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Options Profit Calculator
Enter a call or put, your strike, premium and contracts to get the profit or loss at expiration — with break-even and the maximum profit and loss.
× 100 shares
Profit / loss at expiration
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At the underlying price you entered.
| Break-even price | — |
|---|---|
| Max profit | — |
| Max loss | — |
| Premium paid | — |
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How the Options Profit Calculator Works
At expiration an option is worth only its intrinsic value: a call is worth the underlying price minus the strike (or nothing if that is negative), and a put is worth the strike minus the underlying price. Your profit is that value minus the premium you paid, if you bought the option, or the premium you received minus that value, if you sold it — multiplied by 100 shares per contract.
The calculator also shows the break-even price, and the maximum profit and loss. A long call has unlimited upside and its loss capped at the premium; a short call has limited profit but unlimited risk. Enter your position and a price at expiration to see the outcome. This ignores commissions and assumes you hold to expiration.
profit = (intrinsic value − premium) × 100 × contracts
Frequently Asked Questions
How is options profit calculated at expiration?
Find the option’s intrinsic value at the expiration price — underlying minus strike for a call, strike minus underlying for a put, floored at zero — subtract the premium you paid (or add the premium you received if short), and multiply by 100 shares per contract.
What is the break-even price?
For a long call it is the strike plus the premium; for a long put it is the strike minus the premium. At that underlying price the option’s intrinsic value exactly covers what you paid.
Does this include the effect of time or volatility?
No. This calculates profit and loss at expiration, when only intrinsic value remains. Before expiration an option also carries time value, which this simple model does not price.
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