How are IAG strangle max profit and max loss calculated?

Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit. For the IAG strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 53.10%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$140.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a IAG strangle?

The breakeven for the IAG strangle priced on this page is roughly $14.60 and $19.40 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 IAG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 15.22%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current IAG implied volatility affect this strangle?

IAG ATM IV is at 53.10% with IV rank near 38.57%, 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.

IAG Strangle Strategy

IAG (IAMGOLD Corporation), in the Basic Materials sector, (Gold industry), listed on NYSE.

IAMGOLD Corporation, through its subsidiaries, explores, develops, and operates gold mining properties in North America, South America, and West Africa. The company owns interests in the Rosebel mine located in Suriname, South America; the Essakane mine situated in Burkina Faso and Boto gold project located in Senegal, West Africa; and Westwood mine, covers an area of 1,925 hectare and located in Quebec and the Côté gold project, which covers an area of 586 square kilometer located in Ontario, Canada. Its exploration and development projects include the Pitangui project in Brazil; the Karita project located in Guinea; the Diakha-Siribaya project situated in Mali; and the Nelligan and Monster Lake projects located in Quebec, Canada. IAMGOLD Corporation was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

IAG (IAMGOLD Corporation) trades in the Basic Materials sector, specifically Gold, with a market capitalization of approximately $11.06B, a trailing P/E of 10.92, a beta of 2.21 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 6.06-24.87, average daily share volume of 7.6M, a public-listing history dating back to 2003, approximately 4K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how IAG stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 2.21 indicates IAG 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 10.92 is on the value side, where IV often compresses outside event windows because forward growth expectations are already discounted into the share price.

What is a strangle on IAG?

A long strangle buys an OTM call and an OTM put at offset strikes, cheaper than a straddle but requiring a larger underlying move to profit since both wings start out-of-the-money.

Current IAG snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $16.98, ATM IV 53.10%, IV rank 38.57%, expected move 15.22%. The strangle on IAG 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 strangle structure on IAG specifically: IAG IV at 53.10% 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 15.22% (roughly $2.58 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 IAG expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on IAG should anchor to the underlying notional of $16.98 per share and to the trader's directional view on IAG stock.

IAG strangle setup

The IAG strangle below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With IAG near $16.98, the first option leg uses a $18.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed IAG 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 IAG shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$18.00	$0.78
Buy 1	Put	$16.00	$0.63

IAG strangle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$140.00
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$140.00
Breakeven(s): $14.60, $19.40
Risk / Reward Ratio: Unbounded

Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit.

IAG strangle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle on IAG. 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	-99.9%	+$1,459.00
$3.76	-77.8%	+$1,083.67
$7.52	-55.7%	+$708.35
$11.27	-33.6%	+$333.02
$15.02	-11.5%	-$42.31
$18.78	+10.6%	-$62.37
$22.53	+32.7%	+$312.96
$26.28	+54.8%	+$688.29
$30.04	+76.9%	+$1,063.61
$33.79	+99.0%	+$1,438.94

When traders use strangle on IAG

Strangles on IAG are the cheaper cousin of the straddle - traders use them when they want a large directional move but are willing to give up the inner-strike sensitivity in exchange for a lower up-front debit on the IAG chain.

IAG thesis for this strangle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for IAG extends from approximately $14.40 on the downside to $19.56 on the upside. A IAG long strangle is the OTM cousin of the straddle: lower up-front cost but the underlying has to travel further past either OTM strike before the position turns profitable at expiration. Current IAG IV rank near 38.57% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the strangle thesis on IAG should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Basic Materials name, IAG options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to IAG-specific events.

IAG strangle positions are structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium, OTM); 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. IAG positions also carry Basic Materials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move IAG alongside the broader basket even when IAG-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current IAG chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a strangle on IAG?: A strangle on IAG is the strangle strategy applied to IAG (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium, OTM): A long strangle buys an OTM call and an OTM put at offset strikes, cheaper than a straddle but requiring a larger underlying move to profit since both wings start out-of-the-money. With IAG stock trading near $16.98, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed IAG chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are IAG strangle max profit and max loss calculated?: Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit. For the IAG strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 53.10%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$140.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a IAG strangle?: The breakeven for the IAG strangle priced on this page is roughly $14.60 and $19.40 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 IAG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 15.22%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a strangle on IAG?: Strangles on IAG are the cheaper cousin of the straddle - traders use them when they want a large directional move but are willing to give up the inner-strike sensitivity in exchange for a lower up-front debit on the IAG chain.
How does current IAG implied volatility affect this strangle?: IAG ATM IV is at 53.10% with IV rank near 38.57%, 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.