By Richard Pace — Feb 28 - 05:15 AM
2-month FX option expiry just moved to April 28 and captures BoJ
First policy meeting with new gov Kazuo Ueda at the helm
Implied volatility gauges actual volatility risk when setting premium
2-month expiry implied volatility jumped 11.3 to 12.5 and settles 12.3
That's a huge additional $100,000 premium for ATM straddle on $30million
Shows market still very wary about policy tightening at the April meeting
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Source:
Refinitiv IFR Research/Market Commentary