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Brent Options Open Interest

OIL OPTIONS

The aggregate open interest across all ICE Brent options has increased slightly compared to this time last month with calls interest up to 1.357m and put contracts at 1.050m.

  • The main open put option positions are still spread between 50$/bbl to 80$/bbl and the main call volumes are between 80$/bbl and 110$/bbl.
  • In the last month call option positions have been added at a range of strike between about 90$/bbl and 125$/bbl as the futures market has trended higher. Open put option positions have mostly increased in the strikes from 80 to 83$/bbl.
  • Brent crude options traded volumes fell yesterday to 67k with the US holiday after ending last week with fairly strong volumes up to 212k.
    • Brent NOV 23 down -0.7% at 88.34$/bbl
    • WTI OCT 23 down -0.3% at 85.26$/bbl (vs 1 Sep close)


Source: MNI / Bloomberg

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