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What is an iron condor? An iron condor is a neutral options strategy with defined risk that combines a short put vertical spread and a short call vertical spread with the same expiration in a single ...

Condors are versatile options trading strategies that provide more opportunities to profit. An options trader can set up a condor or iron condor to profit from a sideways market or volatile one.