1. Report Industry Investment Rating - No information provided 2. Core View of the Report - The energy - chemical options market involves various sectors such as energy, polyolefins, polyesters, and alkali chemicals. Strategies mainly focus on constructing option combination strategies with sellers as the main body, as well as spot hedging or covered strategies to enhance returns [3]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Futures Market Overview - The report presents the latest prices, price changes, trading volumes, and open interest of various energy - chemical option underlying futures contracts, including crude oil, LPG, methanol, etc. For example, the latest price of crude oil (SC2508) is 499, with a decrease of 3 (-0.66%), trading volume of 21.07 million lots (a decrease of 7.30 million lots), and open interest of 3.19 million lots (a decrease of 0.35 million lots) [4]. 3.2 Option Factors - Quantity and Open Interest PCR - It shows the trading volume, volume changes, open interest, open interest changes, volume PCR, and open interest PCR of different option varieties. For instance, the volume PCR of crude oil options is 0.54 (a change of 0.04), and the open interest PCR is 0.68 (a change of -0.05) [5]. 3.3 Option Factors - Pressure and Support Levels - The pressure points, support points, and the maximum open interest of call and put options for each option variety are provided. For example, the pressure point of crude oil is 660, and the support point is 450 [6]. 3.4 Option Factors - Implied Volatility - The report lists the at - the - money implied volatility, weighted implied volatility, and its changes, annual average, call and put implied volatility, historical volatility, and the difference between implied and historical volatility of each option variety. For example, the at - the - money implied volatility of crude oil is 29.42%, and the weighted implied volatility is 36.33% (-0.74%) [7]. 3.5 Strategy and Recommendations for Different Option Varieties 3.5.1 Energy - related Options - **Crude Oil**: Fundamentally, US crude oil inventories showed different trends last week. The market was short - term weak. Option factors indicated high implied volatility, increasing short - selling power, and a pressure point of 660 and a support point of 450. Strategies include constructing a short - neutral call + put option combination strategy for volatility and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [8]. - **LPG**: In May 2025, China's LPG production decreased. The market was short - term bearish. Option factors showed relatively high implied volatility, increasing short - selling power, and a pressure point of 5100 and a support point of 4000. Similar strategies to crude oil were recommended [10]. 3.5.2 Alcohol - related Options - **Methanol**: Port and factory inventories had different changes. The market was short - term bearish. Option factors showed relatively high implied volatility, a fluctuating market, and a pressure point of 2950 and a support point of 2200. Strategies included a short - neutral option combination strategy and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [10]. - **Ethylene Glycol**: Port and downstream factory inventories had certain changes. The market was bearish with upper pressure. Option factors showed high implied volatility, a weak market, and a pressure point and support point of 4350. Strategies included a short - volatility strategy and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [11]. 3.5.3 Polyolefin - related Options - **Polypropylene**: The downstream operating rate decreased, and inventory had changes. The market was weak with upper pressure. Option factors showed relatively high implied volatility, a weakening market, and a pressure point of 7500 and a support point of 6800. Strategies included a long collar strategy for spot hedging [11]. 3.5.4 Rubber - related Options - **Rubber**: Short - term supply was expected to increase, and the market was bearish. Option factors showed average - level implied volatility, a weak market, and a pressure point of 21000 and a support point of 13000. Strategies included a short - neutral option combination strategy [12]. 3.5.5 Polyester - related Options - **PTA**: Social inventory decreased, and the market was expected to enter a destocking phase. The market fluctuated sharply. Option factors showed high implied volatility, a relatively strong market, and a pressure point of 5800 and a support point of 4500. Strategies included a short - neutral option combination strategy [13]. 3.5.6 Alkali - related Options - **Caustic Soda**: The production capacity utilization rate changed slightly, and the market was bearish. Option factors showed decreasing implied volatility, a weak market, and a pressure point of 2400 and a support point of 2200. Strategies included a bear - spread strategy for direction and a short - wide - straddle strategy for volatility, as well as a covered call strategy for spot hedging [14]. - **Soda Ash**: The market was weak, and inventory increased slightly. The market was bearish and then rebounded. Option factors showed increasing implied volatility, a weak and fluctuating market, and a pressure point of 1240 and a support point of 1140. Strategies included a bear - spread strategy for direction, a short - bearish option combination strategy for volatility, and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [14]. 3.5.7 Urea Options - Urea port inventory increased, and the market was bearish. Option factors showed fluctuating implied volatility, a weak market, and a pressure point of 1900 and a support point of 1700. Strategies included a short - neutral option combination strategy and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [15].

