How are NEE 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 NEE butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 24.82%), the computed maximum profit is $283.64 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$195.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a NEE butterfly?

The breakeven for the NEE butterfly priced on this page is roughly $89.95 and $96.05 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 NEE market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.11%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current NEE implied volatility affect this butterfly?

NEE ATM IV is at 24.82% with IV rank near 32.33%, 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.

NEE Butterfly Strategy

NEE (NextEra Energy, Inc.), in the Utilities sector, (Regulated Electric industry), listed on NYSE.

NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear, coal, and natural gas facilities. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets that consists of clean energy solutions, such as renewable generation facilities, battery storage projects, and electric transmission facilities; sells energy commodities; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets. As of December 31, 2021, the company had approximately 28,564 megawatts of net generating capacity; approximately 77,000 circuit miles of transmission and distribution lines; and 696 substations. It serves approximately 11 million people through approximately 5.7 million customer accounts in the east and lower west coasts of Florida. The company was formerly known as FPL Group, Inc. and changed its name to NextEra Energy, Inc. in 2010.

NEE (NextEra Energy, Inc.) trades in the Utilities sector, specifically Regulated Electric, with a market capitalization of approximately $197.79B, a trailing P/E of 24.21, a beta of 0.72 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 63.88-98.75, average daily share volume of 9.4M, a public-listing history dating back to 2014, approximately 17K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how NEE stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.72 places NEE roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. NEE pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a butterfly on NEE?

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 NEE snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $93.25, ATM IV 24.82%, IV rank 32.33%, expected move 7.11%. The butterfly on NEE 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 NEE specifically: NEE IV at 24.82% 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 7.11% (roughly $6.63 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 NEE expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on NEE should anchor to the underlying notional of $93.25 per share and to the trader's directional view on NEE stock.

NEE butterfly setup

The NEE 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 NEE near $93.25, the first option leg uses a $89.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed NEE 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 NEE shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$89.00	$5.68
Sell 2	Call	$93.00	$2.74
Buy 1	Call	$98.00	$0.75

NEE butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$95.00
Max Profit (per contract): $283.64
Max Loss (per contract): -$195.00
Breakeven(s): $89.95, $96.05
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.455

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.

NEE butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on NEE. 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%	-$95.00
$20.63	-77.9%	-$95.00
$41.24	-55.8%	-$95.00
$61.86	-33.7%	-$95.00
$82.48	-11.6%	-$95.00
$103.09	+10.6%	-$195.00
$123.71	+32.7%	-$195.00
$144.33	+54.8%	-$195.00
$164.95	+76.9%	-$195.00
$185.56	+99.0%	-$195.00

When traders use butterfly on NEE

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

NEE thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for NEE extends from approximately $86.62 on the downside to $99.88 on the upside. A NEE long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if NEE settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current NEE IV rank near 32.33% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on NEE should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Utilities name, NEE options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to NEE-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on NEE?: A butterfly on NEE is the butterfly strategy applied to NEE (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 NEE stock trading near $93.25, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed NEE chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are NEE 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 NEE butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 24.82%), the computed maximum profit is $283.64 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$195.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a NEE butterfly?: The breakeven for the NEE butterfly priced on this page is roughly $89.95 and $96.05 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 NEE market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.11%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on NEE?: Butterflies on NEE are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect NEE 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 NEE implied volatility affect this butterfly?: NEE ATM IV is at 24.82% with IV rank near 32.33%, 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.