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ICE Brent Option Expiry – Thurs 23 Feb

OIL OPTIONS

ICE Brent Option Expiry – Thursday 23 February 2023 at 19:30GMT close

  • A total of 323mbbls of open Apr23 options positions are currently due to expire on Thursday 23 February. Current open interest is 191k for calls and 132k for puts.
  • The aggregate open interest across all ICE Brent options is 1.628m calls and 1.045m puts contracts.
  • A significant volume of 14k open put positions sit below the current market price at 80$/bbl.
  • Below is a chart showing front month Brent open interest by strike (Brent 82.46$/bbl):


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