ACE JPY-USD - August 05, 2019

Below is an illustration trading futures options on JPY-USD.  Our post shows bullish and bearish positions using a combination of call and put options.


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Volatility Curve & Skew
 
6J volcurve skew

Volatility

Options fall into the category of being slightly undervalued in non-volatile markets in the weekly options report. 
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Notes:

Contract Size - 12,500,000 Japanese Yen

Tick Size:  Outrights: .0000005 USD per JPY increments (6.25 USD)

Trading Hours: Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time/CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT).

* Tip: Understanding what the numbers mean when looking at Yen prices. The quotation you see is U.S. dollars and cents per tick. Each contract you are buying or selling is Consecutive Month Spreads: (Globex only) 0.0000001 USD per JPY (1.25 USD). Example of price quote is: 0.0094125. A move of 0.000001 is $12.50 USD.

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JPY-USD Charts

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6J weekly

6J daily

6J 4hr

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Strategies

Below is a broken wing butterfly with bias to the upside. The position will benefit if the yen continues a slight trend higher and implied volatility were to drop slightly reverting towards historic levels.

The % yield shown in the diagrams below represent an estimated return on margin from projected dates shown below.

6J Fly post

Below is an illustration of the position with a -1% drop in implied volatility.

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