GLP Butterfly Strategy
GLP (Global Partners LP), in the Energy sector, (Oil & Gas Midstream industry), listed on NYSE.
Global Partners LP engages in the purchasing, selling, gathering, blending, storing, and logistics of transporting gasoline and gasoline blendstocks, distillates, residual oil, renewable fuels, crude oil, and propane to wholesalers, retailers, and commercial customers in the New England states, Mid-Atlantic region, and New York. The company is also involved in the transportation of petroleum products and renewable fuels through rail from the mid-continent region of the United States and Canada. Its Wholesale segment sells home heating oil, branded and unbranded gasoline and gasoline blendstocks, diesel, kerosene, residual oil, and propane to home heating oil retailers and wholesale distributors. It also aggregates crude oil through truck or pipeline in the mid-continent region of the United States and Canada, as well as transports it through rail and ships it through barge to refiners. The company's Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations segment sells branded and unbranded gasoline to gasoline station operators and sub-jobbers; operates gasoline stations and convenience stores; and provides car wash, lottery, and ATM services, as well as leases gasoline stations. Its Commercial segment sells and delivers unbranded gasoline, home heating oil, diesel, kerosene, residual oil, and bunker fuel to customers in the public sector, as well as to commercial and industrial end-users; and sells custom blended fuels.
GLP (Global Partners LP) trades in the Energy sector, specifically Oil & Gas Midstream, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.66B, a trailing P/E of 12.78, a beta of 1.04 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 39.58-56.51, average daily share volume of 50K, a public-listing history dating back to 2005, approximately 3K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how GLP stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.04 places GLP roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. GLP pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a butterfly on GLP?
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 GLP snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $48.99, ATM IV 24.60%, IV rank 4.41%, expected move 7.05%. The butterfly on GLP 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 34-day expiry.
Why this butterfly structure on GLP specifically: GLP IV at 24.60% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a GLP butterfly, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 7.05% (roughly $3.46 on the underlying). The 34-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated GLP expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GLP should anchor to the underlying notional of $48.99 per share and to the trader's directional view on GLP stock.
GLP butterfly setup
The GLP 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 GLP near $48.99, the first option leg uses a $46.54 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GLP chain at a 34-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 GLP shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $46.54 | N/A |
| Sell 2 | Call | $48.99 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $51.44 | N/A |
GLP butterfly 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 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.
GLP butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on GLP. 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 butterfly on GLP
Butterflies on GLP are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect GLP 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.
GLP thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GLP extends from approximately $45.53 on the downside to $52.45 on the upside. A GLP long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if GLP settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current GLP IV rank near 4.41% 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 GLP at 24.60%. As a Energy name, GLP options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GLP-specific events.
GLP 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. GLP positions also carry Energy sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move GLP alongside the broader basket even when GLP-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current GLP chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on GLP?
- A butterfly on GLP is the butterfly strategy applied to GLP (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 GLP stock trading near $48.99, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GLP chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are GLP 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 GLP butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 24.60%), 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 GLP butterfly?
- The breakeven for the GLP butterfly 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 GLP market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.05%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on GLP?
- Butterflies on GLP are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect GLP 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 GLP implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- GLP ATM IV is at 24.60% with IV rank near 4.41%, 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.