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Yield Check

Estimate the potential yearly return of a premium-selling strategy using your own assumptions for premium, win rate, risk and trading frequency.

How it works

This calculator compares the premium you keep in winning trades with the downside you define for losing trades. It uses your own capital, win rate and number of trades per year to estimate a simple annual return profile.

Results

Net premium per trade
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Expected value per trade
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Expected annual return
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Expected annual return, %
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Break-even win rate
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Premium yield on capital, %
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Expected monthly return
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Premium to loss ratio
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The assumptions currently point to a positive expectancy.

What does the Stillhalter Yield Check do?

This calculator estimates the annual return of a premium-selling setup such as short puts or short calls. It compares the premium you collect with your own assumptions for win rate, maximum loss and number of trades per year.

The tool is intentionally simple: it uses the numbers you enter instead of broker-specific market data. That keeps the assumptions editable and makes it easier to test conservative and optimistic scenarios side by side.

Try increasing the assumed loss, lowering the win rate or changing the premium per trade to see how quickly the return profile changes.

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Disclaimer

Futures, foreign currency and options trading contains substantial risk and is not for every investor. An investor could potentially lose all or more than the initial investment. Risk capital is money that can be lost without jeopardizing one’s financial security or lifestyle. Only risk capital should be used for trading and only those with sufficient risk capital should consider trading. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

CFTC Rules 4.41 - Hypothetical or Simulated performance results have certain limitations, unlike an actual performance record, simulated results do not represent actual trading. Also, since the trades have not been executed, the results may have under-or-over compensated for the impact, if any, of certain market factors, such as lack of liquidity. Simulated trading programs in general are also subject to the fact that they are designed with the benefit of hindsight. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profit or losses similar to those shown.

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