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Brent Call Volumes Reduce With Market Focus on Demand Concerns

OIL OPTIONS

Brent crude options aggregate open interest has decreased slightly after seeing a gradual increase from lows in November. The decrease has been driven by a decline in call positions as the market has focused on economic demand concerns over tighter supplies.

  • The aggregate open interest across all ICE Brent options is at 1.547m for calls and 1.058m for put contracts. Compared to early last month call option positions have reduced at numerous strikes above 100$/bbl especially at 150$/bbl. Put options have been added between 55$/bbl and 75$/bbl while calls volumes have increase between strikes 75$/bbl and 85$/bbl.
  • The main open puts option positions now sit between 60$/bbl to 75$/bbl and the main call volumes are between 80$/bbl and 100$/bbl.
    • Brent JUL 23 down -1.1% at 76.19$/bbl
    • WTI JUN 23 down -1.1% at 72.38$/bbl


Source: MNI / Bloomberg

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