How are GE 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 GE butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 36.88%), the computed maximum profit is $1,158.76 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$297.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a GE butterfly?

The breakeven for the GE butterfly priced on this page is roughly $277.98 and $302.03 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 GE market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.57%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current GE implied volatility affect this butterfly?

GE ATM IV is at 36.88% with IV rank near 58.95%, 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.

GE Butterfly Strategy

GE (GE Aerospace), in the Industrials sector, (Aerospace & Defense industry), listed on NYSE.

GE Aerospace is an American aircraft company, which engages in the provision of jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business, and general aviation aircraft. The firm's portfolio of brands includes Avio Aero, Unison, GE Additive, and Dowty Propellers. It operates through the Commercial Engines & Services and Defense & Propulsion Technologies segments. The Commercial Engines & Services segment is involved in the design, development, manufacturing, and servicing of jet engines for commercial airframes, as well as business aviation and aeroderivative applications. The Defense & Propulsion Technologies segment offers defense engines and critical aircraft systems. The company was founded by Thomas Alva Edison in 1878 and is headquartered in Evendale, OH.

GE (GE Aerospace) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Aerospace & Defense, with a market capitalization of approximately $307.92B, a trailing P/E of 35.31, a beta of 1.35 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 223.45-348.48, average daily share volume of 6.0M, a public-listing history dating back to 1962, approximately 53K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how GE stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.35 indicates GE has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. The trailing P/E of 35.31 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. GE pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a butterfly on GE?

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.

Current GE snapshot

As of May 14, 2026, spot at $291.02, ATM IV 36.88%, IV rank 58.95%, expected move 10.57%. The butterfly on GE 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 28-day expiry.

Why this butterfly structure on GE specifically: GE IV at 36.88% 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 10.57% (roughly $30.77 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 GE expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GE should anchor to the underlying notional of $291.02 per share and to the trader's directional view on GE stock.

GE butterfly setup

The GE butterfly below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With GE near $291.02, the first option leg uses a $275.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GE 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 GE shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$275.00	$15.70
Sell 2	Call	$290.00	$8.23
Buy 1	Call	$305.00	$3.73

GE butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$297.50
Max Profit (per contract): $1,158.76
Max Loss (per contract): -$297.50
Breakeven(s): $277.98, $302.03
Risk / Reward Ratio: 3.895

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.

GE butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on GE. 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%	-$297.50
$64.36	-77.9%	-$297.50
$128.70	-55.8%	-$297.50
$193.05	-33.7%	-$297.50
$257.39	-11.6%	-$297.50
$321.74	+10.6%	-$297.50
$386.08	+32.7%	-$297.50
$450.43	+54.8%	-$297.50
$514.77	+76.9%	-$297.50
$579.12	+99.0%	-$297.50

When traders use butterfly on GE

Butterflies on GE are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect GE 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.

GE thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GE extends from approximately $260.25 on the downside to $321.79 on the upside. A GE long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if GE settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current GE IV rank near 58.95% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on GE should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Industrials name, GE options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GE-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on GE?: A butterfly on GE is the butterfly strategy applied to GE (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 GE stock trading near $291.02, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GE chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are GE 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 GE butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 36.88%), the computed maximum profit is $1,158.76 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$297.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a GE butterfly?: The breakeven for the GE butterfly priced on this page is roughly $277.98 and $302.03 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 GE market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.57%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on GE?: Butterflies on GE are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect GE 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 GE implied volatility affect this butterfly?: GE ATM IV is at 36.88% with IV rank near 58.95%, 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.