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WTI Aug Option Expiry on 17 July

OIL OPTIONS

WTI Aug Option Expiry – Mon 17th July 23 at 14:30 ET close

  • A total of 530kbbls of open August 23 options positions on CME and ICE are due to expire against the July future close on Monday. Current aggregate open interest is 279k calls and 251k puts.
  • The open interest across all WTI options on both exchanges is currently 1.69m calls and 1.13m puts.
  • Most of the significant options positions around the current market prices are on the calls side with the biggest strikes of interest just below the current price at 76$/bbl and 75$/bbl.
  • Below is a graph showing the current WTI front month options open interest (WTI 76.72$/bbl):


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