization of approximately $7.22B, a trailing P/E of 17.27, a beta of 1.38 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 171.99-245.53, average daily share volume of 417K, a public-listing history dating back to 1994, approximately 3K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how EXP stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.38 indicates EXP has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. EXP pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a iron condor on EXP?
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 EXP snapshot
As of June 30, 2026, spot at $224.71, ATM IV 37.30%, IV rank 61.72%, expected move 10.69%. The iron condor on EXP 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 17-day expiry.
Why this iron condor structure on EXP specifically: EXP IV at 37.30% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a EXP iron condor sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 10.69% (roughly $24.03 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated EXP expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on EXP should anchor to the underlying notional of $224.71 per share and to the trader's directional view on EXP stock.
EXP iron condor setup
The EXP 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 EXP near $224.71, the first option leg uses a $240.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed EXP chain at a 17-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 EXP shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $240.00 | $2.25 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $250.00 | $1.10 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $210.00 | $2.15 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $200.00 | $1.15 |
EXP iron condor risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$215.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $215.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$785.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $207.85, $242.15
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.274
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.
EXP iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on EXP. 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% | -$785.00 |
| $49.69 | -77.9% | -$785.00 |
| $99.38 | -55.8% | -$785.00 |
| $149.06 | -33.7% | -$785.00 |
| $198.74 | -11.6% | -$785.00 |
| $248.43 | +10.6% | -$627.76 |
| $298.11 | +32.7% | -$785.00 |
| $347.79 | +54.8% | -$785.00 |
| $397.48 | +76.9% | -$785.00 |
| $447.16 | +99.0% | -$785.00 |
When traders use iron condor on EXP
Iron condors on EXP are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if EXP stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
EXP thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for EXP extends from approximately $200.68 on the downside to $248.74 on the upside. A EXP iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when EXP 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 EXP IV rank near 61.72% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the iron condor thesis on EXP should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Basic Materials name, EXP options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to EXP-specific events.
EXP 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. EXP positions also carry Basic Materials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move EXP alongside the broader basket even when EXP-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on EXP carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical EXP earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current EXP chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on EXP?
- A iron condor on EXP is the iron condor strategy applied to EXP (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 EXP stock trading near $224.71, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed EXP chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are EXP 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 EXP iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 37.30%), the computed maximum profit is $215.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$785.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a EXP iron condor?
- The breakeven for the EXP iron condor priced on this page is roughly $207.85 and $242.15 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 EXP market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.69%; 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 EXP?
- Iron condors on EXP are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if EXP stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current EXP implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- EXP ATM IV is at 37.30% with IV rank near 61.72%, 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.