EUROZONE ISSUANCE: EGB Supply
Feb-18 06:45
Slovakia, Germany, Finland, Spain and France are all due to hold auctions in the upcoming week, whilst Italy is scheduled to launch its inaugural retail BTP Piu. The ESM is likely to hold a syndication with possible syndications also to come from Belgium and Germany. We look for estimated gross issuance for the week of E40.6bln (excluding the retail operation), down from E50.9bln this week.
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- This morning, Germany will sell E4.5bln of the 2.20% Mar-27 Schatz (ISIN: DE000BU22080).
- Also today, Finland will hold a conventional auction to sell up to a combined E1.0-1.5bln of the 5-year 2.50% Apr-30 RFGB (ISIN: FI4000577952) and the 10-year 3.00% Sep-34 RFGB (ISIN: FI4000571104), this is in-line with our expectations.
- Tomorrow, Germany will return to the market to sell E4.5bln of the 10-year 2.50% Feb-35 Bund (ISIN: DE000BU2Z049).
- On Thursday, Spain will hold a Bono/Obli auction. On offer will be a combined E4.5-5.5bln of the on-the-run 2.40% May-28 Bono (ISIN: ES0000012O59) and the 2.70% Jan-30 Bono (ISIN: ES0000012O00) alongside the 3.55% Oct-33 Obli (ISIN: ES0000012L78).
- Also Thursday, France will hold a MT OAT auction selling a combined E11.5-13.5bln. The new 3-year 2.40% Sep-28 OAT (ISIN: FR001400XLW2), the 0% Nov-29 OAT (ISIN: FR0013451507) and the on-the-run 5-year 2.75% Feb-30 OAT (ISIN: FR001400PM68) will be on offer.
- Later on Thursday, France will return to hold a IL OAT auction to issue a combined E1.50-2.25bln. The 0.10% Jul-31 OATei (ISIN: FR0014001N38). The 0.10% Jul-36 OATei (ISIN: FR0013327491), the 0.95% Jul-43 OATei (ISIN: FR001400QCA1) and the 0.10% Mar-32 OATi (ISIN: FR0014003N51) will be on offer.
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- SOFR Options:
- +10,000 SFRZ5 96.00/96.50/97.00 call trees 3.5 ref 96.05
- +3,000 SFRM5 95.68/95.81 put spds vs 0QM5 95.81/95.93 put spds, 0.0
- +8,000 SFRH5 95.62/95.68 3x2 put spds 0.5 ref 95.785
- +4,000 SFRG5 95.62/95.68/95.75 put trees 1.5 ref 95.785
- +4,000 SFRK5 95.62/95.75 2x1 put spds, 1.0 ref 95.925
- +10,000 SFRZ5 96.00/96.50/97.00 call trees, 3.5 ref 96.05
- 2,000 3QH5 95.37/95.50/95.62/95.75 put condors ref 95.92
- 2,000 SFRZ5 95.12/95.75 put spds ref 96.05
- 2,000 SFRZ5 95.43/95.68 put spds ref 96.05
- 5,500 SFRH5/SFRU5 95.75/96.00 call spd spds
- 4,500 SFRJ5 95.75 puts ref 95.92
- Block, 6,000 2QH5 96.00/96.12 call spds 5.5 ref 95.995
- 3,000 SFRM55 96.00/96.12 call spds
- 2,600 SFRH5 95.75/95.87 call spds vs. SFRM5 95.87/96.00 call spds
- Treasury Options:
- 3,000 TYG5 110.25/111.5 1x2 call spds, ref 108-18
- 2,475 USH5 120 calls, 9 ref 113-00
- +12,000 TYH5 105/113 2x1 strangles, 15
- 11,900 TYG5 106/107 put spds
- 30,000 TYG5 108.5 puts, 21 vs. 108-18.5/0.47% (total volume over 60,000)
- 1,300 TYG5 107.5/108/108.5 put flys, ref 108-18
- 4,000 USH5 119/121/123/127 broken call condors ref 113-10
- 11,500 TYG5 108.5 puts, 14
- 15,000 USH5 106/108 put spds (open interest 30,19 and 19,346 respectively)
- 4,000 FVH5 106 puts, ref 106-08.25
- 7,000 TYH5 109.5/110.5 call spds
- Block, 4,500 FVG5 105.5/107.5 strangles 3.5 vs. FVH5 106.25 straddles 104.5
- 1,800 TYH5 106.5/108 put spds
- 2,600 TYG5 110 calls ref 108-20
- 2,500 wk3 TY 108.5/109 call spds ref 108-20.5 (expire today)
- 2,000 TYG5 108 puts, 9 ref 108-18.5
- 20,000 TYG 108.75 calls 18 (late Thursday evening) total volume near 23k
