Oil derivatives signal traders see Middle East shock as short-lived - Reuters
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"we're watching real-time the difference between a logistic crisis and a structural crisis."
— Brian E. Kinsella , Executive
"The market bets it's logistical. I think this is the right read."
— Brian E. Kinsella , Executive
"Dealers have already sold a significant amount of these calls that are out-of-the-money and this has created a negative gamma in crude."
— Rebecca Babin , Executive
"What we're watching in real time is the difference between a logistics crisis and a structural one. The market is betting it's logistical and I think that is the right read."
— Brian E. Kinsella , Executive
"Dealers are already short a meaningful amount of these deep out-of-the-money calls, creating a more negative gamma profile in crude."
— Rebecca Babin , Executive
"What we're watching in real time is the difference between a logistics crisis and a structural one."
— Brian E. Kinsella , Executive
"Dealers are already short a meaningful amount of these deep out-of-the-money calls, creating a more negative gamma profile in crude."
— Rebecca Babin , Executive
"Risk premiums remain concentrated at the front of the futures curve, reinforcing the view that traders still see the disruption as temporary."
— Darrell E. Fletcher , Executive
Key People
Brian E. Kinsella is a market analyst participating in the Global Markets Forum.
Darrell E. Fletcher is the managing director of commodities for Bannockburn Capital Markets.
Rebecca Babin is a senior energy trader with CIBC Private Wealth US.
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Oil options and futures indicate that traders view the recent Middle East conflict as temporary, with structures profiting from a price retreat after the initial spike.
Oil options and futures are signaling that the latest Middle East conflict may be short-lived, as traders pile into structures that profit from a retreat in prices after the initial spike.
Oil futures and options are signaling that the Middle East conflict could be short-lived as traders rush to structures which profit from a decline in prices following the initial spike.
Oil options and futures indicate that traders view the recent Middle East conflict as temporary, with structures profiting from a price retreat after the initial spike.
Oil options and futures are signaling that the latest Middle East conflict may be short-lived, as traders pile into structures that profit from a retreat in prices after the initial spike.
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