SOFR OPTIONS: BLOCK: Green Sep/Blue Sep Conditional Bull Curve Steepener
Jul-14 12:49
+5,000 2QU5 97.00/97.50 call spds vs. 3QU5 96.75/97.25 call spds, 0.5 net Green Sep over at 0842:30ET
BONDS: U.S. 10-Year Yield Pierces Last Week's High
Jul-14 12:46
Core global curves hold steeper.
TY futures traded through overnight lows and 10-Year Tsy yields breached last week’s high, but the move has since stalled, pointing to a flow-/technical-driven move, as opposed to anything highly committal on fresh news.
Early London lows in Bund futures hold, while gilts continue to outperform.
Ongoing weakness in the long end of the JGB curve and bull steepening of the gilt curve (dovish comments from BoE Governor Bailey & weak private labour market data) still present the meaningful market talking points on the day, in addition to U.S. tariff threats and heightened U.S.-Russia tension.
SOFR OPTIONS: BLOCK: Green Mar'26 SOFR Call Spread
Jul-14 12:36
+45,000 2QH6 98.00/98.25 call spds, 1.0 ref 96.56, at 0830:22ET - opener (OI 15,853 & 0 in the two strikes, respectively)