Group 1: Report Overview - The report is an early morning strategy report on energy and chemical options dated June 6, 2025 [1] - It covers various energy and chemical option categories including energy, polyolefins, polyesters, alkali chemicals, etc [2] - The recommended strategy is to construct option portfolio strategies mainly as sellers, along with spot hedging or covered strategies to enhance returns [2] Group 2: Underlying Futures Market Overview - The report provides the latest prices, price changes, trading volumes, and open interest changes of multiple energy and chemical futures contracts such as crude oil, LPG, methanol, etc [3] Group 3: Option Factor - Volume and Open Interest PCR - The report presents the volume and open interest PCR data of different energy and chemical options, which are used to describe the strength of the option underlying market and the turning point of the underlying market respectively [4] Group 4: Option Factor - Pressure and Support Levels - The pressure and support levels of various energy and chemical options are analyzed from the perspective of the strike prices with the largest open interest of call and put options [5] Group 5: Option Factor - Implied Volatility - The report shows the implied volatility data of different energy and chemical options, including at - the - money implied volatility, weighted implied volatility, and the difference between implied and historical volatility [6] Group 6: Strategy and Recommendations Energy - related Options Crude Oil - Fundamental: Crude oil prices soared due to geopolitical concerns and OPEC +'s lower - than - expected production increase. WTI and Brent crude futures prices rose [7] - Market analysis: Since May, crude oil prices have shown a large - amplitude oscillating pattern with short - term fluctuations [7] - Option factor research: Implied volatility has risen to a relatively high historical level, and the open interest PCR indicates that short - selling pressure has been gradually released [7] - Strategy: Construct a neutral short call + put option combination strategy and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [7] LPG - Fundamental: Factory inventory has slightly increased, and port inventory has decreased but remains at a high level [9] - Market analysis: Since April, LPG prices have shown a weak and bearish market trend [9] - Option factor research: Implied volatility fluctuates around the historical average, and the open interest PCR indicates a weak market [9] - Strategy: Construct a short - biased call + put option combination strategy and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [9] Alcohol - related Options Methanol - Fundamental: Port and enterprise inventories have increased, and order backlogs have decreased [9] - Market analysis: Since January, methanol prices have shown a weak downward trend with a recent rebound [9] - Option factor research: Implied volatility fluctuates around the historical average, and the open interest PCR indicates strong short - selling pressure [9] - Strategy: Construct a neutral short call + put option combination strategy and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [9] Ethylene Glycol - Fundamental: Port inventory has decreased, and downstream factory inventory days have declined [10] - Market analysis: Since May, ethylene glycol prices have shown a pattern of rising first and then falling [10] - Option factor research: Implied volatility has risen to a relatively high historical level, and the open interest PCR indicates a strong oscillating trend [10] - Strategy: Construct a short - volatility strategy and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [10] Polyolefin - related Options Polypropylene - Fundamental: PP downstream operating rates have decreased, and inventories at different levels have changed [10] - Market analysis: Since May, polypropylene prices have shown a bearish trend [10] - Option factor research: Implied volatility fluctuates above the historical average, and the open interest PCR has decreased [10] - Strategy: Construct a bearish spread strategy with put options and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [10] Rubber - related Options Rubber - Fundamental: The domestic main rubber - producing areas have entered the full - scale tapping period, and the import pressure in June is expected to be limited [11] - Market analysis: Rubber prices have shown a pattern of low - level rebound after a decline [11] - Option factor research: Implied volatility fluctuates around the average, and the open interest PCR indicates a weak market [11] - Strategy: Construct a bearish spread strategy with put options and a short - biased call + put option combination strategy [11] Polyester - related Options PTA - Fundamental: PTA and polyester loads have decreased, and some devices have undergone maintenance or restarted [11] - Market analysis: Since April, PTA prices have shown a pattern of rising and then oscillating at a high level [11] - Option factor research: Implied volatility has decreased after rising but remains at a relatively high level, and the open interest PCR indicates a strong market [11] - Strategy: Construct a neutral short call + put option combination strategy [11] Alkali - related Options Caustic Soda - Fundamental: New caustic soda production devices are expected to be put into operation, and the medium - term supply - demand outlook is weak [12] - Market analysis: Caustic soda prices have shown a bearish trend after a rebound [12] - Option factor research: Implied volatility has decreased to a level below the average, and the open interest PCR indicates a weak market [12] - Strategy: Construct a bearish spread strategy with put options, a short - biased wide - straddle option combination strategy, and a covered spot hedging strategy [12] Soda Ash - Fundamental: Soda ash production and inventory have changed, with inventory showing a slight decline [12] - Market analysis: Soda ash prices have shown a continuous weak bearish trend [12] - Option factor research: Implied volatility has risen to a relatively high level recently but remains below the historical average, and the open interest PCR indicates a weak oscillating market [12] - Strategy: Construct a bearish spread strategy with put options, a short - biased call + put option combination strategy, and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [12] Urea Options - Fundamental: Domestic urea enterprise and port inventories have increased [13] - Market analysis: Since May, urea prices have shown a pattern of rising, then oscillating, and finally falling [13] - Option factor research: Implied volatility has decreased after rising and fluctuates below the historical average, and the open interest PCR indicates certain support at the lower level [13] - Strategy: Construct a short - biased call + put option combination strategy and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [13] Group 7: Charts - The report includes price charts, volume and open interest charts, open interest PCR charts, implied volatility charts, historical volatility cone charts, and pressure and support level charts of various energy and chemical options such as crude oil, LPG, methanol, etc [15][33][55]

