How are NTRS 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 NTRS butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 26.50%), the computed maximum profit is $532.34 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$437.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a NTRS butterfly?

The breakeven for the NTRS butterfly priced on this page is roughly $159.38 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 NTRS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.60%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current NTRS implied volatility affect this butterfly?

NTRS ATM IV is at 26.50% with IV rank near 30.64%, 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.

NTRS Butterfly Strategy

NTRS (Northern Trust Corporation), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Northern Trust Corporation, a financial holding company, provides wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking solutions for corporations, institutions, families, and individuals worldwide. It operates in two segments, Asset Servicing and Wealth Management. The Asset Servicing segment offers asset servicing and related services, including custody, fund administration, investment operations outsourcing, investment management, investment risk and analytical services, employee benefit services, securities lending, foreign exchange, treasury management, brokerage services, transition management services, banking, and cash management services. This segment serves corporate and public retirement funds, foundations, endowments, fund managers, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, and other institutional investors. The Wealth Management segment offers trust, investment management, custody, and philanthropic; financial consulting; guardianship and estate administration; family business consulting; family financial education; brokerage services; and private and business banking services. This segment serves high-net-worth individuals and families, business owners, executives, professionals, retirees, and established privately held businesses.

NTRS (Northern Trust Corporation) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $30.16B, a trailing P/E of 16.16, a beta of 1.29 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 104.09-173.19, average daily share volume of 1.1M, a public-listing history dating back to 1980, approximately 23K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how NTRS stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.29 places NTRS roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. NTRS pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a butterfly on NTRS?

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 NTRS snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $163.87, ATM IV 26.50%, IV rank 30.64%, expected move 7.60%. The butterfly on NTRS 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 NTRS specifically: NTRS IV at 26.50% 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 7.60% (roughly $12.45 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 NTRS expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on NTRS should anchor to the underlying notional of $163.87 per share and to the trader's directional view on NTRS stock.

NTRS butterfly setup

The NTRS 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 NTRS near $163.87, the first option leg uses a $155.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed NTRS 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 NTRS shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$155.00	$11.35
Sell 2	Call	$165.00	$4.75
Buy 1	Call	$170.00	$2.53

NTRS butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$437.50
Max Profit (per contract): $532.34
Max Loss (per contract): -$437.50
Breakeven(s): $159.38
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.217

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.

NTRS butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on NTRS. 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%	-$437.50
$36.24	-77.9%	-$437.50
$72.47	-55.8%	-$437.50
$108.70	-33.7%	-$437.50
$144.94	-11.6%	-$437.50
$181.17	+10.6%	+$62.50
$217.40	+32.7%	+$62.50
$253.63	+54.8%	+$62.50
$289.86	+76.9%	+$62.50
$326.09	+99.0%	+$62.50

When traders use butterfly on NTRS

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

NTRS thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for NTRS extends from approximately $151.42 on the downside to $176.32 on the upside. A NTRS long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if NTRS settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current NTRS IV rank near 30.64% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on NTRS should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, NTRS options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to NTRS-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on NTRS?: A butterfly on NTRS is the butterfly strategy applied to NTRS (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 NTRS stock trading near $163.87, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed NTRS chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are NTRS 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 NTRS butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 26.50%), the computed maximum profit is $532.34 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$437.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a NTRS butterfly?: The breakeven for the NTRS butterfly priced on this page is roughly $159.38 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 NTRS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.60%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on NTRS?: Butterflies on NTRS are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect NTRS 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 NTRS implied volatility affect this butterfly?: NTRS ATM IV is at 26.50% with IV rank near 30.64%, 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.