Are Options spreads guaranteed to lose?

Quote from xandman:

Trading, yes spread width minus premium is max loss.

New, I definitely agree. A change in iv greatly affects valuations.

I guess looking at ic selling in a binary fashion is too simplistic. For example, if I always close the if when a wing gets touched then I will never realize max loss as the formula implies. Nonetheless, it does show the incredible edge that the mm has over retail folks.

The market maker only has edge if the mid price is the fair value for the option.

There are many times when it's not.
 
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