USD/CAD risk reversals flip for puts (bearish bets)
Risk reversals for shorter-old-fashioned USD/CAD options shifted to a put skew this week, suggesting some assert participants expect dollar complaint stuffy term.
As of writing, one-month 25-delta USD/CAD risk reversals are trading in goodwill of -0.25 puts vs 0.35 calls on the subject of Dec. 31. The negative number indicates that implied volatility premium (or demand) for USD/CAD puts is on the depth of that for calls.
A put choice gives the owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell an underlying asset at an extremely price upon or previously a particular date.