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Iron Condors

Analyzing the risk profile of iron condors

Recap

  • An Iron Condor is the simultaneous
    of a
    against a
  • Risk of realizing max loss tends to be higher, so never risk more than you are comfortable losing
  • is directly correlated to the risk/reward ratio
  • The most you can make on an Iron Condor is the amount you sell it for
  • Skewing strikes and delta can allow you to accommodate any market bias
  • Iron condors have very few defensive options after the trade has been placed – if a storm comes, be prepared to ride it out as is

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