Hello. I'm new to options trading. I wanted to know about the capital requirements of an Iron Condor and a Short Strangle so I went to Zerodha's F&O Margin Calculator. The strategy details and requirements for both strategies were as follows:
Note: I used 1 lot for both trades.
1. Short Strangle
Trade:
Sell NIFTY 7100 PE
Sell NIFTY 9100 CE
Capital required: Rs.1,33,669
2. Iron Condor
Trade:
Sell NIFTY 7100 PE
Sell NIFTY 9100 CE
Buy NIFTY 6800 PE
Buy NIFTY 9300 CE
Capital required: Rs: 1,19,029
Usually people say that Iron Condors require a much smaller capital than Short Strangles but if you compare the above two strategies, the capital required for Iron Condor is just Rs. 14,000 less as compared to that of the Short Strangle (about 10% difference). If this is the case, then why do people say that Iron Condors require a much smaller capital as compared to Short Strangles. Is the difference this small or am I missing out on something?
Thank you.
Note: I used 1 lot for both trades.
1. Short Strangle
Trade:
Sell NIFTY 7100 PE
Sell NIFTY 9100 CE
Capital required: Rs.1,33,669
2. Iron Condor
Trade:
Sell NIFTY 7100 PE
Sell NIFTY 9100 CE
Buy NIFTY 6800 PE
Buy NIFTY 9300 CE
Capital required: Rs: 1,19,029
Usually people say that Iron Condors require a much smaller capital than Short Strangles but if you compare the above two strategies, the capital required for Iron Condor is just Rs. 14,000 less as compared to that of the Short Strangle (about 10% difference). If this is the case, then why do people say that Iron Condors require a much smaller capital as compared to Short Strangles. Is the difference this small or am I missing out on something?
Thank you.