How are GD 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 GD iron condor priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 26.59%), the computed maximum profit is $409.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,090.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a GD iron condor?

The breakeven for the GD iron condor priced on this page is roughly $310.91 and $354.10 at expiration, derived from the September 29, 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 GD market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 7.62%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current GD implied volatility affect this iron condor?

GD ATM IV is at 26.59% with IV rank near 63.25%, 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.

GD Iron Condor Strategy

GD (General Dynamics Corporation), in the Industrials sector, (Aerospace & Defense industry), listed on NYSE.

General Dynamics Corporation is a global leader in the aerospace and defense industry, with its operations structured across four key divisions: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment focuses on the design, production, and sale of business jets, alongside offering a full suite of aviation services including aircraft maintenance, repair, management, charter services, and ground support. Marine Systems specializes in shipbuilding for the U.S. Navy, constructing nuclear-powered submarines, surface warships, and auxiliary vessels. This division also builds various commercial ships, such as tankers and cargo carriers. Furthermore, it provides extensive maintenance, modernization, and lifecycle support, along with engineering and design services for both naval and commercial fleets.

GD (General Dynamics Corporation) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Aerospace & Defense, with a market capitalization of approximately $89.78B, a trailing P/E of 19.98, a beta of 0.32 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 306.77-400, average daily share volume of 1.2M, a public-listing history dating back to 1978, approximately 117K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how GD stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.32 indicates GD has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. GD pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a iron condor on GD?

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.

GD snapshot

As of September 29, 2026, spot at $332.22, ATM IV 26.59%, IV rank 63.25%, expected move 7.62%. The iron condor on GD below is built from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 31-day expiry.

Why this iron condor structure on GD specifically: GD IV at 26.59% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a GD iron condor sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 7.62% (roughly $25.33 on the underlying). The 31-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated GD expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GD should anchor to the underlying notional of $332.22 per share and to the trader's directional view on GD stock.

GD iron condor setup

The GD iron condor below is built from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With GD at $332.22 on that close, the first option leg uses a $350.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GD chain at a 31-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 GD shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Sell 1	Call	$350.00	$4.00
Buy 1	Call	$365.00	$2.48
Sell 1	Put	$315.00	$4.10
Buy 1	Put	$300.00	$1.53

GD iron condor risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$409.50
Max Profit (per contract): $409.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$1,090.50
Breakeven(s): $310.91, $354.10
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.376

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.

GD iron condor payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on GD. 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%	-$1,090.50
$73.46	-77.9%	-$1,090.50
$146.92	-55.8%	-$1,090.50
$220.37	-33.7%	-$1,090.50
$293.83	-11.6%	-$1,090.50
$367.28	+10.6%	-$1,090.50
$440.74	+32.7%	-$1,090.50
$514.19	+54.8%	-$1,090.50
$587.65	+76.9%	-$1,090.50
$661.10	+99.0%	-$1,090.50

When traders use iron condor on GD

Iron condors on GD are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if GD stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.

GD thesis for this iron condor

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GD extends from approximately $306.89 on the downside to $357.55 on the upside. A GD iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when GD 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 GD IV rank near 63.25% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the iron condor thesis on GD should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Industrials name, GD options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GD-specific events.

GD 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. GD positions also carry Industrials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move GD alongside the broader basket even when GD-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on GD carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical GD earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current GD chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a iron condor on GD?: A iron condor on GD is the iron condor strategy applied to GD (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 GD stock at $332.22 on the September 29, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GD chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are GD 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 GD iron condor priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 26.59%), the computed maximum profit is $409.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,090.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a GD iron condor?: The breakeven for the GD iron condor priced on this page is roughly $310.91 and $354.10 at expiration, derived from the September 29, 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 GD market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 7.62%; 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 GD?: Iron condors on GD are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if GD stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
How does current GD implied volatility affect this iron condor?: GD ATM IV is at 26.59% with IV rank near 63.25%, 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.