How are MSFT 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 MSFT iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 42.67%), the computed maximum profit is $1,075.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$925.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a MSFT iron condor?

The breakeven for the MSFT iron condor priced on this page is roughly $339.25 and $395.75 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 MSFT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 12.23%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current MSFT implied volatility affect this iron condor?

MSFT ATM IV is at 42.67% with IV rank near 100.00%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.

MSFT Iron Condor Strategy

MSFT (Microsoft Corporation), in the Technology sector, (Software - Infrastructure industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Microsoft Corporation is a prominent global technology firm that invents, markets, and provides ongoing assistance for a diverse range of software, digital services, computing devices, and comprehensive solutions. Its operations are organized into three primary divisions: Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. The Productivity and Business Processes segment delivers crucial tools for both enterprises and individual users. This includes the extensive Office suite (comprising Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft Viva, and Skype for Business), along with popular consumer offerings like Skype, Outlook.com, OneDrive, and LinkedIn. It also features Dynamics 365, a suite of integrated cloud and on-premises business applications tailored for organizations. The Intelligent Cloud division focuses on sophisticated infrastructure and platform services.

MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Infrastructure, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.77T, a trailing P/E of 22.12, a beta of 1.10 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 349.2-555.45, average daily share volume of 36.8M, a public-listing history dating back to 1986, approximately 228K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how MSFT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.10 places MSFT roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. MSFT pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a iron condor on MSFT?

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.

Current MSFT snapshot

As of June 29, 2026, spot at $368.19, ATM IV 42.67%, IV rank 100.00%, expected move 12.23%. The iron condor on MSFT 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 32-day expiry.

Why this iron condor structure on MSFT specifically: MSFT IV at 42.67% is rich versus its 1-year range, which favors premium-selling structures like a MSFT iron condor, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 12.23% (roughly $45.05 on the underlying). The 32-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated MSFT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on MSFT should anchor to the underlying notional of $368.19 per share and to the trader's directional view on MSFT stock.

MSFT iron condor setup

The MSFT iron condor below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With MSFT near $368.19, the first option leg uses a $385.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed MSFT chain at a 32-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 MSFT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Sell 1	Call	$385.00	$13.13
Buy 1	Call	$405.00	$7.83
Sell 1	Put	$350.00	$10.55
Buy 1	Put	$330.00	$5.10

MSFT iron condor risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$1,075.00
Max Profit (per contract): $1,075.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$925.00
Breakeven(s): $339.25, $395.75
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.162

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.

MSFT iron condor payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on MSFT. 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%	-$925.00
$81.42	-77.9%	-$925.00
$162.83	-55.8%	-$925.00
$244.23	-33.7%	-$925.00
$325.64	-11.6%	-$925.00
$407.05	+10.6%	-$925.00
$488.46	+32.7%	-$925.00
$569.86	+54.8%	-$925.00
$651.27	+76.9%	-$925.00
$732.68	+99.0%	-$925.00

When traders use iron condor on MSFT

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

MSFT thesis for this iron condor

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for MSFT extends from approximately $323.14 on the downside to $413.24 on the upside. A MSFT iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when MSFT 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 MSFT IV rank near 100.00% sits in the upper third of its 1-year distribution, which historically reverts; this raises the bar for premium-buying structures and lowers it for premium-selling structures on MSFT at 42.67%. As a Technology name, MSFT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to MSFT-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a iron condor on MSFT?: A iron condor on MSFT is the iron condor strategy applied to MSFT (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 MSFT stock trading near $368.19, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed MSFT chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are MSFT 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 MSFT iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 42.67%), the computed maximum profit is $1,075.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$925.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a MSFT iron condor?: The breakeven for the MSFT iron condor priced on this page is roughly $339.25 and $395.75 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 MSFT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 12.23%; 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 MSFT?: Iron condors on MSFT are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if MSFT stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
How does current MSFT implied volatility affect this iron condor?: MSFT ATM IV is at 42.67% with IV rank near 100.00%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.