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STIR: Midmorning SOFR Option Update

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Volume gradually picking up this morning, leaning towards downside puts as accts fade the bid in underlying off early session lows. Projected rate cuts through mid-2025 look steady to mildly higher vs. this morning's levels (*) as follows: Mar'25 at -1.9bp (-2.5bp), May'25 steady at -7.3bp, Jun'25 at -16.4bp (-15.5bp), Jul'25 at -21.6bp (-20.1bp).

  • +2,500 SFRM5/SFRU5 95.68/97.00 call spd strip 43.00
  • +4,000 SFRM5 95.50/95.62 put spds, 0.5 vs. 95.85/0.06%
  • 1,500 SFRK5 95.68/95.75/95.81 put flys
  • -6,000 SFRM5 96.31/96.50 call spds .25 over SFRM5 95.50/95.62 put spds ref 9583.5
  • +10,000 0QM5 95.12/95.50 put spds 4.0 ref 96.065
  • +2,500 0QU5/0QZ5 96.12/96.62/97.12 call fly strip, 16.5
  • +2,500 0QM5 95.12/95.50 put spds, 4.0
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Volume gradually picking up this morning, leaning towards downside puts as accts fade the bid in underlying off early session lows. Projected rate cuts through mid-2025 look steady to mildly higher vs. this morning's levels (*) as follows: Mar'25 at -1.9bp (-2.5bp), May'25 steady at -7.3bp, Jun'25 at -16.4bp (-15.5bp), Jul'25 at -21.6bp (-20.1bp).

  • +2,500 SFRM5/SFRU5 95.68/97.00 call spd strip 43.00
  • +4,000 SFRM5 95.50/95.62 put spds, 0.5 vs. 95.85/0.06%
  • 1,500 SFRK5 95.68/95.75/95.81 put flys
  • -6,000 SFRM5 96.31/96.50 call spds .25 over SFRM5 95.50/95.62 put spds ref 9583.5
  • +10,000 0QM5 95.12/95.50 put spds 4.0 ref 96.065
  • +2,500 0QU5/0QZ5 96.12/96.62/97.12 call fly strip, 16.5
  • +2,500 0QM5 95.12/95.50 put spds, 4.0