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Brent Calls Near Parity with Puts

OIL OPTIONS

Brent options not providing clear indications of directional risk for crude despite EU ban on Russian oil.

  • Call volatilities have pushed up to near parity with puts for all contracts until the end of the year. Aug22 has 25 delta puts just 0.3% above 25 delta calls and Sep22 is showing calls 0.5% above puts.
  • The volatility of low delta options covering more extreme upside moves has increased most since the announcement of the EU agreement. Aug22 5 delta calls are up by 1.5%.

Source: Bloomberg

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