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Late SOFR/Treasury Option Roundup

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FI option trade remained mixed through Thursday's session, SOFR options seeing slightly better low delta call and call spreads in the second half. Reminder, Sep SOFR options expire Friday, seeing a steady trickle of position unwinds and position rolls. Underlying futures trading firmer in the short end vs. weaker long end. Rate hike projections through year end cooling slightly: Sep 20 FOMC is 2.3% w/ implied rate change of +0.06bp to 5.338%. November cumulative of +8.8p at 5.420, December cumulative of 10.8bp at 5.439%. Fed terminal has slipped to 5.435% in Jan'24.

  • SOFR Options:
    • Block, 7,270 SFRZ4 97.25/97.75 call spds 5.5 ref 95.565
    • -15,000 SFRH4 96.00/97.00/98.00 call flys, 1.75
    • Block, 6,000 SFRX3 94.43/94.56 put spds, 5.5 vs. 94.535/0.22%
    • +2,500 SFRU4 96.25/97.75/99.25 call flys, 11
    • 6,700 SFRH4 94.87/95.25 call spds ref 94.685 to -.675
    • 4,000 SFRZ3 94.37/94.43/94.50 put flys
    • 2,000 SFRX3 95.06 calls, 1.75 ref 94.545
    • 5,700 SFRZ3 95.56 calls, 2.0 ref 94.545
    • 6,000 SFRH4 94.43/94.62 ref 94.68
    • 3,000 0QU3 96.00/96.25 put spds ref 95.27
    • 2,500 SFRU3 98.25/98.50 call spds ref 95.265
    • 4,000 SFRV3 94.25/94.50 put spds ref 94.545
    • 3,500 SFRV3 94.62 calls, 2.5 last
  • Treasury Options:
    • 4,700 TYV3 111/111.5 1x2 call spds, 1 ref 109-31
    • over +14,700 TYX3 109.5 puts, 47 ref 110-00
    • 6,000 FVV3 106 puts puts, 11 ref 106-11.75
    • 7,500 TYV3 109 puts, 7 ref 110-05.5
    • over 3,000 TYV3 110 puts, 27 ref 110-05.5
    • over 6,300 wk3 TY 109.5puts, 2 ref 110-01.5
    • over 5,700 wk3 FV 106.5 calls, 1 ref 106-02.75
    • 2,000 TUV3101.75 calls ref 101-19.62
    • over 3,100 TYV3 109 puts, 9 last
    • 2,000 FVV3 105.75 puts, 8.5 ref 106-10.25

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