How are SPSC 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 SPSC iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 353.40%), the computed maximum profit is $219.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$280.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a SPSC iron condor?

The breakeven for the SPSC iron condor priced on this page is roughly $52.81 and $62.20 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 SPSC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 101.32%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current SPSC implied volatility affect this iron condor?

SPSC ATM IV is at 353.40% with IV rank near 72.75%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.

SPSC Iron Condor Strategy

SPSC (SPS Commerce, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Infrastructure industry), listed on NASDAQ.

SPS Commerce, Inc. delivers comprehensive, cloud-based solutions for supply chain management across the globe. The company's central offering is its "SPS Commerce" platform, an advanced system that enhances operations for retailers, suppliers, grocers, distributors, and logistics firms. This platform allows these businesses to streamline the management and fulfillment of omnichannel orders, boost sell-through efficiency, and automate the creation of new trading partnerships. Key components include the Fulfillment solution, which automates order processing and can either replace or augment a client's existing staff and electronic communication systems. It simplifies adherence to retailer-specific rules, facilitates seamless digital data exchange with numerous trading partners using various protocols, and provides greater transparency into an order's journey. Additionally, the Analytics solution features data analysis applications that empower clients with deeper insights throughout their supply chains.

SPSC (SPS Commerce, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Infrastructure, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.16B, a trailing P/E of 24.22, a beta of 0.56 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 49.04-143.55, average daily share volume of 676K, a public-listing history dating back to 2010, approximately 3K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how SPSC stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.56 indicates SPSC has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure.

What is a iron condor on SPSC?

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 SPSC snapshot

As of June 29, 2026, spot at $57.56, ATM IV 353.40%, IV rank 72.75%, expected move 101.32%. The iron condor on SPSC 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 17-day expiry.

Why this iron condor structure on SPSC specifically: SPSC IV at 353.40% is rich versus its 1-year range, which favors premium-selling structures like a SPSC iron condor, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 101.32% (roughly $58.32 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated SPSC expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SPSC should anchor to the underlying notional of $57.56 per share and to the trader's directional view on SPSC stock.

SPSC iron condor setup

The SPSC 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 SPSC near $57.56, the first option leg uses a $60.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed SPSC chain at a 17-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 SPSC shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Sell 1	Call	$60.00	$1.69
Buy 1	Call	$65.00	$0.53
Sell 1	Put	$55.00	$1.53
Buy 1	Put	$50.00	$0.49

SPSC iron condor risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$219.50
Max Profit (per contract): $219.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$280.50
Breakeven(s): $52.81, $62.20
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.783

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.

SPSC iron condor payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on SPSC. 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.

P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	-$280.50
$12.74	-77.9%	-$280.50
$25.46	-55.8%	-$280.50
$38.19	-33.7%	-$280.50
$50.91	-11.5%	-$189.21
$63.64	+10.6%	-$144.36
$76.36	+32.7%	-$280.50
$89.09	+54.8%	-$280.50
$101.82	+76.9%	-$280.50
$114.54	+99.0%	-$280.50

When traders use iron condor on SPSC

Iron condors on SPSC are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if SPSC stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.

SPSC thesis for this iron condor

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SPSC extends from approximately $-0.76 on the downside to $115.88 on the upside. A SPSC iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when SPSC 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 SPSC IV rank near 72.75% sits in the upper third of its 1-year distribution, which historically reverts; this raises the bar for premium-buying structures and lowers it for premium-selling structures on SPSC at 353.40%. As a Technology name, SPSC options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SPSC-specific events.

SPSC 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. SPSC positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move SPSC alongside the broader basket even when SPSC-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on SPSC carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical SPSC earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current SPSC chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a iron condor on SPSC?: A iron condor on SPSC is the iron condor strategy applied to SPSC (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 SPSC stock trading near $57.56, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SPSC chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are SPSC 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 SPSC iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 353.40%), the computed maximum profit is $219.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$280.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a SPSC iron condor?: The breakeven for the SPSC iron condor priced on this page is roughly $52.81 and $62.20 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 SPSC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 101.32%; 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 SPSC?: Iron condors on SPSC are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if SPSC stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
How does current SPSC implied volatility affect this iron condor?: SPSC ATM IV is at 353.40% with IV rank near 72.75%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.