Options strategy calculators
built by a working trader

Clean, fast calculators for the strategies retail options traders actually run — with the edge cases handled. No fluff, no signups, no paywall.

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Defined-risk & spreads

Poor Man's Covered Call Calculator

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Run a covered call on a LEAPS instead of 100 shares: net debit, max profit, breakeven, return on debit and an annualized income yield.

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Bull Put Spread Calculator

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Sell a put credit spread with defined risk: net credit, max profit, max loss, breakeven, return on risk and the payoff diagram.

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Call Spread Calculator

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Bull call (debit) or bear call (credit) vertical: net debit/credit, max profit, max loss, breakeven, return on risk and the payoff diagram.

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Calendar Spread Calculator

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Same-strike call or put calendar: net debit, estimated near-expiry max profit, max loss, both breakevens and return on debit, with the far leg priced by Black-Scholes.

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Iron Condor Calculator

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Both credit spreads at once: net credit, max profit, max loss, both breakevens, profit-zone width and annualized return on risk.

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Iron Butterfly Calculator

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Sell the ATM straddle inside protective wings: net credit, max profit, max loss, both breakevens, profit-zone width and return on risk.

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Butterfly Spread Calculator

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Long 1-2-1 call or put butterfly: net debit, max profit at the body, max loss, both breakevens, profit-zone width and return on risk.

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Straddle & Strangle Calculator

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Long straddle or strangle: buy a call and a put for a move either way — net debit, max loss, both breakevens and the percentage move needed to profit.

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Long Call & Long Put Calculator

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Buy a single call or put with defined risk: net debit, max loss, breakeven, max profit and the percentage move the stock needs to reach profit.

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Diagonal Spread Calculator

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Call or put diagonal — a calendar with two strikes: estimated near-expiry max profit, net debit (max loss), breakeven and return on debit, far leg priced by Black-Scholes.

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Protective Put Calculator

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Insure long stock with a put: protected floor, maximum loss, breakeven, the cost of protection and its annualized rate.

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Collar Calculator

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Protect a stock holding with a put and finance it with a call: net cost, protected floor, capped ceiling, max loss and max gain.

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Payoff Diagram Builder

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Plot the expiration P&L of any multi-leg options position — max profit, max loss and breakevens.

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Why The Options Bench

Most options calculators are built for marketing reach, not for traders. The Options Bench focuses on scenario-specific tools — multi-cycle wheel P&L, roll credit math, after-assignment cost basis — and gets the awkward cases right: in-the-money covered calls, zero-DTE math, LEAPS-length holds. Built and maintained by an active retail trader.

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