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Late SOFR/Treasury Option Roundup: Sticking With Calls

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SOFR and Treasury option volume remained heavy Monday, leaning towards upside calls even as underlying futures pared/reversed support in the short end/curves twist flatter. Projected rate cut pricing into year end ease vs. early morning levels (*): Sep'24 cumulative -49.9bp (-54.3bp), Nov'24 cumulative -86.5bp (-95.9bp), Dec'24 -118.6bp (-128.1bp).
  • SOFR Options:
    • Block/screen, 15,000 SFRM5 95.50/96.00/96.50 put flys, 10.0 ref 96.73
    • -5,000 0QZ4 96.50 calls vs 97.075/0.72% vs 2QZ4 96.75 calls vs. 97.105/0.74%, 16.5
    • -5,000 SFRX4 95.50/95.62/95.75/95.87 call condors 2.25 ref 96.03
    • -10,000 0QZ4 96.25 calls vs 97.075/.80% vs 2QZ4 96.50 calls vs 97.105/0.75%, 18.0
    • -6,000 SFRZ4 96.25 calls 26.0 vs. 96.09/0.40%
    • -5,000 0QU4 97.00/97.25 call spds, 9.0 vs 96.995/0.16%
    • +10,000 SFRU4 94.93/95.31 put spds 12.5 ref 95.41
    • +10,000 SFRU4 95.37/95.87 call spds 10.0 vs. 95.42/0.27%
    • -10,000 0QZ4 96.25/96.75 call spds v 2QZ4 96.37/96.75 call spds, 7.5 net
    • -5,000 SFRZ4 95.37/95.50 call spds, 10.5 ref 96.16
    • Block, 10,000 0QU4 96.50 puts, 6.0
    • Block, 3,450 SFRH5 95.68/95.93 call spds 19.5
    • Block, 6,500 SFRU4 95.87/96.25/96.50/96.87 call condors, 1.25
    • 9,000 SFRH5 95.75/96.00/96.25 call flys, 3.5 ref 96.595
    • 5,000 SFRZ4 95.75/96.25/96.50/97.00 call condors ref 96.06
    • 4,700 0QQ4 96.50/96.62/96.75 put trees ref 96.935
    • 6,000 SFRU4 95.87/96.25 call spds ref 95.365
    • over -15,000 SFRZ4 95.37/96.00 2x3 call spds, 50-47
    • 4,600 SFRZ4 96.50/96.62 call spds ref 96..02
    • Block, 6,000 SFRU4 95.00/95.12/95.25 put trees ref 95.335
    • over 20,000 SFRU4 95.25/95.75/96.00 broken call trees ref 95.345
    • 2,000 SFRM5 95.75/96.00/96.25/96.50 call condors vs. 2QM5 96.50/96.75/97.00/97.25 call condors
    • 7,500 SFRZ4 95.00/95.50/96.00 put flys, 4.0
    • 3,000 SFRU4 95.75 calls ref 95.385 to -.37
    • 3,000 SFRU4 95.50/0QU4 97.50 call spds, 2.0
    • 4,000 SFRZ4 96.25 calls ref 95.955 to -.97
  • Treasury Options:
    • 5,000 TYU4 113/114.75 call spds, 49 ref 113-29
    • 5,000 TUV4 102.62/103/103.25/103.5 broken put condors ref 103-29.62
    • 5,000 TYU4 114/114.75 2x3 call spds ref 114-02.5
    • 11,000 TYU4 114.25/114.5 call spds
    • Block, 7,500 wk2 TY112.75 / TYU4 114.75 1x2 call spds
    • 2,000 TYU4 112/113/114 put flys, 12
    • 3,000 TYV4 112.5/113.5 put spds, 11
    • 2,000 FVU4 110/111 call spds, 19.5
    • 3,900 TYV4 112/113.5/114/115.5 put condors ref 115-12
    • 2,600 TYV4 111.5/113.5/114/115.5 broken put condors
    • over 12,000 TYU4 115 calls 45 last
    • over -15,000 FVU4 109.5/110.5 call spds, 28-27 ref 109-30.5
    • 2,000 USU4 118 straddles
    • 2,000 TYU4 115.5/116 call spds ref 114-11
    • 5,000 TYU4 114.75/115 call spds, 6-7 ref 114-11
    • +8,000 wk2 TY 114.25/114.75 call spds vs. 113.75 put 0.0-1 cr
    • +10,000 wk2 TY 114.25/114.75 call spds vs. 113.5 puts, 2 net

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