EUR/USD
- 1.1800 (EUR 2.20 bn)
- 1.1710 (EUR 1.39 bn)
- 1.1610 (EUR 4.59 bn)
USD/JPY
- 158.00 (US$ 919.98 mn)
- 156.00 (US$ 1.24 bn)
- 155.00 (US$ 876.98 mn)
GBP/USD
- 1.3250 (GBP 325.77 mn)
USD/CHF
- 0.7960 (US$ 650.00 mn)
- 0.7900 (US$ 653.00 mn)
- 0.7800 (US$ 451.26 mn)
USD/CAD
- 1.4000 (US$ 1.05 bn)
- 1.3950 (US$ 1.18 bn)
AUD/USD
- 0.6750 (AUD 750.16 mn)
- 0.6550 (AUD 1.90 bn)
EUR/GBP
- 0.8875 (EUR 298.70 mn)
- 0.8720 (EUR 259.81 mn)
- 0.8580 (EUR 300.00 mn)
The FX option expiration price levels refer to the strike prices where option contracts are set to expire. These levels include both calls and puts.
When you see “EUR/USD at 1.1600 for €4 billion” it means there is a total of €4 billion worth of options (calls + puts combined) that have a strike price of 1.1600 and are expiring at that specific time (the “New York Cut” at 10:00 AM ET).
Traders watch these levels because they often act as a “magnet” for the price. This happens due to the hedging activity of the market makers (banks, dealers and so on).
As the price gets closer to the strike price near expiration, these market makers must aggressively buy or sell the currency to hedge their risk
FX option expiries for 11 December 10am New York cut
