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WTI July Option Expiry – Today

OIL OPTIONS
  • A total of 591kbbls of open July 23 options positions on CME and ICE are due to expire against the July future close today. Current aggregate open interest is 341k calls and 250k puts.
  • The open interest across all WTI options on both exchanges is currently 1.76m calls and 1.12m puts.
  • The decline in futures since mid-April has pushed the market through most of the open call positions but a significant volume of about 12k of calls and 18.5k of puts sit near the current market at the 70$/bbl strike.
  • Below is a table showing the current open interest at nearby strikes (WTI 70.30$/bbl):

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