Options Profit Calculator — Free P&L, Greeks & Live Chain

HOW TO USE THIS TOOL

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Pick a strategy or build custom Tap any preset below — Long Call, Iron Condor, Straddle, etc. It auto-fills example values so you can see the chart instantly.

Enter your real trade details Set the stock price (Spot $), days until expiration (DTE), and implied volatility (IV%). Edit each leg's strike price and premium to match your actual trade.

Hit Calculate P&L The chart shows your profit and loss at every possible stock price. Green = profit zone. Red = loss zone. The dashed blue line is your position's value today.

Optional: Load a live chain Type a ticker (AAPL, SPY...) and click LOAD CHAIN to fetch real bid/ask prices. Click BUY or SELL on any strike to auto-fill your legs.

💡 New to options? Start with Long Call — it's the simplest strategy. You profit if the stock rises above your breakeven price before expiration.

Underlying ? What is the Underlying? The stock or ETF your options are based on. Enter a ticker to load live prices and the real options chain, or type the stock price manually.

Spot ($) ? Current Stock Price The stock's price right now. This is the center point of your P&L chart. Load a ticker to auto-fill this, or enter it manually.

IV (%) ? Implied Volatility A measure of how much the market expects the stock to move. Higher IV = more expensive options. Used to calculate the Greeks and Probability of Profit. Find IV on your broker's options chain.

DTE ? Days to Expiration How many calendar days until your options expire. A 30-day option expires in 30 days. The time decay slider in the chart uses this value.

Quick Strategy ? Strategy Presets Click any strategy to load a pre-built example with typical values. You can then edit the strike prices and premiums to match your actual trade. Hover each button for a description.

Position Legs ? What is a Leg? Each option contract in your strategy is one "leg." A Long Call = 1 leg. An Iron Condor = 4 legs. Fill in the Strike Price (the price you have the right to buy/sell at) and Premium (what you paid or received per share).

Max Profit ? Maximum Profit The most money this trade can make. For spreads and condors this is capped. For a naked long call it's theoretically unlimited. Shown per 1 contract (100 shares).

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Max Loss ? Maximum Loss The worst case: the most you can lose on this trade. For defined-risk strategies (spreads, condors) this is always limited. For naked short options it can be very large.

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Net Debit / Credit ? Debit or Credit? DEBIT = you pay this amount upfront to open the trade (e.g., buying a call). CREDIT = you receive this amount when you open the trade (e.g., selling an iron condor). Shown per share and per contract.

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Reward : Risk ? Reward-to-Risk Ratio How much you can make vs. how much you risk. A 2:1 ratio means you could earn $2 for every $1 at risk. Professional traders typically look for at least 1:1. Iron condors often have ratios below 1:1 but compensate with high win rates.

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Prob. Profit (BS) ? Probability of Profit The statistical likelihood this trade makes money at expiration, calculated using Black-Scholes math (the industry standard). Uses your IV% input. Higher is better, but high-POP trades usually have lower reward-to-risk ratios.

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Black-Scholes N(d2)

P&L at Expiration ? Reading the Chart The solid colored line is your P&L at expiration. Green = profit, Red = loss. The dashed blue line shows what the position is worth today (before expiration). The blue vertical line is the current stock price (SPOT). Hover anywhere on the chart to see exact values.

Time Decay ? Time Decay Slider Drag this slider to see what your position is worth at any point in time between now and expiration. The dashed blue line moves to show the theoretical value. This is how theta (time decay) erodes option value each day. Expiry

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Breakeven(s) ? Breakeven Price The stock price(s) where this trade makes exactly $0 at expiration — neither profit nor loss. For a long call: strike + premium paid. The stock must pass this price for the trade to be profitable.

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Profit Zone ? Profit Zone The range of stock prices where this trade makes money at expiration. For an iron condor, this is the "body" between your two short strikes. The wider this zone, the more room the stock has to move.

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Strike Context ? In/Out of the Money ITM (In the Money) = the option has intrinsic value right now. OTM (Out of the Money) = it would expire worthless if the stock stayed here. The percentage shows how far each strike is from the current stock price.

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Close Early ? Close Early Calculator Most traders don't hold until expiration. Enter the debit (cost) to buy back your position and see your actual P&L. The 50% button is the most common target — many pros close iron condors at 50% of max profit to reduce risk.

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