Comparision (IRON BUTTERFLY
VS REVERSE IRON CONDOR)
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IRON BUTTERFLY
REVERSE IRON CONDOR
About Strategy
Iron Butterfly Option Strategy
This strategy is implemented when a trader is bearish on the volatility of market and neutral on the market movements. A trader will buy 1 OTM Put Option, sell 1 ATM Put Option, sell 1 ATM Call Option, buy 1 OTM Call Option. Due to offsetting of long and short positions, this strategy bags limited profit with limited risk.
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 BUTTERFLY Vs REVERSE IRON CONDOR - Risk & Reward
IRON BUTTERFLY
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 BUTTERFLY Vs REVERSE IRON CONDOR - Strategy Pros & Cons
IRON BUTTERFLY
REVERSE IRON CONDOR
Similar Strategies
Long Put Butterfly, Neutral Calendar Spread
Short Condor
Disadvantage
• Large commissions involved. • Probability of losses are higher.
• Potential loss is higher than gain. • Limited profit.
Advantages
• Less amount of capital investment, steady income with low risk. • Traders can predict maximum loss and profit. • Versatile strategy, investors can transform position into bear call spread or bull put spread easily.
• 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.