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant information provided. 2. Core View of the Report - The energy - chemical industry includes energy, polyolefins, polyesters, alkali chemicals, etc. It is recommended to construct option portfolio strategies mainly based on sellers, as well as spot hedging or covered strategies to enhance returns [2]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Market Overview of Underlying Futures - The latest prices, price changes, trading volumes, and open interest changes of various energy - chemical futures are presented, such as the latest price of crude oil SC2507 is 456, down 1 (-0.11%), with a trading volume of 15.70 million lots and an open interest of 3.13 million lots [3]. 3.2 Option Factors - Volume and Open Interest PCR - The volume and open interest PCR of various energy - chemical options are provided, which are used to describe the strength of the option underlying market and the turning point of the underlying market respectively. For example, the volume PCR of crude oil options is 0.97, down 0.09, and the open interest PCR is 0.86, up 0.07 [4]. 3.3 Option Factors - Pressure and Support Levels - The pressure and support levels of various energy - chemical options are analyzed from the perspective of the strike prices with the largest open interest of call and put options. For example, the pressure level of crude oil is 570 and the support level is 400 [5]. 3.4 Option Factors - Implied Volatility - The implied volatility of various energy - chemical options is presented, including at - the - money implied volatility and weighted implied volatility. For example, the at - the - money implied volatility of crude oil is 33.145%, and the weighted implied volatility is 36.56%, up 0.10% [6]. 3.5 Strategy and Recommendations 3.5.1 Energy - related Options - **Crude Oil**: Fundamentally, OPEC+ plans to increase supply, but the actual increase is limited, and US supply rebounds with oil prices. The market shows a short - term upward and then downward trend. Option factors indicate high implied volatility and weakening short - term power. Strategies include constructing a neutral call + put option combination for volatility, and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [7]. - **LPG**: Fundamentally, the high inventory may ease. The market is in a weak short - term trend. Option factors show that the implied volatility fluctuates around the historical average, and the short - term power is still weak. Strategies include constructing a short - biased call + put option combination for volatility, and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [9]. 3.5.2 Alcohol - related Options - **Methanol**: Fundamentally, port and enterprise inventories increase, and orders decrease. The market is in a weak downward trend. Option factors show that the implied volatility fluctuates around the historical average, and there is certain support below. Strategies include constructing a bear spread of put options for direction, a neutral call + put option combination for volatility, and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [9]. - **Ethylene Glycol**: Fundamentally, port inventory is decreasing. The market shows a short - term upward and then downward trend. Option factors indicate high implied volatility and a strong short - term shock. Strategies include constructing a short - volatility strategy for volatility, and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [10]. 3.5.3 Polyolefin - related Options - **Polypropylene**: Fundamentally, the inventory of production enterprises and traders shows different trends. The market shows a short - term upward and then downward trend. Option factors show that the implied volatility fluctuates above the historical average, and the short - term power is weakening. Strategies include a long collar strategy for spot hedging [10]. 3.5.4 Rubber - related Options - **Rubber**: Fundamentally, the social inventory decreases. The market shows a short - term upward and then downward trend. Option factors show that the implied volatility fluctuates around the average, and the short - term power is weak. Strategies include constructing a bear spread of put options for direction, and a short - biased call + put option combination for volatility [11]. 3.5.5 Polyester - related Options - **PTA**: Fundamentally, the polyester load decreases, and the inventory and profit of different products vary. The market is in a long - term upward and high - level shock trend. Option factors show that the implied volatility is high, and the short - term power is strengthening. Strategies include constructing a long - biased call + put option combination for volatility [12]. 3.5.6 Alkali - related Options - **Caustic Soda**: Fundamentally, downstream replenishment supports the market, but the sustainability is uncertain. The market shows a short - term shock trend. Option factors show that the implied volatility is decreasing, and the short - term power is weak. Strategies include constructing a short - biased wide - straddle option combination for volatility, and a covered call strategy for spot hedging [13]. - **Soda Ash**: Fundamentally, production decreases and inventory increases. The market is in a weak downward trend. Option factors show that the implied volatility is rising, and the short - term power is weak. Strategies include constructing a bear spread of put options for direction, a neutral call + put option combination for volatility, and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [13]. 3.5.7 Urea - related Options - Fundamentally, the inventory increases, and the market sentiment cools down. The market shows a short - term upward and then downward trend. Option factors show that the implied volatility is decreasing, and the short - term long - term power is strong. Strategies include constructing a neutral call + put option combination for volatility, and a long collar strategy for spot hedging [14].