FTW Iron Condor Strategy
FTW (Presidio Production Company), in the Energy sector, (Shell Companies industry), listed on NYSE.
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FTW (Presidio Production Company) trades in the Energy sector, specifically Shell Companies, with a market capitalization of approximately $492.5M, a trailing P/E of 46.16, a beta of 0.02 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 10.02-13.75, average daily share volume of 64K, a public-listing history dating back to 2024. These structural characteristics shape how FTW stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.02 indicates FTW has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. The trailing P/E of 46.16 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. FTW pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a iron condor on FTW?
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 FTW snapshot
As of May 14, 2026, spot at $11.23, ATM IV 142.20%, expected move 40.77%. The iron condor on FTW 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 35-day expiry.
Why this iron condor structure on FTW specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for FTW is inferred from ATM IV at 142.20% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 40.77% (roughly $4.58 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 FTW expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on FTW should anchor to the underlying notional of $11.23 per share and to the trader's directional view on FTW stock.
FTW iron condor setup
The FTW 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 FTW near $11.23, the first option leg uses a $11.79 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed FTW 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 FTW shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $11.79 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $12.35 | N/A |
| Sell 1 | Put | $10.67 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $10.11 | N/A |
FTW 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.
FTW iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on FTW. 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 FTW
Iron condors on FTW are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if FTW stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
FTW thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for FTW extends from approximately $6.65 on the downside to $15.81 on the upside. A FTW iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when FTW 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. As a Energy name, FTW options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to FTW-specific events.
FTW 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. FTW positions also carry Energy sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move FTW alongside the broader basket even when FTW-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on FTW carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical FTW earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current FTW chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on FTW?
- A iron condor on FTW is the iron condor strategy applied to FTW (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 FTW stock trading near $11.23, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed FTW chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are FTW 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 FTW iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 142.20%), 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 FTW iron condor?
- The breakeven for the FTW iron condor priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 FTW market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 40.77%; 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 FTW?
- Iron condors on FTW are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if FTW stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current FTW implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- Current FTW ATM IV is 142.20%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.