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Early SOFR/Treasury Option Roundup

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Mixed SOFR and Treasury option trade overnight, lighter volumes with China, Japan out on holiday. Overnight futures firmer, extending highs after marking overnight lows in morning London trade (TYH4 +8.5 at 110-27, yield 4.1521%).

  • Projected rate cut pricing steady to slightly higher vs. late Friday: March 2024 chance of 25bp rate cut currently -19.3% w/ cumulative of -4.8bp at 5.278%, May 2024 at -56.0% vs. -54.0% late Friday w/ cumulative -18.8bp at 5.138%, while June 2024 -83.8% vs. -81.3% late Friday w/ cumulative -39.8bp at 4.928%. Fed terminal at 5.325% in Feb'24.
  • SOFR Options:
    • 1,250 SFRM4 95.50/96.50 4x5 call spds ref 95.125
    • 1,750 SFRJ4 95.12/95.25/95.37 call spds
    • 2,000 SFRU4 94.87/95.12 put spds vs. 95.68/96.00 call spds ref 95.49
    • 2,000 SFRM4 94.75 puts, 3.5 last
    • 6,000 SFRM4 95.12/95.37 call spds 3.75 over 94.75 put spds
    • 1,200 0QG4 96.18/96.31 put spds ref 96.115
  • Treasury Options:
    • over 12,000 TYH4 110 puts 14 last
    • 2,000 TYH4 110.5 puts, 27 ref 110-20
    • 3,300 TYJ4 112 calls, 42 last
    • 1,200 TYJ4 104.5 puts ref 111-12
    • 2,300 TYJ4 108 puts, ref 111-08

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