FX option expiries for Apr 9 NY cut

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

FX option expiries for Apr 9 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below.

- EUR/USD: EUR amounts

1.1700 904m
1.1780 789m
1.1800 762m
1.1850 1.2b
1.1900 649m
1.2000 583m

- USD/JPY: USD amounts

109.15 1.5b
109.35 415m
109.50 401m
109.75 632m
111.00 605m

- AUD/USD: AUD amounts

0.7600/10 674m
0.7620 302m

- USD/CAD: USD amounts

1.2600 1.4b

- NZD/USD: NZD amounts

0.6950 1.2b
0.7050 521m

- AUD/JPY: AUD amounts

83.25 450m

Author

Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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