Market Jitters Prolong Yen Option Buying

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Market Jitters Prolong Yen Option Buying

Small private players, big hedge funds and bank prop desks were seen piling into short-dated options on yen crosses last week as a second wave of stock market weakness sent spots tumbling lower and implied volatilities higher.

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