EUR Vol: Short-dated expiries underperform
Short-dated expiries underperform
Euro implieds were mixed today as global rates rallied amid a risk-off backdrop with the 10y Bund future last up around 70 ticks.
In euro vol, very short-dated expiries moving lower while 6m and longer edged higher. For instance, 1m10y declined by -3.5 to 102.2 whereas 1y10y increased by +0.7 to 104.2.
One trader suggested shorter-dated expiries could be underperforming as the credit outlook stabilises and some accounts cut back on long positions.
“It starts to come off as people do not want to carry the theta. People may look to sell shorter-dated pieces and then roll down into longer-dated pieces,” he suggested rather than entering new positions.
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