{"id":203459,"date":"2024-03-15T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/?p=203459"},"modified":"2024-03-18T04:46:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T08:46:43","slug":"short-term-options-have-become-popular-in-commodities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/commodities\/short-term-options-have-become-popular-in-commodities\/","title":{"rendered":"Short-Term Options Have Become Popular in Commodities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-at-a-glance\">AT A GLANCE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shorter-dated options in oil, soybeans and gold have all experienced record trading volume in the past year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lower premiums, more flexibility to respond to market events offer additional advantages to traders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As uncertainty continues to surround commodity markets, traders are in search of ways to navigate an environment with new risks emerging almost daily. More of them are finding their tool of choice in short-term options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These refer to a class of options with shorter tenors than the conventional options, which typically expire monthly. In the oil market, WTI weekly options have become the fastest-growing energy products at CME Group, reaching record highs in trading volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"575\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-4-1100x575.jpg\" alt=\"WTI Weekly Options\" class=\"wp-image-203473 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-4-1100x575.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-4-700x366.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-4-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-4-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-4.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/575;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>WTI Crude Oil Weekly options volume continues to break records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agriculture weekly options surged by 52% in 2023 relative to the first half of 2022 while Gold weekly options are up 33% year over year. Traders are finding these short-term tenor options low cost and versatile tools to insulate their portfolios from specific types of risk that are inherently embedded in commodity prices. In addition, these options allow market participants to express their short-term views related to both macro and commodity specific events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"575\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-3-1100x575.jpg\" alt=\"Gold Weekly Options\" class=\"wp-image-203472 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-3-1100x575.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-3-700x366.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-3-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-3-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-3.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/575;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gold weekly options reached new highs in 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"575\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-2-1100x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-203471 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-2-1100x575.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-2-700x366.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-2-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-2-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-2.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/575;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Agriculture Short Term Options volume continues to reach new records<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-have-short-term-options-become-popular\">Why Have Short Term Options Become Popular?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The short tenor provides more flexibility to traders to adjust their portfolios more frequently in response to sudden market events regardless of their time horizons. In addition, short-term options have lower premiums because there is less time for market conditions to change. The increased interest and fast adoption of short term options are attributed mainly to these reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rising Interest Rates:<\/strong>&nbsp;The current economic environment is characterized by a high degree of uncertainty. Central banks around the world have embarked on increasing interest rates to curb inflationary pressure which has subsequently discouraged investment and consumer spending. Also,high debt levels are adding another layer of uncertainty to the economic picture. These market conditions have increased volatility of commodities prices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Weather Events:<\/strong>&nbsp; Weather has heightened the volatility of certain commodities, especially the soybean market, where drought impacted both the 2023 U.S. harvest and the 2024 Brazil harvest.&nbsp; For illustration, the chart below shows the heightened volatility of the soybean market, reflected in the CME Group Volatility Index known as CVOL. This tool measures the expected volatility implied from options prices based on the collective market sentiment of future price movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"575\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-1-1100x575.jpg\" alt=\"Agriculture Volatility\" class=\"wp-image-203470 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-1-1100x575.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-1-700x366.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-1-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-1.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/575;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Drought and weather events in key soybean-producing regions have induced volatility in these markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elevated geopolitical risk:<\/strong>&nbsp;The Russo-Ukrainian war has considerably impacted commodities and caused supply disruptions in oil, natural gas, corn and wheat. For example, oil prices reached $120 per barrel in March 2022 and wheat rose to $12 per bushel while corn spiked to $8 per bushel in March 2022. Prices have since fallen, but they are still higher than prior to the war. On the other hand, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict&nbsp; and Red Sea attacks are increasingly destabilizing the region and impacting oil prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"574\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-1100x574.jpg\" alt=\"WTI CVOL\" class=\"wp-image-203469 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-1100x574.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-700x365.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/OM24_005-Short-term-options-char.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/574;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>WTI CVol jumps, signaling traders braces for more turbulence in the oil market<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Listing of new set of expiration dates:<\/strong>&nbsp;The expansion of short-dated options has offered greater customization opportunities for traders. This optionality allows traders to mitigate short-term risks of either macro- or commodity-specific market events in a precise fashion. The extensive listing has attracted a wide range of market participants with different risk profiles and trading strategies. In addition, more frequent listing of expirations enhances market efficiency and price discovery function because the market has more data points to determine the fair price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the trading world, uncertainty creates the need for flexibility. With plenty of risks to manage across commodities, activity in short-dated options should continue to be a gauge on how traders are viewing commodity markets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally Posted March 7, 2024 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/openmarkets\/commodities\/2024\/Short-Term-Options-Have-Become-Popular-in-Commodities.html\">Short-Term Options Have Become Popular in Commodities<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shorter-dated options in oil, soybeans and gold have all experienced record trading volume in the past 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