File 022272
Email Chain: Oil Options Trading Discussion and Market Analysis (File 022272)
Email correspondence from March 2014 between Jeffrey Epstein and associates discussing oil options trading strategies, including analysis of geopolitical factors affecting commodity markets such as the Ukraine crisis and Crimea referendum.
Summary
This email chain from March 13-14, 2014 documents a discussion about oil options trading between Epstein and his associates at Deutsche Bank. Nay Gupta provides detailed analysis of geopolitical risks, specifically the Kerry-Lavrov meeting and Crimea referendum, and their potential impact on oil markets and broader asset correlations. The correspondence includes specific trading recommendations for WTI call options with different expiry dates (5-day and 35-day), strike prices, and premium costs, with discussion of liquidity constraints and alternative strategies.
From:Sent:To:Subject:Attachments:Jeffrey Epstein [jeeyacation@gmail.com]3/14/2014 3:39:28 AMVinit SahniRe: Oil optionsgraycol.gifImportance: Highthanks 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 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 GuptaOriginal Message-----From: Nay GuptaSent: 03/12/2014 09:35 PM GDTTo: njeevacation@gmail.com" <jeevacation@gmail.com>Cc: Tazia Smith; Paul Morris/dbSubject: Oil optionsJeffrey; Vinit Sahni/dbJust 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-sanctions. 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.HOUSE OVERSIGHT 022272Exchange 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 commentBestNayhThis 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 isconfidential, 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, andHOUSE OVERSIGHT 022273destroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 022274