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Late SOFR/Treasury Option Roundup

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Despite underlying futures whipsawing off first half lows, better put buying continued through Thu's session, late Jun'23 SOFR put strip buy block for example as accts look to hedge potential return of 50bp hikes in 2023.

  • SOFR Options:
    • Block, 20,000 SFRM3 94.43/94.50 put strip, 7.25 vs. 94.67
    • Block, 7,500 OQM3 95.50 puts, 22.0 vs. 95.705/0.38%
    • Block, 30,000 SFRH3 95.00 puts, 4.0 vs. 94.9925/0.54%
    • -10,000 OQM3 95.00/95.50 put spds, 14.25
    • Block, 7,500 OQM3 95.43 puts, 19.0 vs. 95.725/0.37%
    • Block, 3,000 OQJ3 95.25/95.50/95.75 3x5x2 put flys, 0.0 net ref 95.70
    • 2,000 SFRM4 94.00/95.75/
    • 1,500 SFRZ3 94.87/95.37 2x1 put spds ref 94.85
    • 3,150 SFRJ3 94.68/94.81 1x2 call spds, 1.5 ref 94.645
    • 3,250 SFRM3 94.68/94.81 put spds, ref 94.645
    • Block, 4,000 SFRJ3 94.50/94.62 put spds, 4.0 vs 94.65/0.10%
  • Treasury Options:
    • -5,000 TYM2 111.5/112 strangles, 261-260
    • BLOCK, 14,000 TYJ3 107/108 put spds, 2 vs. 112-00/0.04%
    • 2,000 FVJ3 106.5/107 3x4 put spds (wrong way)
    • 4,000 FVM 105.5/106 put spds, 9 ref 107-09.25
    • 4,200 FVH3 107.5 calls, 1 ref 106-26.25
    • +15,000 wk1 TY 110p 5 vs 111-17 to -18/0.08%
    • 2,000 TYK3 111.5 straddles ref 111-18.5
    • over 3,600 TYH3 112 calls, 2 ref 111-03
    • over 4,200 TYH3 110.25 puts, 3 ref 111-02.5
    • 1,300 TYJ 114/116 2x3 call spds, 20 ref 111-20

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