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WTI Option Expiry – Tue 17 Jan

OIL OPTIONS

WTI Option Expiry – Tue 17th January 23 at 14:30 ET close

  • A total of 585kbbls of open February 23 options positions on CME and ICE are due to expire against the Feb future close tomorrow. Current aggregate open interest is 429k calls and 156k puts.
  • The open interest across all WTI options across both exchanges is currently 2.02m calls and 0.88m puts.
  • Most of the nearby open interest sits on the calls side with the closest strike of interest is at 80$/bbl and 82$/bbl..
  • Below is a graph showing the current WTI front month options open interest (WTI 79.64$/bbl):


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