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Late SOFR/Treasury Option Roundup

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Low delta put and put structures dominated Wednesday's FI option trade, particularly in SOFR options as underlying futures traded weaker as projected rate cuts inch off week lows.

  • SOFR Options:
    • 10,000 SFRM 94.68/94.75/94.81/94.87 put condors
    • Block, 20,000 SFRM3 94.75/94.81/94.87/94.93 put condors, 1.0 ref 94.8625
    • Block, 17,000 SFRM3 94.62/94.68/94.78/94.81 put condors, 1.25 net ref 94.86
    • +5,000 SFRZ3 94.50 puts, 6.0 vs. 95.54/0.08%
    • Block, 5,000 SFRM3 94.75/94.81/94.87 put flys, 0.75 net ref 94.855
    • 8,000 SFRM3 94.81/94.87/94.93 put flys, ref 94.855
    • Block, 5,000 SFRZ3 95.50 puts, 44.0 ref 95.565
    • Block, 30,000 SFRM3/SFRU3 94.75/94.87 put spd spd, 0.5 net Sep over
    • 4,000 SFRU3 94.93/95.06 put spds ref 95.155
    • 3,000 OQM3 96.18/96.43 2x1 put spds ref 96.565
    • 1,500 SFRN3 94.75/95.00/95.12/95.25 broken put condors ref 95.155
    • 1,500 SFRN3 95.06/95.12 put spds vs. SFRQ3 95.12/95.50/95.81 call flys ref 95.14
    • 3,500 SFRM3 94.56/94.62/94.75 put trees rev 94.89
  • Treasury Options:
    • over 7,500 FVM3 109.25/109.75 put spds, 17 ref 109-13.25
    • 10,000 FVN3 112/113 call spds
    • 2,000 TYN3 109/110/111/112 put condors ref 115-24.5
    • 1,800 FVM3 111.25 calls, 3.5 ref 109-23.5
    • 3,800 FVN3 109.5 puts, 26-26.5 ref 110-13.5 to -13.25
    • 4,300 FVN3 109.25 puts, 21.5 ref 110-13

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