C&C Iron Butterfly to Iron Condor

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Iron Butterfly and Iron Condor are two popular options trading strategies. Here are the compare and contrast categories:

*Compare:*
Both are options trading strategies that involve buying and selling multiple options contracts.
Both are used to generate income or profit from a stock or index that is expected to remain within a certain price range.
Both have limited risk and limited profit potential.

*Contrast:*
Iron Butterfly involves buying and selling four options contracts with the same expiration date but different strike prices. It consists of a short straddle and a long strangle, which means that the trader is betting on a narrow range of price movement. On the other hand, Iron Condor involves buying and selling four options contracts with different strike prices and expiration dates. It consists of a short strangle and a long strangle (or a short call spread and short put spread at some distance apart), which means that the trader is betting on a wider range of price movement.
Iron Butterfly has a higher potential profit than Iron Condor, but it also has a higher potential loss. Iron Condor has a lower potential profit, but it also has a lower potential loss.
Iron Butterfly has a higher margin requirement than Iron Condor, which means that the trader needs to have more capital in order to execute the strategy.

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