SHEET 48.7 — BROKERS FOR IRON CONDORS
A condor is two spreads — four legs in, often four out. Commissions, multi-leg fill quality, margin on the defined risk, and roll tooling decide whether a condor is efficient or a fee sink.
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Four-leg single ticket
Placing all four legs as one net-credit order avoids legging risk that turns defined risk undefined.
Per-leg commission math
At up to eight commissioned legs round-trip, per-contract pricing hits condor traders harder than anyone.
Margin on one side
A well-built broker charges margin on only the tested side of a condor, not both — freeing up capital.
Roll & adjust tooling
One-click rolls of the tested spread and profit-target closes keep condor management from becoming a chore.
How we evaluate brokers for iron condors
These are criteria, not rankings — we publish the rubric and let you weight it for your account. Broker-by-broker detail lives in the full comparison.
Multi-leg execution
Four-leg net-credit orders, complex order book access, and fill quality versus mid.
Round-trip cost
All-in commissions and fees to open and close a four-leg condor.
Margin efficiency
Whether margin is held on one side of the condor or both.
Adjustment tooling
Roll tickets, profit-target closes and per-spread P&L on the condor as a unit.
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