ROG Iron Condor Strategy
ROG (Rogers Corporation), in the Technology sector, (Hardware, Equipment & Parts industry), listed on NYSE.
Rogers Corporation, established in 1832 and headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, operates as a global enterprise specializing in the engineering, production, and sale of advanced materials and components. Its business activities are organized into three primary divisions: Advanced Electronics Solutions (AES), Elastomeric Material Solutions (EMS), and Other. The Advanced Electronics Solutions (AES) division manufactures and supplies circuit materials, ceramic substrate materials, busbars, and innovative cooling solutions. These offerings cater to a diverse array of industries and applications, including electric and hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEV), wireless infrastructure, general automotive use, telematics, thermal management, aerospace and defense, mass transit systems, clean energy initiatives, connected devices, and wired infrastructure. The products in this segment are distributed under a wide range of brand names, specifically curamik, ROLINX, RO4000, RO3000, RT/duroid, CLTE Series, TMM, AD Series, DiClad, CuClad Series, Kappa, COOLSPAN, TC Series, 92ML, IsoClad, MAGTREX, XTremeSpeed RO1200, IM Series, 2929 Bondply, 3001 Bondply Film, and SpeedWave. The Elastomeric Material Solutions (EMS) segment delivers specialized material solutions primarily utilizing polyurethane and silicone.
ROG (Rogers Corporation) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Hardware, Equipment & Parts, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.48B, a trailing P/E of 81.47, a beta of 0.50 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 72.49-169, average daily share volume of 280K, a public-listing history dating back to 1980, approximately 3K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how ROG stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.50 indicates ROG 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 81.47 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. ROG pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a iron condor on ROG?
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.
ROG snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $142.38, ATM IV 42.30%, IV rank 25.06%, expected move 12.13%. The iron condor on ROG 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 35-day expiry.
Why this iron condor structure on ROG specifically: ROG IV at 42.30% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling ROG iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 12.13% (roughly $17.27 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 ROG expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on ROG should anchor to the underlying notional of $142.38 per share and to the trader's directional view on ROG stock.
ROG iron condor setup
The ROG iron condor 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 ROG at $142.38 on that close, the first option leg uses a $150.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed ROG 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 ROG shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $150.00 | $4.75 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $155.00 | $3.50 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $135.00 | $3.80 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $130.00 | $2.23 |
ROG iron condor risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$282.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $282.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$218.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $132.18, $152.82
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.294
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.
ROG iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on ROG. 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% | -$218.00 |
| $31.49 | -77.9% | -$218.00 |
| $62.97 | -55.8% | -$218.00 |
| $94.45 | -33.7% | -$218.00 |
| $125.93 | -11.6% | -$218.00 |
| $157.41 | +10.6% | -$218.00 |
| $188.89 | +32.7% | -$218.00 |
| $220.37 | +54.8% | -$218.00 |
| $251.85 | +76.9% | -$218.00 |
| $283.33 | +99.0% | -$218.00 |
When traders use iron condor on ROG
Iron condors on ROG are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if ROG stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
ROG thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for ROG extends from approximately $125.11 on the downside to $159.65 on the upside. A ROG iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when ROG 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 ROG IV rank near 25.06% 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 ROG at 42.30%. As a Technology name, ROG options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to ROG-specific events.
ROG 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. ROG positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move ROG alongside the broader basket even when ROG-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on ROG carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical ROG earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current ROG chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on ROG?
- A iron condor on ROG is the iron condor strategy applied to ROG (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 ROG stock at $142.38 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed ROG chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are ROG 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 ROG iron condor priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 42.30%), the computed maximum profit is $282.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$218.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a ROG iron condor?
- The breakeven for the ROG iron condor priced on this page is roughly $132.18 and $152.82 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 ROG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 12.13%; 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 ROG?
- Iron condors on ROG are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if ROG stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current ROG implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- ROG ATM IV is at 42.30% with IV rank near 25.06%, 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.