EXPO Iron Condor Strategy
EXPO (Exponent, Inc.), in the Industrials sector, (Engineering & Construction industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Exponent, Inc. functions as a global leader in scientific and engineering consulting, operating through its subsidiaries. The firm's activities are divided into two principal segments: Engineering and Other Scientific, and Environmental and Health. The Engineering and Other Scientific division offers a broad spectrum of services encompassing biomechanics, biomedical sciences, structural analysis, civil engineering, construction advisory, data analytics, electrical and computer science, human factors, materials and corrosion science, mechanical engineering, polymer chemistry, thermal dynamics, and vehicle system engineering. Concurrently, the Environmental and Health segment specializes in areas such as chemical regulatory compliance, food safety, ecological and biological studies, earth and environmental sciences, and various health-related scientific fields. With expertise spanning approximately 90 technical disciplines, Exponent is dedicated to addressing complex and pressing issues for its stakeholders. Its client base is diverse, covering industries like chemicals, construction, consumer products, energy, food and beverage, government, life sciences, insurance, manufacturing, technology, heavy industrial equipment, and transportation.
EXPO (Exponent, Inc.) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Engineering & Construction, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.28B, a trailing P/E of 29.50, a beta of 0.69 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 51.91-81.95, average daily share volume of 557K, a public-listing history dating back to 1990, approximately 1K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how EXPO stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.69 indicates EXPO has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. EXPO pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a iron condor on EXPO?
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.
EXPO snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $67.21, ATM IV 26.10%, IV rank 1.96%, expected move 7.48%. The iron condor on EXPO below is built from the 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 iron condor structure on EXPO specifically: EXPO IV at 26.10% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling EXPO iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 7.48% (roughly $5.03 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 EXPO expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on EXPO should anchor to the underlying notional of $67.21 per share and to the trader's directional view on EXPO stock.
EXPO iron condor setup
The EXPO 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 EXPO at $67.21 on that close, the first option leg uses a $70.57 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed EXPO 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 EXPO shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $70.57 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $73.93 | N/A |
| Sell 1 | Put | $63.85 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $60.49 | N/A |
EXPO iron condor risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- N/A
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Breakeven(s)
- None on modeled curve
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- N/A
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.
EXPO iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on EXPO. 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.
When traders use iron condor on EXPO
Iron condors on EXPO are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if EXPO stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
EXPO thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for EXPO extends from approximately $62.18 on the downside to $72.24 on the upside. A EXPO iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when EXPO 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 EXPO IV rank near 1.96% 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 EXPO at 26.10%. As a Industrials name, EXPO options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to EXPO-specific events.
EXPO 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. EXPO positions also carry Industrials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move EXPO alongside the broader basket even when EXPO-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on EXPO carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical EXPO earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current EXPO chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on EXPO?
- A iron condor on EXPO is the iron condor strategy applied to EXPO (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 EXPO stock at $67.21 on the most recent close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed EXPO chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are EXPO 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 EXPO iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 26.10%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is unbounded per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a EXPO iron condor?
- The breakeven for the EXPO iron condor priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve at expiration, derived from the 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 EXPO market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 7.48%; 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 EXPO?
- Iron condors on EXPO are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if EXPO stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current EXPO implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- EXPO ATM IV is at 26.10% with IV rank near 1.96%, 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.