Iron Condor is a neutral trading strategy. A trader tries to make profit from low volatility in the price of the underlying asset. This strategy will be better understood if you recall ‘Bull Put Spread’ & ‘Bear Call Spread’. A trader will buy one Deep OTM Put Option and sell one OTM Put Option,. He will also sell one OTM Call Option and buy one Deep OTM Call Option.
Reverse Iron Condor as the name suggests is the opposite of Iron Condors. In Reverse Iron Condor, a trader is bullish about volatility and expects the market to make a significant move in the near future in either direction. Here a trader will buy 1 OTM Call Option, sell 1 Deep OTM Call Option, buy 1 OTM Put Option, sell 1 Deep OTM Put Option. This strategy also ..
Upper Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Short Call + Net Premium Received, Lower Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Short Put - Net Premium Received
Upper Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Long Call + Net Premium Paid, Lower Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Long Put - Net Premium Paid
IRON CONDORS Vs REVERSE IRON CONDOR - Risk & Reward
IRON CONDORS
REVERSE IRON CONDOR
Maximum Profit Scenario
Net Premium Received - Commissions Paid
Strike Price of Short Call (or Long Put) - Strike Price of Long Call (or Short Put) - Net Premium Paid - Commissions Paid
Maximum Loss Scenario
Strike Price of Long Call - Strike Price of Short Call - Net Premium Received + Commissions Paid
Net Premium Paid + Commissions Paid
Risk
Limited
Limited
Reward
Limited
Limited
IRON CONDORS Vs REVERSE IRON CONDOR - Strategy Pros & Cons
IRON CONDORS
REVERSE IRON CONDOR
Similar Strategies
Long Put Butterfly, Neutral Calendar Spread
Short Condor
Disadvantage
• Full of risk. • Unlimited maximum loss.
• Potential loss is higher than gain. • Limited profit.
Advantages
• Chance to gather double premium. • Sure, maximum gains on one-half the trade. • Flexible and double leverage at half price.
• Able to profit whether stocks move in either direction up or down. • This strategy can be used by option traders who cannot use credit spreads. • Predictable maximum loss and profits.