How are V 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 V butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 22.77%), the computed maximum profit is $978.87 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$420.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a V butterfly?

The breakeven for the V butterfly priced on this page is roughly $314.20 and $335.80 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 V market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 6.53%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current V implied volatility affect this butterfly?

V ATM IV is at 22.77% with IV rank near 43.52%, 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.

V Butterfly Strategy

V (Visa Inc.), in the Financial Services sector, (Financial - Credit Services industry), listed on NYSE.

Visa Inc. operates as a payments technology company worldwide. The company facilitates digital payments among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, strategic partners, and government entities. It operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions. In addition, the company offers card products, platforms, and value-added services. It provides its services under the Visa, Visa Electron, Interlink, VPAY, and PLUS brands. Visa Inc. has a strategic agreement with Ooredoo to provide an enhanced payment experience for Visa cardholders and Ooredoo customers in Qatar.

V (Visa Inc.) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Financial - Credit Services, with a market capitalization of approximately $613.98B, a trailing P/E of 27.56, a beta of 0.78 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 293.89-375.51, average daily share volume of 7.4M, a public-listing history dating back to 2008, approximately 29K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how V stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.78 places V roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. V pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a butterfly on V?

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 V snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $325.62, ATM IV 22.77%, IV rank 43.52%, expected move 6.53%. The butterfly on V 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 28-day expiry.

Why this butterfly structure on V specifically: V IV at 22.77% 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 6.53% (roughly $21.26 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 V expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on V should anchor to the underlying notional of $325.62 per share and to the trader's directional view on V stock.

V butterfly setup

The V 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 V near $325.62, the first option leg uses a $310.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed V 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 V shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$310.00	$19.25
Sell 2	Call	$325.00	$9.08
Buy 1	Call	$340.00	$3.10

V butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$420.00
Max Profit (per contract): $978.87
Max Loss (per contract): -$420.00
Breakeven(s): $314.20, $335.80
Risk / Reward Ratio: 2.331

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.

V butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on V. 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%	-$420.00
$72.01	-77.9%	-$420.00
$144.00	-55.8%	-$420.00
$216.00	-33.7%	-$420.00
$287.99	-11.6%	-$420.00
$359.99	+10.6%	-$420.00
$431.98	+32.7%	-$420.00
$503.98	+54.8%	-$420.00
$575.97	+76.9%	-$420.00
$647.97	+99.0%	-$420.00

When traders use butterfly on V

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

V thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for V extends from approximately $304.36 on the downside to $346.88 on the upside. A V long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if V settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current V IV rank near 43.52% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on V should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, V options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to V-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on V?: A butterfly on V is the butterfly strategy applied to V (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 V stock trading near $325.62, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed V chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are V 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 V butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 22.77%), the computed maximum profit is $978.87 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$420.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a V butterfly?: The breakeven for the V butterfly priced on this page is roughly $314.20 and $335.80 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 V market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 6.53%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on V?: Butterflies on V are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect V 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 V implied volatility affect this butterfly?: V ATM IV is at 22.77% with IV rank near 43.52%, 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.