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OPTIONS: Easily the busiest day of the week so far for currency options volumes,
with yesterday's Fed meeting helping stimulate activity across Asia-Pac markets
and well into the NY crossover. Particularly firm volumes are noted in USD/KRW,
USD/JPY and USD/CAD so far today. This has fed through well into implied vol
markets, with DMFX 3m vols all managing to edge higher, although the real gains
are noted in Asia-Pac FX with onshore USD/TWD and USD/CNY both posting sharp
upticks in 1m vols.
-USD/JPY trade has generally leant toward puts, with Y107.50, Y107.25 and
Y102.35 taking focus. The largest trades of the day so far have primarily been
volatility bets, with a $340mln Y105.05/109.00 strangle shortly followed by a
$500mln Y109.60 straddle in early European hours.
-Markets have clamoured for USD/KRW options, although calls and puts have been
broadly balanced - despite the sharp fall in spot USD/KRW. Both 1,175.00 call
options and 1,160.00 puts have drawn interest Thursday.
-USD/HKD call demand has also been a focus (again), with over to $1.25bln in
call options trading with strikes at or above the 7.85 peg.

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