File 022262
Email Chain About Oil Options Trading and Geopolitical Risk Analysis (File 022262)
Email correspondence between Jeffrey Epstein and associates discussing oil options trading strategies, with analysis of geopolitical risks including Crimea referendum and potential market volatility in March 2014.
Summary
Exchange of emails dated March 12-14, 2014 regarding oil options trading. Nay Gupta provides detailed analysis of geopolitical risks including the Crimea referendum, Russian sanctions, and European energy dependency, predicting potential market volatility. Discussion includes specific trading strategies for WTI crude oil calls with different expiration dates (5-day and 35-day options), suggested put/call spreads, and strike prices. Vinit Sahni and Paul Morris are copied on communications regarding execution timelines and market conditions.
From: Vinit SahniSent: 3/14/2014 4:41:47 AMTo: Jeffrey Epstein [jeeyacation@gmail.com]Subject: Re: Oil optionsImportance: HighClassification: External CommunicationAgree will address, need to fix this.Back mid day tuesday from tokyo.From: Jeffrey Epstein [j eevacation@gmail. com]Sent: 03/13/2014 11:39 PM ASTTo: Vinit SahniSubject: Re: Oil optionsthanks 4 hours for a quote in a normally fast moving market ? confirms my voiced concernsOn Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 10:24 PM, Vinit Sahni <11=1.1111> wrote:Classification: External CommunicationI am on a plane to and from tokyo tomorrow next 2-3 days, if u need something otherwise available 24/7 onVinit Sahni-----Original Message-----From: Vinit SahniSent: 03/13/2014 09:47 PM EDTTo: jeevacation@gmail.comCc: Paul MorrisSubject: Fw: Oil optionsClassification: External CommunicationJeffrey - apologise if this long to execute next time we'll be much quicker.Nay Gupta-----Original Message-----From: Nay GuptaSent: 03/12/2014 09:35 PM GDTTo: njeevacation@gmail.com" <jeevacation@gmail.com>Cc: Tazia Smith; Paul Morris/db/ Vinit Sahni/dbSubject: Oil optionsJeffreyJust got off the phone with Vinit.DB stopped marketmaking OTC oil options - for short dated I'd go for exch traded - better liquidity and lowertransaction costs in and out.My central scenario - Kerry Lavrov meeting Friday will be a bust and the Crimea referendum this weekendwill result in "yes" given the 59pct ethic Russian makeup. Sunday/ Monday sanction rhetoric from rangingfrom g8 expulsion to Iran-style bank embargo is raised a notch. Russia follows with more threats of counter-HOUSE OVERSIGHT 022262sanctions. My sense is the Obama 5m of 696m SPR release is to show Merkel and co he will step in. He needsto because there are 8 small European and Baltic countries that rec 70%+ of their gas from Russia. Germanygets 30%.Cross asset correlations outside of the US are increasing past few days - eg copper and the Turkish lira hourlycharts are on top of each other past 4 days. I'm worried there is a 30-40pct(?) chance of a hard risk off move inmarkets in first half of next week - more focused on European equities, copper, EM FX (Turkey, ZAR, Rubleetc) than SPX. In that scenario oil is way up.Exchange WTI calls - there are 2 options (as of 3pm est):5day expiry 17march 2014 underlying clj4 97.92and35d expiry 16apri12014 underlying clk4 97.59** The 5 day options are a bit short - one possibility is sell a 3usd out of the money put (95.5 strike) for20cents and buy a 2usd OTM 100 call for 25. Net pay Scents. But 5d is a bit short for me.**For 35d expiry You could look at selling 91.50 (6usd OTM put) for 56cents and buying 103c (5.5usd OTM)for 58cents or the 102c (4.5usd OTM) for 76cents.CL1 <comdty> OMON on Bloomberg has live strikes and bid/ask.If 5d is too short and 35d is too long / not enough gamma, Tazia may be able to source liquidity from thestreet. Am Cc'ing her for any live pricing or additional commentBestNaychThis e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (orhave received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. Anyunauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.Please refer to http://www.db.com/en/content/eu disclosures.htm for additional EU corporate and regulatorydisclosures and to http://www.db.com/unitedkingdom/content/privacy.htm for information about privacy.--***********************************************************The information contained in this communication isHOUSE OVERSIGHT 022263confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJeffrey EpsteinUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedThis e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have receivedthis e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure ordistribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.Please refer to http://www.db.com/en/content/eu_disclosures.htm for additional EU corporate and regulatory disclosuresand to http://www.db.com/unitedkingdom/content/privacy.htm for information about privacy.HOUSE OVERSIGHT 022264