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Parity-implied financing rate by expiry, deep ITM AAPL strikes
Parity-implied financing rate by expiry, deep ITM AAPL strikes
| expiry | parity_rate_pct | tenor_label | strike_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1.27 | 1.6 months | 10 |
| Dec 2026 | 1.85 | 2.6 months | 14 |
| Jan 2027 | 2.75 | 3.5 months | 14 |
| Feb 2027 | 3.04 | 4.6 months | 4 |
| Mar 2027 | 2.94 | 5.6 months | 7 |
| Apr 2027 | 2.71 | 6.5 months | 7 |
| Sep 2027 | 4.27 | 11.5 months | 8 |
| Dec 2027 | 4.34 | 14.5 months | 4 |
| Jan 2028 | 4.2 | 15.7 months | 6 |
| Mar 2028 | 4.43 | 17.5 months | 4 |
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT
formatDateTime(expiration_date, '%b %Y') AS expiry,
round(avg(rate_pct), 2) AS parity_rate_pct,
concat(toString(round(avg(term_days) / 30.44, 1)), ' months') AS tenor_label,
toUInt32(count()) AS strike_count
FROM
(
SELECT
expiration_date,
strike_price,
max(days_to_expiry) AS term_days,
100 * log(toFloat64(strike_price) / (avg(toFloat64(underlying_close))
- avgIf(toFloat64(option_close), leg = 'call')
+ avgIf(toFloat64(option_close), leg = 'put')))
/ (max(days_to_expiry) / 365.0) AS rate_pct
FROM
(
SELECT
expiration_date,
strike_price,
underlying_close,
option_close,
days_to_expiry,
if(lower(toString(option_type)) LIKE 'c%', 'call', 'put') AS leg
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE underlying_symbol = 'AAPL'
AND date = (
SELECT max(date)
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE underlying_symbol = 'AAPL'
)
AND toFloat64(option_close) > 0
AND days_to_expiry BETWEEN 45 AND 600
AND toDayOfWeek(expiration_date) = 5
AND toDayOfMonth(expiration_date) BETWEEN 15 AND 21
AND toFloat64(strike_price) / toFloat64(underlying_close) BETWEEN 0.60 AND 0.90
)
GROUP BY expiration_date, strike_price
HAVING countIf(leg = 'call') > 0
AND countIf(leg = 'put') > 0
)
GROUP BY expiration_date
HAVING count() >= 2
ORDER BY expiration_date
LIMIT 12
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