Options Profit Calculator
Enter a trade, see your max profit, max loss, and breakeven instantly. Works for 16 strategies. No signup, no paywall.
How to Use This Calculator
This calculator models any options position — single-leg or multi-leg — using real-time market data. You get P&L at expiration and at any date before using Black-Scholes pricing. Here's how it works:
Step 1: Type in a ticker. The live quote loads with current price, daily change, and 52-week range.
Step 2: Pick your strategy from the dropdown. Buying a call? One leg. Iron condor? Four legs. The calculator sets up the right structure for you.
Step 3: Choose an expiration. You'll see DTE for each date and monthly expirations are highlighted. If the company reports earnings before your expiration, you'll get a warning.
Step 4: Click a strike in the chain to fill each leg. You'll see live bid/ask, IV, delta, and open interest for every strike. ITM strikes are highlighted so you don't accidentally pick the wrong side.
Step 5: Review the results — max profit, max loss, breakeven, probability of profit, net Greeks, payoff diagram, and a full P&L heat map across prices and dates. Everything you need to decide if the trade is worth it.
Don't have a specific ticker? Use manual entry mode to model a hypothetical trade. Just enter a stock price, strike, premium, and IV directly.
Which Strategy Should You Use?
It depends on what you think the stock will do. Here's the quick version:
- Bullish: Long Call, Bull Call Spread, Bull Put Credit Spread, Cash-Secured Put
- Bearish: Long Put, Bear Put Spread, Bear Call Credit Spread
- Neutral / Income: Covered Call, Iron Condor, Covered Strangle, Collar — these are my bread and butter
- Big move, don't know which way: Straddle (ATM) or Strangle (OTM). I rarely use these, but they have their place around earnings.
- Wheel Strategy: Cash-Secured Put → Covered Call cycle for recurring income. This is how I grew a $6K account. Read the Wheel Guide →
Key Formulas
Long Call P&L at Expiry: Max(0, Stock Price − Strike) − Premium Paid
Long Put P&L at Expiry: Max(0, Strike − Stock Price) − Premium Paid
Short Option P&L: Premium Received − Intrinsic Value at Expiry
Breakeven (Long Call): Strike + Premium Paid
Breakeven (Long Put): Strike − Premium Paid
Annualized Yield: (Premium / Capital) × (365 / DTE)
Before expiration, the calculator uses Black-Scholes pricing to estimate what your option is worth. It factors in time remaining, IV, the risk-free rate, and current stock price. It's not perfect — IV changes constantly — but it gets you close enough to make good decisions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate is this thing?
At expiration, it's exact — that's just intrinsic value math. Before expiration, it uses Black-Scholes with real-time bid/ask data, which is solid but not perfect. The estimates assume IV stays constant, and it won't. So treat pre-expiration numbers as a good approximation, not gospel.
What's the difference between the payoff diagram and the P&L grid?
The payoff diagram is the visual — a line showing your P&L across stock prices at expiration and a couple dates before. The P&L grid is the same data in a table with exact dollar amounts at specific price points and dates. Green means profit, red means loss. I use the diagram for a quick gut check and the grid when I want precise numbers.
Can I model multi-leg strategies like iron condors?
Yes. All 16 strategies are supported, up to 4 legs. Pick your strategy from the dropdown, click a strike in the chain for each leg, and you'll see the combined payoff diagram and P&L grid. Iron condors, spreads, straddles — they all work.
What does the IV adjustment slider do?
It lets you see what happens if volatility spikes or crashes. Slide it up to model a vol spike. Slide it down to see IV crush after earnings. If you're holding options through earnings, this slider is your best friend. It'll show you why selling options before earnings can be so profitable — and why buying them can be so painful.
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. All calculations are estimates — actual results will vary. Not financial advice. Full disclosure