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2. When to use Iron Butterfly
Best used when prices are in a
sideways trend or rangebound.
Presence of strong Support &
Resistance levels.
When there are no major events,
news or earnings.
Preferably used in shorter expiry
time frames ex., weekly expiry.
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3. Greeks of Iron Butterfly
Delta: Its a delta-neutral strategy.
Gamma: Has a negative impact on our
position.
Theta: Time decay helps our position.
Vega: Increase in Vega is unhelpful to
our position. We want it to remain
stable or drop.
Implied Volatility: Should be FAIRLY
priced at the time of entering the
trade.
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4. Reward & Risk Profile of Iron
Butterfly
Reward : Limited to the net credit
received.
Risk : Limited to the difference in
adjacent strikes minus net credit.
Breakeven Up: Middle strike minus
net credit.
Breakeven Down: Middle strike
plus net credit
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5. Entry & Exit Rules of Iron
Butterfly
Entry
Close to midpoint of the range.
IV should be FAIR.
Trend should be sideways.
Exit
If 90% potential profit is
achieved.
If Stop Loss @Breakeven is hit on
either side.
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