# options-payoff

Builds an interactive options payoff chart with expiry P&L and Black–Scholes theoretical value for reviewing single- or multi-leg positions.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3400 installs · ★ 3453
- Author: himself65
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/market-analysis/skills/options-payoff/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/options-payoff

## What it does

The skill reads an options position or strategy and renders an interactive HTML chart. It shows the expiry payoff curve alongside theoretical value calculated with Black–Scholes at the current parameters. Supported structures include vertical, calendar, diagonal and ratio spreads, butterflies, condors, straddles, strangles, covered calls, protective or naked puts, plus custom multi-leg positions.

Controls cover strikes, premium, quantity, multiplier, IV, DTE, risk-free rate and spot price. Live statistics show maximum profit, maximum loss, breakevens and current theoretical P&L. Calendar spreads are priced with Black–Scholes for both legs, so the two expiries need separate attention when reviewing the result.

It can be added to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI or OpenCode. A broker screenshot needs the underlying spot price for a meaningful setup; when that price is missing, the calculation can fall back to the middle strike.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill options-payoff -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/options-payoff/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/options-payoff/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill options-payoff -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/options-payoff/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill options-payoff -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/options-payoff/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install himself65/finance-skills options-payoff
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/options-payoff/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill options-payoff -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills --path plugins/market-analysis/skills/options-payoff
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/options-payoff/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill options-payoff -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/market-analysis/skills/options-payoff/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- plot the P&L curve for an options strategy
- compare expiry payoff with theoretical value
- find breakeven levels and maximum loss
- test how IV, DTE and spot price change the result
- interpret an options position from a broker screenshot

## Example prompts
- Build an interactive payoff chart for this position and show the breakeven levels.
- Review this iron condor and compare its expiry payoff with theoretical value.
- Use the data from this IBKR screenshot and add controls for IV, DTE and spot price.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: options-payoff
description: >
  Render an interactive options payoff chart — expiry P&L plus Black-Scholes theoretical
  value — with sliders for strikes, premium, IV, DTE, and spot. Use this skill whenever
  the user describes or shares an options position or strategy and wants to see how it
  makes or loses money: vertical, calendar, diagonal, or ratio spreads, butterflies,
  condors and iron condors, straddles, strangles, covered calls, protective or naked
  puts, or any multi-leg structure. This includes pasted strikes, premiums, and
  expiries, requests like "show me the payoff" or "draw the P&L curve", and broker
  screenshots (IBKR, TastyTrade, Robinhood). Use it even when details are partial —
  defaults fill the gaps.
---

# Options Payoff Curve Skill

If your host has not already executed the shell probes below (for example, in Codex), run the commands inside the `!` wrappers with its shell tool before choosing a setup path. Use the actual output; if shell access is unavailable, report that limitation.

Generates an interactive HTML chart using the host's available visualization tool, or a standalone HTML file in Codex, showing:
- **Expiry payoff curve** (dashed gray line) — intrinsic value at expiration
- **Theoretical value curve** (solid colored line) — Black-Scholes price at current DTE/IV
- Dynamic sliders for all key parameters
- Real-time stats: max profit, max loss, breakevens, current P&L at spot

---

## Step 1: Extract Strategy From User Input

When the user provides a screenshot or text, extract:

| Field | Where to find it | Default if missing |
|---|---|---|
| Strategy type | Title bar / leg description | "custom" |
| Underlying | Ticker symbol | SPX |
| Strike(s) | K1, K2, K3... in title or leg table | nearest round number |
| Premium paid/received | Filled price or avg price | 5.00 |
| Quantity | Position size | 1 |
| Multiplier | 100 for equity options, 100 for SPX | 100 |
| Expiry | Date in title | 30 DTE |
| Spot price | Current underlying price shown in the screenshot or text | live quote (see below); middle strike only if no quote is available |
| IV | Shown in greeks panel, or estimate from vega | 20% |
| Risk-free rate | — | 4.3% |

**Spot for screenshots**: spot is the underlying's current price, and broker screenshots often omit it or show it far from the strikes — don't read it off the strike labels. Use the price shown, else a live quote (the SPX probe below, or yfinance for other underlyings). Fall back to the middle strike only when no quote is available, and tell the user you did.

**Current SPX reference price:**
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