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US TSYS: Late SOFR/Treasury Option Roundup: Mixed Ahead ADP

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SOFR Option flow looked more pared in Tuesday's second half as trading accounts turned attention to Wednesday morning's ADP and Friday's headline employment data for January. Underlying futures have see-sawed moderately higher, at/near the top end of the session range. Projected rate cuts through mid-2025 gain slightly vs. this morning's levels (*) as follows: Mar'25 at -3.7bp (-3.5bp), May'25 at -11bp (-9.8bp), Jun'25 at -21.0bp (-19.5), Jul'25 at -26.9bp (-24.9bp).

  • SOFR Options:
    • +10,000 SFRJ5 95.75 puts 2.0 ref 95.89
    • +5,000 SFRU5 97.00/97.50 call spds, 2.0 vs. 95.99/0.06%
    • +10,000 0QU5 96.50/97.00 call spd vs 3QU5 96.37/96.87 call spd spd, 0.5 net
    • +5,000 SFRZ5 95.50 puts, 9.5 vs. 96.06/0.24%
    • -5,000 SFRZ5 95.37/96.62 strangle, 23.0 96.07
    • -10,000 SFRJ5 95.87/96.12/96.37 call flys, 4.0-3.75 ref 95.89
    • -15,000 0QK5 95.25/95.50 put spds, 2.5 ref 96.09
    • +5,000 SFRJ5 95.75 puts 2 ref 95.885
    • Update, over +30,000 SFRM5 95.81/95.93/96.00 broken call flys, 3.25 last ref 95.855
    • +15,000 SFRZ5 97.00 0QZ5 97.50 call spds 3.5 steepener
    • -4,000 SFRM5 95.75/95.87 put spds 2.75 over SFRJ5 95.68/95.81 put spds
    • +2,500 SFRZ5 95.50 puts, 10.5 vs. 96.015/0.24%
    • -2,500 SFRZ5 96.00/96.50/97.00 call fly w/ 95.00/95.50/96.00/96.60 put condor, 35.25 total ref 96.02
    • +2,000 0QG5 96.00/3QG5 95.87 put spds, 0.0 flattener
    • +10,000 SFRH5 96.25 calls vs -5,000 SFRK5 97.00 calls, 0.25 net
    • 3,800 0QH5 95.75/95.87/96.00 put trees ref 96.06
    • 4,000 SFRM5 96.00/96.12/96.25 call flys ref 95.87 to -.875
    • over +25,000 SFRJ5 95.62/95.68/95.75 put flys, 1.25
    • 5,000 SFRJ5 95.68/95.75/95.81/95.87 put condors
    • 2,000 SFRZ5 96.50/96.75/97.00/97.25 call condors ref 96.035
  • Treasury Options:
    • -10,000 TYH5 108.75 straddles, 115-114
    • +5,000 USH5 110 puts, 9
    • +9,000 wk1 US 115 calls, 3
    • over 14,000 TYH5 107 puts, 7 last
    • 2,000 TYH 107.5/108 put spds
    • over 10,200 TYH5 108 puts, 19 last
    • over 13,000 USH5 110 puts, 9-11 ref 113-23
    • over 7,400 USH5 112 puts, 31-32
    • 1,500 TYH5 110.5/111.5 call spds ref 108-25
    • 2,100 FVH5 105/106 put spds ref 106-11.25
    • 2,000 wk2 US 111/112 put spds ref 114-01 (exp Feb 14)
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SOFR Option flow looked more pared in Tuesday's second half as trading accounts turned attention to Wednesday morning's ADP and Friday's headline employment data for January. Underlying futures have see-sawed moderately higher, at/near the top end of the session range. Projected rate cuts through mid-2025 gain slightly vs. this morning's levels (*) as follows: Mar'25 at -3.7bp (-3.5bp), May'25 at -11bp (-9.8bp), Jun'25 at -21.0bp (-19.5), Jul'25 at -26.9bp (-24.9bp).

  • SOFR Options:
    • +10,000 SFRJ5 95.75 puts 2.0 ref 95.89
    • +5,000 SFRU5 97.00/97.50 call spds, 2.0 vs. 95.99/0.06%
    • +10,000 0QU5 96.50/97.00 call spd vs 3QU5 96.37/96.87 call spd spd, 0.5 net
    • +5,000 SFRZ5 95.50 puts, 9.5 vs. 96.06/0.24%
    • -5,000 SFRZ5 95.37/96.62 strangle, 23.0 96.07
    • -10,000 SFRJ5 95.87/96.12/96.37 call flys, 4.0-3.75 ref 95.89
    • -15,000 0QK5 95.25/95.50 put spds, 2.5 ref 96.09
    • +5,000 SFRJ5 95.75 puts 2 ref 95.885
    • Update, over +30,000 SFRM5 95.81/95.93/96.00 broken call flys, 3.25 last ref 95.855
    • +15,000 SFRZ5 97.00 0QZ5 97.50 call spds 3.5 steepener
    • -4,000 SFRM5 95.75/95.87 put spds 2.75 over SFRJ5 95.68/95.81 put spds
    • +2,500 SFRZ5 95.50 puts, 10.5 vs. 96.015/0.24%
    • -2,500 SFRZ5 96.00/96.50/97.00 call fly w/ 95.00/95.50/96.00/96.60 put condor, 35.25 total ref 96.02
    • +2,000 0QG5 96.00/3QG5 95.87 put spds, 0.0 flattener
    • +10,000 SFRH5 96.25 calls vs -5,000 SFRK5 97.00 calls, 0.25 net
    • 3,800 0QH5 95.75/95.87/96.00 put trees ref 96.06
    • 4,000 SFRM5 96.00/96.12/96.25 call flys ref 95.87 to -.875
    • over +25,000 SFRJ5 95.62/95.68/95.75 put flys, 1.25
    • 5,000 SFRJ5 95.68/95.75/95.81/95.87 put condors
    • 2,000 SFRZ5 96.50/96.75/97.00/97.25 call condors ref 96.035
  • Treasury Options:
    • -10,000 TYH5 108.75 straddles, 115-114
    • +5,000 USH5 110 puts, 9
    • +9,000 wk1 US 115 calls, 3
    • over 14,000 TYH5 107 puts, 7 last
    • 2,000 TYH 107.5/108 put spds
    • over 10,200 TYH5 108 puts, 19 last
    • over 13,000 USH5 110 puts, 9-11 ref 113-23
    • over 7,400 USH5 112 puts, 31-32
    • 1,500 TYH5 110.5/111.5 call spds ref 108-25
    • 2,100 FVH5 105/106 put spds ref 106-11.25
    • 2,000 wk2 US 111/112 put spds ref 114-01 (exp Feb 14)