Stand-out FX option strike expiries for the week ahead
Aug 16 (Reuters) -The cash hedging of soon-to-expire FX option strikes can have a magnetic effect on FX price action, adding to nearby support/resistance. There are some huge strikes on Friday and plenty more for the week ahead.
Standout EUR/USD strikes are on Monday at 1.1000-10 on 1.2 billion euros. Tuesday at 1.0925 on 1.2 billion, 1.0950 on 1 billion, 1.1000 on 1.7 billion and 1.1095-1.1100 on 1.1 billion euros. Wednesday has a 1.1000 strike expiry on 1.3 billion euros and on Thursday there are strikes at 1.0910-15 on 1.9 billion euros and 1.1000-05 on 900 million euros.
The largest USD/CHF strike expiries are currently on Tuesday at 0.8800-10 on $1.9 billion and in EUR/CHF on Thursday at 0.9500 on 790 million euros.
Monday holds the only large GBP/USD strikes so far, with 778-million pounds at 1.2675 and 645 million pounds at 1.2850. Stand-out EUR/GBP strikes expire on Thursday at 0.8475-85 on 1.3 billion euros.
The biggest AUD/USD strikes expire on Monday at 0.6675 on A$1 billion, Tuesday at 0.6600 on A$740 million and on Thursday at 0.6630 on A$1.2 billion, 0.6650-60 on A$2.4 billion and 0.6670 on A$794 million.
The biggest NZD/USD strikes expire Wednesday at 0.5950 on NZ$650 million and Thursday at 0.5940 on NZ$1.3 billion. AUD/NZD strikes expire Monday at 1.0940 on A$815 million, 1.0980 on A$764 million and 1.1140-50 on A$1.2 billion, and Thursday at 1.1105-10 on A$1.1 billion.
Standout USD/CAD strikes expire on Tuesday at 1.3800 on $1.2 billion and Thursday at 1.3800-05 on $1.5 billion.
USD/JPY strike expiries are currently limited to Tuesday at 148.00 on $1.4 billion and Thursday at 148.00 on $1.5 billion and 148.65 on $1.6 billion.
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(Richard Pace is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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