How are FTNT butterfly max profit and max loss calculated?

Max profit equals the wing width minus net debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins the middle strike); max loss equals the net debit times 100. Two breakevens at lower-wing plus debit and upper-wing minus debit. For the FTNT butterfly priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 42.47%), the computed maximum profit is $667.14 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$260.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a FTNT butterfly?

The breakeven for the FTNT butterfly priced on this page is roughly $152.60 and $167.40 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 FTNT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 12.18%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current FTNT implied volatility affect this butterfly?

FTNT ATM IV is at 42.47% with IV rank near 33.19%, 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.

FTNT Butterfly Strategy

FTNT (Fortinet, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Infrastructure industry), listed on NASDAQ.

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FTNT (Fortinet, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Infrastructure, with a market capitalization of approximately $118.01B, a trailing P/E of 55.81, a beta of 1.08 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 73.55-172.09, average daily share volume of 6.1M, a public-listing history dating back to 2009, approximately 15K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how FTNT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.08 places FTNT roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. The trailing P/E of 55.81 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.

What is a butterfly on FTNT?

A long call butterfly buys one lower-strike call, sells two ATM calls, and buys one higher-strike call, paying a small net debit for a defined-risk position that maxes out if the underlying pins the middle strike at expiration.

FTNT snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $159.92, ATM IV 42.47%, IV rank 33.19%, expected move 12.18%. The butterfly on FTNT 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 28-day expiry.

Why this butterfly structure on FTNT specifically: FTNT IV at 42.47% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so strategy selection should anchor more to the directional thesis than to the IV regime, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 12.18% (roughly $19.47 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 FTNT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on FTNT should anchor to the underlying notional of $159.92 per share and to the trader's directional view on FTNT stock.

FTNT butterfly setup

The FTNT butterfly 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 FTNT at $159.92 on that close, the first option leg uses a $150.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed FTNT 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 FTNT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$150.00	$14.20
Sell 2	Call	$160.00	$7.73
Buy 1	Call	$170.00	$3.85

FTNT butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$260.00
Max Profit (per contract): $667.14
Max Loss (per contract): -$260.00
Breakeven(s): $152.60, $167.40
Risk / Reward Ratio: 2.566

Max profit equals the wing width minus net debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins the middle strike); max loss equals the net debit times 100. Two breakevens at lower-wing plus debit and upper-wing minus debit.

FTNT butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on FTNT. 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%	-$260.00
$35.37	-77.9%	-$260.00
$70.73	-55.8%	-$260.00
$106.08	-33.7%	-$260.00
$141.44	-11.6%	-$260.00
$176.80	+10.6%	-$260.00
$212.16	+32.7%	-$260.00
$247.52	+54.8%	-$260.00
$282.87	+76.9%	-$260.00
$318.23	+99.0%	-$260.00

When traders use butterfly on FTNT

Butterflies on FTNT are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect FTNT to settle near a specific level at expiration (often the prior close, a round number, or the max-pain strike) and want defined-risk exposure to that outcome.

FTNT thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for FTNT extends from approximately $140.45 on the downside to $179.39 on the upside. A FTNT long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if FTNT settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current FTNT IV rank near 33.19% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on FTNT should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, FTNT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to FTNT-specific events.

FTNT butterfly positions are structurally neutral / pin (limited-risk, limited-reward); 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. FTNT positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move FTNT alongside the broader basket even when FTNT-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current FTNT chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on FTNT?: A butterfly on FTNT is the butterfly strategy applied to FTNT (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral / pin (limited-risk, limited-reward): A long call butterfly buys one lower-strike call, sells two ATM calls, and buys one higher-strike call, paying a small net debit for a defined-risk position that maxes out if the underlying pins the middle strike at expiration. With FTNT stock at $159.92 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed FTNT chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are FTNT butterfly max profit and max loss calculated?: Max profit equals the wing width minus net debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins the middle strike); max loss equals the net debit times 100. Two breakevens at lower-wing plus debit and upper-wing minus debit. For the FTNT butterfly priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 42.47%), the computed maximum profit is $667.14 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$260.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a FTNT butterfly?: The breakeven for the FTNT butterfly priced on this page is roughly $152.60 and $167.40 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 FTNT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 12.18%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on FTNT?: Butterflies on FTNT are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect FTNT to settle near a specific level at expiration (often the prior close, a round number, or the max-pain strike) and want defined-risk exposure to that outcome.
How does current FTNT implied volatility affect this butterfly?: FTNT ATM IV is at 42.47% with IV rank near 33.19%, 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.