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Options Profit Calculator

Updated on 22 Oct 2026 · Checked by Aotob

Buying 1 $100 call at $4, with the stock at $110 at expiry, you make $600.

Break-even is $104 at expiry.

Option
Position

Profit at expiry

$600

Break-even price$104
Premium paid$400
Most you can lose$400
Most you can makeUnlimited
Return on premium150%

This ignores selling before expiry, when time value is still in the price, and assumes 100 shares per contract.

Show the working

Value at expiry: max(0, 110 − 100)
(value − premium) × 100 × 1 = 600

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Profit and loss from $60 to $140

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At different prices at expiry

Stock priceProfit or loss
70.00-400
80.00-400
90.00-400
95.00-400
100.00-400
105.00100
110.00600
120.001,600
130.002,600

Questions people ask

How is option profit worked out at expiry?

A call is worth stock price − strike (if positive), a put strike − stock price. Take off the premium and multiply by 100 shares per contract.

What is the break-even price?

Strike + premium for a call, strike − premium for a put.

What is the most I can lose?

Buying: the premium. Selling a put: the strike minus premium. Selling a call without the shares: unlimited.

Updated 22 Oct 2026Source: National averages and published fee tables, checked October 2026Checked by AotobAt expiry only; before commissions.Report an issue