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Bullshit Free Guide to Iron Condors - Options trading IQ

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This changes the payoff diagram <strong>to</strong> look like this:<br />

The thing <strong>to</strong> keep in mind here, is that this assumes zero change in volatility, whereas if we have another Flash Crash, volatility will go through the roof. During<br />

the Flash Crash in 2010, the VIX reached 50, so let’s be conservative and assume a 20% spike in volatility, now our payoff diagram looks like this:<br />

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