Option traders in Eurodollar futures are stocking up on puts

Option traders in Eurodollar futures are stocking up on puts, anticipating interbank funding stress will cause sharp boost in 3-month dollar Libor late this year and 1Q. The latest available CME data show open interest leapt almost 27,500 contracts Tuesday for December puts at the 99.125 strike price and almost 5,200 for March puts at the same level. The 99.125 strike implies 3-month dollar Libor reaching 0.875%; December and March futures recently traded around 99.48, equal to implied Libor of 0.52%.

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