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Early SOFR/Treasury Option Roundup: Hedging Looser Policy

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SOFR and Treasury option trades favoring low delta calls and call structures overnight. Underlying futures firmer as rate hike projections into early 2024 continue to cool slightly: November at 18.6% w/ implied rate change of +4.7bp to 5.374%, December cumulative of 9.7bp at 5.424%, January 2024 9.5bp at 5.423%. Fed terminal at 5.425% in Jan''24-Feb'24.

  • SOFR Options:
    • +26,000 SFRZ3 94.62/94.68/94.75/94.81 call condors, 1.5 ref 94.555
    • 3,500 0QV3 96.00 calls, .5 ref 95.43
    • 1,000 SFRX3 94.56 straddles
    • Small SFRF4 and SFRG4 94.62/94.68/94.87 call flys
  • Treasury Options:
    • 1,000 TUZ3 102/103/103.75 broken call flys ref 101-11.5
    • 2,100 FVZ3 106 calls, 35.5 last
    • 2,000 FVX3 106.25 calls, 16 ref 105-12.75
    • over 7,700 FVX3 106 calls, 21.5 ref 105-13.75
    • over 5,900 TYX 109 calls, 33 last
    • over 2,300 TYX3 107.5 puts ref 108-06
    • Block, 6,000 TYX3 106.25 puts, 16 ref 108-06
    • 2,000 TUZ3 103 calls ref 101-11.75
    • over 3,400 USX3 116 calls, 102 last

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