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OPTIONS: Currency hedging volumes sit slightly below recent averages for this
time of day, according to DTCC options data. Yesterday's outbreak in spot JPY
has clearly stimulated some demand for JPY structures against both the EUR and
USD, but quieter EUR/USD and AUD/USD markets are countering overall volumes.
- Front-end vols are generally supported (but within recent ranges) across G10
as equities decline, but Asia-Pac vols look a little heavier.
- JPY hedging volumes have been driven by demand for downside exposure across
both USD/JPY and EUR/JPY. In the former, Y106.00 and Y105.60 puts have drawn
focus, with Y120.60 and 117.30 strikes popular vs. EUR. Most trades cover
one-week expiries, but larger Y105.00 puts eye the end of July. The positions
look considerably cheaper than they had been in recent month given the
normalization of global asset markets, with 1m vols printing either side of 6
points vs. the 2020 average of closer to 8 points.
MNI London Bureau | +44 203-865-3809 | edward.hardy@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 203-865-3809 | edward.hardy@marketnews.com

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