ONL Iron Condor Strategy
ONL (Orion Properties Inc.), in the Real Estate sector, (REIT - Office industry), listed on NYSE.
Orion Properties Inc. specializes in the ownership, acquisition and management of a diversified portfolio of mission-critical and corporate headquarters office buildings in high-quality suburban markets across the U.S. The portfolio is leased primarily on a single-tenant net lease basis to creditworthy tenants. The company's team of experienced industry leaders employs a proven, cycle-tested investment evaluation framework which serves as the lens through which capital allocation decisions are made for the current portfolio and future acquisitions.
ONL (Orion Properties Inc.) trades in the Real Estate sector, specifically REIT - Office, with a market capitalization of approximately $164.8M, a beta of 1.59 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 1.63-3.05, average daily share volume of 375K, a public-listing history dating back to 2021, approximately 40 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how ONL stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.59 indicates ONL has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. ONL pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a iron condor on ONL?
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 ONL snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $2.92, ATM IV 31.40%, IV rank 1.46%, expected move 9.00%. The iron condor on ONL 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 iron condor structure on ONL specifically: ONL IV at 31.40% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling ONL iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 9.00% (roughly $0.26 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 ONL expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on ONL should anchor to the underlying notional of $2.92 per share and to the trader's directional view on ONL stock.
ONL iron condor setup
The ONL 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 ONL near $2.92, the first option leg uses a $3.07 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed ONL 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 ONL shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $3.07 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $3.21 | N/A |
| Sell 1 | Put | $2.77 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $2.63 | N/A |
ONL iron condor risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- N/A
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Breakeven(s)
- None on modeled curve
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- N/A
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.
ONL iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on ONL. 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.
When traders use iron condor on ONL
Iron condors on ONL are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if ONL stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
ONL thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for ONL extends from approximately $2.66 on the downside to $3.18 on the upside. A ONL iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when ONL 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 ONL IV rank near 1.46% sits in the lower third of its 1-year distribution, where IV often re-expands toward the mean; this favors premium-buying structures and disadvantages premium-selling structures on ONL at 31.40%. As a Real Estate name, ONL options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to ONL-specific events.
ONL 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. ONL positions also carry Real Estate sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move ONL alongside the broader basket even when ONL-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on ONL carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical ONL earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current ONL chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on ONL?
- A iron condor on ONL is the iron condor strategy applied to ONL (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 ONL stock trading near $2.92, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed ONL chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are ONL 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 ONL iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 31.40%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is unbounded per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a ONL iron condor?
- The breakeven for the ONL iron condor priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 ONL market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 9.00%; 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 ONL?
- Iron condors on ONL are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if ONL stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current ONL implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- ONL ATM IV is at 31.40% with IV rank near 1.46%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.