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Crude Put Skew Increases Again

OIL OPTIONS

The crude options market has seen the put skew increase again to correct the move seen in reaction to the Russian production cut announcement on Friday.

  • The second month Brent call-put skew is drifting back down to -2.92% having close in to around -1.5% on Friday. The WTI second month skew is back down from -1.5 to -3.05%.
  • The longer dated crude call-put spreads remain largely unchanged since 6 Feb with Brent Dec23 skew at -4.31% and the WTI Dec23 skew at -5.29%.
  • The second month Brent ATM implied volatility is today still around 37.5%.
  • Brent APR 23 down -1.5% at 85.34$/bbl
  • WTI MAR 23 down -1.7% at 78.81$/bbl


Source: Bloomberg

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