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Report Title - Agricultural Product Options Strategy Morning Report [1] Core Viewpoint - Oilseeds and oils agricultural products are weakly oscillating, oils and by - products maintain an oscillating market, soft commodity sugar is slightly oscillating, cotton is strongly consolidating, and grains such as corn and starch are narrowly consolidating with a bullish bias. It is recommended to construct an option portfolio strategy mainly composed of sellers, as well as spot hedging or covered strategies to enhance returns [2] Market Overview of Underlying Futures Price and Trading Volume Changes - For example, the latest price of soybean No.1 (A2601) is 4,077, down 7 with a decline rate of 0.17%, trading volume is 8.90 million lots (down 1.67 million lots), and open interest is 17.06 million lots (down 0.21 million lots). Different agricultural products have different price, trading volume, and open - interest changes [3] Option Factors Volume - to - Open - Interest PCR - Different option varieties have different volume and open - interest PCR values and their changes, which are used to describe the strength of the option underlying market and the turning point of the underlying market. For example, the volume PCR of soybean No.1 is 1.36 (up 0.01), and the open - interest PCR is 0.97 (up 0.02) [4] Pressure and Support Levels - From the perspective of the strike price with the largest open interest of call and put options, the pressure and support levels of the option underlying are determined. For example, the pressure level of soybean No.1 is 4250, and the support level is 4000 [5] Implied Volatility - Each option variety has different implied volatility indicators, including at - the - money implied volatility, weighted implied volatility, and its changes compared with the annual average. For example, the at - the - money implied volatility of soybean No.1 is 9.86%, and the weighted implied volatility is 11.99% (down 0.47% compared with the previous value) [6] Strategy and Suggestions for Different Option Varieties Oilseeds and Oils Options (e.g., Soybean No.1) - Fundamental analysis: China purchased 462,000 tons of US soybeans on December 5, 2025, and the import cost of Brazilian soybeans increased slightly week - on - week, with a neutral - to - bullish impact. - Market analysis: Since August, the price of soybean No.1 has shown a weak market with pressure above. - Option factor research: The implied volatility of soybean No.1 options fluctuates around the historical average, and the open - interest PCR is around 0.90, indicating an oscillating market. - Option strategy suggestions: - Directional strategy: None - Volatility strategy: Construct a short neutral call + put option combination strategy to obtain option time value and keep the delta of the position neutral, such as S_A2601P4050 and S_A2601C4100 - Spot long hedging strategy: Construct a long collar strategy, such as LONG_A2601 + BUY_A2601P4050 + SELL_A2601C4150 [7] Meal Options (e.g., Soybean Meal) - Fundamental analysis: As of the week of December 5, the average daily trading volume of soybean meal in mainstream domestic oil mills increased, and the delivery volume decreased slightly week - on - week, while the basis increased week - on - week. - Market analysis: Since August, the price of soybean meal has shown a market trend of oversold rebound and recovery. - Option factor research: The implied volatility of soybean meal options fluctuates below the historical average, and the open - interest PCR is below 0.80, indicating a weak market. - Option strategy suggestions: - Directional strategy: None - Volatility strategy: Construct a short neutral call + put option combination strategy to obtain option time value and directional returns, and keep the delta of the position neutral, such as S_M2601P3050 and S_M2601C3050 - Spot long hedging strategy: Construct a long collar strategy, such as LONG_M2601 + BUY_M2601P3050 + SELL_M2601C3150 [9] Other Options (e.g., Palm Oil, Peanut, Live Pig, etc.) - Similar to the above analysis framework, each variety has its own fundamental, market, option factor characteristics, and corresponding option strategy suggestions [9][10][11]