LNG: New Korean President’s Policies Could Boost LNG Demand: Platts

Option desks report mixed SOFR & Treasury options overnight, lighter volumes with multiple spring holiday closures in Asia and UK. Focus on Wednesday's FOMC policy annc, no rate change expected. Underlying futures mixed, curves twist steeper with the short end outperforming weaker Bonds (2s10s +2.465 at 50.697, 5s30s +3.158 at 90.038). Projected rate cut pricing largely steady to late Friday levels (*) as follows: May'25 at -0.5bp (-0.8bp), Jun'25 at -8.4bp (-8.4bp), Jul'25 at -25.5bp (-25.7bp), Sep'25 -46.9bp (-45.6bp).

• SOFR Options:
  • +4,000 SFRZ5 95.93 puts, 9.5 ref 96.475
  • 2,000 SFRK5 95.93/96.00 call spds ref 95.80
  • over 3,500 SFRK5 96.06 calls, 0.5 ref 95.81
• Treasury Options:
  • over 7,500 TYM5 112 calls, 25 last
  • 1,600 FVM5 107/107.5 put spds ref 108-14.25
  • 2,000 TYM5 110.5/111.25 put spds, 22 ref 111-06.5
  • over 3,200 TYM5 111.25 calls, 46 ref 111-08
  • 1,000 TYM5 111/112/113/114 call condors
  • 1,600 FVM5 107.25 puts ref 108-15.25

• Further intraday lows for the Dollar, nothing fast, 1 pip at a time, but it has been a one way move so far during the early European session and into the US one.
• EUR, GBP, NOK, AUD, JPY, PLN, ZAR, and CAD are all at session high, and this is more of a pure FX move, given the lack of moves in Equities or eve Bonds (Yield).
• AUD is still the best performer and is still eyeing a test to the 0.6500 handle.

SX7E (19th Sep) 160/155/150p fly, bought for 0.20 in 6k.