Do you tend to establish
Iron Condor positions based on deltas of short options, distance between shorts, minimum credit amounts, other?
If you are one of them, then don't open
an iron condor position unless you believe the stock is NOT going to make such a move before the options expire.
Choosing the strike prices for
your iron condor position — and deciding how much cash credit you are willing to accept for taking on the risk involved — are irrevocably linked.
As an alternative you can have
an iron condor position with a bullish or bearish bias.
Let's say you have
an iron condor position in which you are short the Jun 530/540 call spread.
Not exact matches
I have some questions on Chapter 3 (Rookie's Guide to Options) Thought # 3: «The
Iron Condor is one
position.»
Most
iron condor traders prefer to have
positions that expire in the front month (options with the least time remaining before they expire).
Base the decision on which
iron condors make you nervous about potential losses both when you open the
position and as the risk changes over time.