Stand-out FX option strike expiries this week
Aug 26 (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 large strikes on Monday and plenty more for the week ahead.
The biggest EUR/USD strikes expiring this week are on Tuesday at 1.1100-10 on 1.8 billion euros and 1.1150 on 1.3 billion euros. Wednesday has a 1.1150 strike expiring on 1.1 billion euros and there are 1-billion euros expiring on Friday at 1.1195-1.1200.
The largest USD/CHF strike expiring this week is on Wednesday at 0.8600 on $1.1 billion and in EUR/CHF on Friday at 0.9490 on 1.3 billion euros.
There's a huge EUR/GBP strike expiry on Tuesday at 0.8475 on 2.7 billion euros and on Thursday at 0.8530 on 915 million euros. Nothing in GBP/USD above the current 1.3200 level, but Tuesday has 557 million pounds at 1.3100, with a further 350 million pounds at that level on Wednesday.
Large AUD/USD strike expiries are currently limited to Friday's 0.6745-50 strikes on A$1.7 billion. Nothing nearby in NZD/USD, but there are A$2.1 billion AUD/NZD strikes expiring at 1.0920 on Thursday.
The largest nearby USD/CAD strikes expire on Tuesday at 1.3550 on $710 million, Thursday at 1.3500 on $803 million and between 1.3525-40 on $1.3 billion, and on Friday at 1.3615 on $782 million.
USD/JPY option strike expiries are surprisingly limited. There are $550 million 144.30 strikes expiring on Tuesday. Wednesday has $800 million between 143.60-75 and $1.6 billion at 145.25. Friday has $1 billion at 1.4255.
EUR/JPY has 1 billion euros expiring on Tuesday at 157.05. AUD/JPY expiries are on Thursday at 98.50 on A$600 million and on Friday at 98.85-99.00 on A$659 million.
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(Richard Pace is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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