RACE Butterfly Strategy
RACE (Ferrari N.V.), in the Consumer Cyclical sector, (Auto - Manufacturers industry), listed on NYSE.
Ferrari N.V. is a renowned automotive manufacturer primarily engaged in the creation, engineering, production, and sale of an exclusive range of high-performance luxury automobiles. Its extensive vehicle lineup features diverse models, including traditional sports cars, Grand Tourers (GTs), specialized series editions, ultra-exclusive limited-edition hypercars, bespoke one-off vehicles, track-specific designs, and its distinctive Icona series. Beyond car manufacturing, the company also supplies motorsport vehicles, essential components like spare parts and engines, and delivers comprehensive after-sales services such as vehicle repair, maintenance, and restoration. Expanding its brand influence, Ferrari N.V. strategically licenses its iconic marque to various producers and retailers of upscale lifestyle merchandise. This also extends to prominent leisure destinations, including the Ferrari World theme park in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Ferrari Land Portaventura in Europe. The company further diversifies its operations by offering direct and indirect financing and leasing solutions to both individual customers and dealership partners.
RACE (Ferrari N.V.) trades in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically Auto - Manufacturers, with a market capitalization of approximately $71.63B, a trailing P/E of 37.84, a beta of 0.60 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 312.51-504.49, average daily share volume of 600K, a public-listing history dating back to 2015, approximately 6K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how RACE stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.60 indicates RACE has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. The trailing P/E of 37.84 is on the rich side, which tends to correlate with higher earnings-window IV expansion as the market debates whether forward growth supports the multiple. RACE pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a butterfly on RACE?
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.
RACE snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $414.49, ATM IV 26.01%, IV rank 16.92%, expected move 7.46%. The butterfly on RACE below is built from the August 14, 2026 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 RACE specifically: RACE IV at 26.01% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a RACE butterfly, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 7.46% (roughly $30.90 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 RACE expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on RACE should anchor to the underlying notional of $414.49 per share and to the trader's directional view on RACE stock.
RACE butterfly setup
The RACE butterfly below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With RACE at $414.49 on that close, the first option leg uses a $395.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed RACE 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 RACE shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $395.00 | $25.05 |
| Sell 2 | Call | $415.00 | $12.10 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $435.00 | $4.85 |
RACE butterfly risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$570.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $1,272.22
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$570.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $400.70, $429.30
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 2.232
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.
RACE butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on RACE. 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% | -$570.00 |
| $91.65 | -77.9% | -$570.00 |
| $183.30 | -55.8% | -$570.00 |
| $274.94 | -33.7% | -$570.00 |
| $366.59 | -11.6% | -$570.00 |
| $458.23 | +10.6% | -$570.00 |
| $549.88 | +32.7% | -$570.00 |
| $641.52 | +54.8% | -$570.00 |
| $733.17 | +76.9% | -$570.00 |
| $824.81 | +99.0% | -$570.00 |
When traders use butterfly on RACE
Butterflies on RACE are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect RACE 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.
RACE thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for RACE extends from approximately $383.59 on the downside to $445.39 on the upside. A RACE long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if RACE settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current RACE IV rank near 16.92% 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 RACE at 26.01%. As a Consumer Cyclical name, RACE options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to RACE-specific events.
RACE 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. RACE positions also carry Consumer Cyclical sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move RACE alongside the broader basket even when RACE-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current RACE chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on RACE?
- A butterfly on RACE is the butterfly strategy applied to RACE (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 RACE stock at $414.49 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed RACE chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are RACE 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 RACE butterfly priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 26.01%), the computed maximum profit is $1,272.22 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$570.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a RACE butterfly?
- The breakeven for the RACE butterfly priced on this page is roughly $400.70 and $429.30 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 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 RACE market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 7.46%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on RACE?
- Butterflies on RACE are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect RACE 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 RACE implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- RACE ATM IV is at 26.01% with IV rank near 16.92%, 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.