FX option expiries for Aug 14 NY cut

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

FX option expiries for Aug 14 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time via DTCC can be found below.

EUR/USD: EUR amounts

1.1500 5.1b
1.1600 1.5b
1.1650 1.2b
1.1660 1.1b
1.1715 1.4b
1.1750 1.5b
1.1800 1.4b

USD/JPY: USD amounts

145.00 1.1b
147.00 1.1b
149.00 1.1b
150.00 1.6b

GBP/USD: GBP amounts

1.3460 601m
1.3600 1.2b

USD/CHF: USD amounts

0.8200 616m

AUD/USD: AUD amounts

0.6465 531m
0.6600 1.5b

USD/CAD: USD amounts

1.3860 683m
1.4000 2.3b

NZD/USD: NZD amounts

0.5950 512m

EUR/GBP: EUR amounts

0.8700 858m

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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