LION Iron Condor Strategy

LION (Lionsgate Studios Corp.), in the Technology sector, (Media & Entertainment industry), listed on NYSE.

Lionsgate Studios operates as a preeminent, independent, publicly traded entity within the global content sector. It integrates a broad spectrum of film and television creation and distribution operations, an elite collection of valuable brands and franchises, a formidable presence in talent management and content development, and an expansive archive of over 20,000 movie and TV titles. This entire endeavor is energized by Lionsgate's audacious and innovative corporate philosophy.

LION (Lionsgate Studios Corp.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Media & Entertainment, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.33B, a beta of 0.15 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 5.875-16.7, average daily share volume of 3.1M, a public-listing history dating back to 2022, approximately 916 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how LION stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.15 indicates LION has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure.

What is a iron condor on LION?

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.

LION snapshot

As of September 29, 2026, spot at $11.11, ATM IV 311.50%, IV rank 63.88%, expected move 89.30%. The iron condor on LION 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 17-day expiry.

Why this iron condor structure on LION specifically: LION IV at 311.50% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a LION iron condor sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 89.30% (roughly $9.92 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated LION expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on LION should anchor to the underlying notional of $11.11 per share and to the trader's directional view on LION stock.

LION iron condor setup

The LION 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 LION at $11.11 on that close, the first option leg uses a $12.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed LION chain at a 17-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 LION shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Sell 1Call$12.00$0.25
Buy 1Call$12.00$0.25
Sell 1Put$11.00$0.58
Buy 1Put$10.00$0.25

LION iron condor risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
+$32.50
Max Profit (per contract)
$32.50
Max Loss (per contract)
-$67.50
Breakeven(s)
$10.68
Risk / Reward Ratio
0.481

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.

LION iron condor payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on LION. 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.

LION iron condor profit and loss curve at expiration with breakevens and current spot markedLION iron condor payoff at expiration-$60-$40-$20$0$20$5$10$15$20Underlying Price ($)P&L at Expiration ($)BE $10.68Spot $11.11
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 SpotP&L at Expiration
$0.01-99.9%-$67.50
$2.47-77.8%-$67.50
$4.92-55.7%-$67.50
$7.38-33.6%-$67.50
$9.83-11.5%-$67.50
$12.29+10.6%+$32.50
$14.74+32.7%+$32.50
$17.20+54.8%+$32.50
$19.65+76.9%+$32.50
$22.11+99.0%+$32.50

When traders use iron condor on LION

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

LION thesis for this iron condor

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for LION extends from approximately $1.19 on the downside to $21.03 on the upside. A LION iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when LION 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 LION IV rank near 63.88% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the iron condor thesis on LION should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, LION options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to LION-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a iron condor on LION?
A iron condor on LION is the iron condor strategy applied to LION (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 LION stock at $11.11 on the September 29, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed LION chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are LION 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 LION iron condor priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 311.50%), the computed maximum profit is $32.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$67.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a LION iron condor?
The breakeven for the LION iron condor priced on this page is roughly $10.68 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 LION market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 89.30%; 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 LION?
Iron condors on LION are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if LION stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
How does current LION implied volatility affect this iron condor?
LION ATM IV is at 311.50% with IV rank near 63.88%, 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.

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