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Brent Option Expiry – today at 19:30BST close

OIL OPTIONS
  • Total aggregate open interest of Brent calls is 1.444m and for puts is 1.135m. Of these amounts, 190k of calls and 163k of put options are for the Jul22 contract with expiry due today.
  • There are 4.78k call option contracts still open at the 115$/bbl strike but open positions at other nearby strike prices are relatively small.
  • Most of the call volume is at strikes of 120$/bbl or greater and put volume is at 100$/bbl and below.
  • Below is a table showing nearby open interest (Brent 114.550$/bbl):

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