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WTI Option Expiry – Tues 17th May 22

OIL OPTIONS
  • The open interest across all WTI options is currently 1.38m calls versus 1.08m puts with most of the extra open positions in the Dec22 call options.
  • Open Jun22 options positions of 305.3k puts and 305.8k calls are due for expiry tomorrow.
  • The closest strike of interest are the ATM 110 call options which have a 9k call open interest. Most other nearby interest is on open call positions with put exposures all sitting at strikes of 100 and below.
  • Below is a table showing nearby open interest (WTI 110.10$/bbl):
    Strike Price, $/bblCall Open IntPut Open Int
    95 9,399 11,749
    100 13,865 9,162
    105 7,132 4,157
    108 1,201 1,320
    109 1,795 937
    110 9,058 891
    111 2,382 278
    112 3,696 604
    115 5,153 536
    120 9,592 106
    125 7,011 208

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