How are PTC 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 PTC butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 38.40%), the computed maximum profit is $664.32 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$332.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a PTC butterfly?

The breakeven for the PTC butterfly priced on this page is roughly $146.68 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 PTC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 11.01%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current PTC implied volatility affect this butterfly?

PTC ATM IV is at 38.40% with IV rank near 51.54%, 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.

PTC Butterfly Strategy

PTC (PTC Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Application industry), listed on NASDAQ.

PTC Inc. operates as software and services company in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Software Products and Professional Services. It offers ThingWorx platform, which offers a set of capabilities that enable enterprises to digitally transform every aspect of their business with innovative solutions that are simple to create, easy to implement, scalable to meet future needs, and designed to enable customers to accelerate time to value; and Vuforia, which enables the visualization of digital information in a physical context and the creation of AR. The company also provides Onshape, a software-as-a-service product development platform unites computer-aided design with data management, collaboration tools, and real-time analytics; Arena, a PLM solution enables product teams to collaborate virtually anytime and anywhere; Creo, a 3D CAD technology enables the digital design, testing, and modification of product models; and Windchill, a product lifecycle management software. In addition, it offers Integrity, an application lifecycle management solution; Servigistics, service parts management solution; and consulting, implementation, training, cloud, and license and support services. The company was formerly known as Parametric Technology Corporation and changed its name to PTC Inc. in January 2013.

PTC (PTC Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Application, with a market capitalization of approximately $16.26B, a trailing P/E of 13.35, a beta of 0.98 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 130.89-219.69, average daily share volume of 1.2M, a public-listing history dating back to 1989, approximately 8K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how PTC stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.98 places PTC roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.

What is a butterfly on PTC?

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 PTC snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $142.17, ATM IV 38.40%, IV rank 51.54%, expected move 11.01%. The butterfly on PTC 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 PTC specifically: PTC IV at 38.40% 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 11.01% (roughly $15.65 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 PTC expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on PTC should anchor to the underlying notional of $142.17 per share and to the trader's directional view on PTC stock.

PTC butterfly setup

The PTC 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 PTC near $142.17, the first option leg uses a $135.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed PTC 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 PTC shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$135.00	$10.80
Sell 2	Call	$140.00	$7.75
Buy 1	Call	$150.00	$3.03

PTC butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$167.50
Max Profit (per contract): $664.32
Max Loss (per contract): -$332.50
Breakeven(s): $146.68
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.998

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.

PTC butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on PTC. 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%	+$167.50
$31.44	-77.9%	+$167.50
$62.88	-55.8%	+$167.50
$94.31	-33.7%	+$167.50
$125.74	-11.6%	+$167.50
$157.18	+10.6%	-$332.50
$188.61	+32.7%	-$332.50
$220.04	+54.8%	-$332.50
$251.48	+76.9%	-$332.50
$282.91	+99.0%	-$332.50

When traders use butterfly on PTC

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

PTC thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for PTC extends from approximately $126.52 on the downside to $157.82 on the upside. A PTC long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if PTC settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current PTC IV rank near 51.54% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on PTC should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, PTC options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to PTC-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on PTC?: A butterfly on PTC is the butterfly strategy applied to PTC (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 PTC stock trading near $142.17, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed PTC chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are PTC 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 PTC butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 38.40%), the computed maximum profit is $664.32 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$332.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a PTC butterfly?: The breakeven for the PTC butterfly priced on this page is roughly $146.68 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 PTC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 11.01%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on PTC?: Butterflies on PTC are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect PTC 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 PTC implied volatility affect this butterfly?: PTC ATM IV is at 38.40% with IV rank near 51.54%, 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.