PUBM Iron Condor Strategy
PUBM (PubMatic, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Application industry), listed on NASDAQ.
PubMatic, Inc. operates a global cloud-based infrastructure designed to facilitate real-time programmatic advertising exchanges between online publishers and advertisers. Its comprehensive suite of solutions includes Openwrap, an enterprise-level header bidding tool with robust management and analytics capabilities, including specialized versions like Openwrap OTT for over-the-top media and Openwrap SDK for in-app developers. The company also provides private marketplace options and dedicated consoles for media buyers. Further extending its offerings, PubMatic provides Real-Time Bidding (RTB) technologies that support diverse selling strategies across multiple screens and advertising formats. It employs advanced digital advertising inventory quality solutions to identify and remove fraudulent traffic and malicious activities, alongside ad quality features aimed at minimizing security, quality, and performance concerns. The Identity Hub is a privacy-conscious identity management system, enabling advertisers to utilize their preferred user identifiers securely and at scale.
PUBM (PubMatic, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Application, with a market capitalization of approximately $802.4M, a beta of 1.54 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 6.15-18.44, average daily share volume of 642K, a public-listing history dating back to 2020, approximately 1K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how PUBM stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.54 indicates PUBM has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position.
What is a iron condor on PUBM?
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.
PUBM snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $17.62, ATM IV 72.10%, IV rank 16.76%, expected move 20.67%. The iron condor on PUBM below is built from the end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 35-day expiry.
Why this iron condor structure on PUBM specifically: PUBM IV at 72.10% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling PUBM iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 20.67% (roughly $3.64 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated PUBM expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on PUBM should anchor to the underlying notional of $17.62 per share and to the trader's directional view on PUBM stock.
PUBM iron condor setup
The PUBM 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 PUBM at $17.62 on that close, the first option leg uses a $18.50 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed PUBM chain at a 35-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 PUBM shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $18.50 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $19.38 | N/A |
| Sell 1 | Put | $16.74 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $15.86 | N/A |
PUBM 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.
PUBM iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on PUBM. 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 PUBM
Iron condors on PUBM are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if PUBM stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
PUBM thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for PUBM extends from approximately $13.98 on the downside to $21.26 on the upside. A PUBM iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when PUBM 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 PUBM IV rank near 16.76% 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 PUBM at 72.10%. As a Technology name, PUBM options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to PUBM-specific events.
PUBM 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. PUBM positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move PUBM alongside the broader basket even when PUBM-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on PUBM carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical PUBM earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current PUBM chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on PUBM?
- A iron condor on PUBM is the iron condor strategy applied to PUBM (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 PUBM stock at $17.62 on the most recent close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed PUBM chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are PUBM 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 PUBM iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 72.10%), 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 PUBM iron condor?
- The breakeven for the PUBM iron condor priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve at expiration, derived from the end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The PUBM market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 20.67%; 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 PUBM?
- Iron condors on PUBM are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if PUBM stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current PUBM implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- PUBM ATM IV is at 72.10% with IV rank near 16.76%, 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.