On buy-side, equity index options tilted bullish in Q1

Counterparty Radar: Share of notional in short positions hit new low for US life insurers; mutual funds also reported smaller short books As the year began, equity index options books at US funds and life insurers became less bearish, extending a long-running trend.The measure is crude – it tracks the notional of bought puts and sold calls as a share of all options – but captures thousands of trades reported by scores of buy side firms, and is comparable across quarters. In the first quarter, the share of short positions reported Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe You are currently unable to print this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more. You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more. Copyright Infopro Digital Limited. All rights reserved.You may share this content using our article tools. As outlined in our terms and conditions, https://www.infopro-digital.com/terms-and-conditions/subscriptions/ (clause 2.4), an Authorised User may only make one copy of the materials for their own personal use. You must also comply with the restrictions in clause 2.5.If you would like to purchase additional rights please email info@risk.net Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists. New to Risk.net? View our subscription options If you already have an account, please sign in here. Most read articles loading... Back to Top