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**The Options Insider Radio Network**

The Options Insider Radio Network is the premier audio destination for options traders. The network provides access to a vast array of popular programs including The Option Block, Options Boot Camp, The Advisors Option, The Long and Short of Futures Options, Volatility Views, Options Insider Radio and much more. Join the thousands around the globe who turn to The Options Insider Radio Network for options information, analysis and education.

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Volatility Views 402: The Death Knell For Volatility? Jun 05, 2020

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Volatility Views 402: The Death Knell For Volatility?

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT
MIAX HOT SEAT: JOHN SMOLLEN, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP

VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT

AN EXPLOSIVE END TO THE WEEK FINALLY MOVES US AWAY FROM THE 30 STRIKE: JOB NUMBERS BLOW THE DOORS OFF
SPIKES: 24.5 - DOWN 5.5 FROM LAST SHOW
VIX CASH: 24.25 - DOWN 5.5 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 107 - DOWN 1.5 FROM LAST SHOW

VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL

QUESTION FROM R. RYAN: WHAT'S THE LATEST ON SPIKES FUTURES AND THE VIKING INDEX?
QUESTION FROM SAMURAI8: ARE THERE ANY PLANS FOR A SKEW INDEX ON $SPY BY THE $SPIKES TEAM?
QUESTION FROM HIGHLAND: CAN THERE BE A COMMODITY SPIKES INDEX LIKE MAYBE FOR OIL?

CRYSTAL BALL

WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

TWIFO 202: The Next Big Thing - Options on Micro Eminis Jun 04, 2020

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TWIFO 202: The Next Big Thing - Options on Micro Eminis

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL
CME HOT SEAT: TIM MCCOURT, MANAGING DIRECTOR AT CME GROUP, GLOBAL HEAD OF EQUITY PRODUCTS

ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND TIM DISCUSS:

EQUITIES:

HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO MICRO E-MINIS
CME TO LAUNCH OPTIONS ON MICRO E-MINIS
CME S&P 500 OPTION BLOCKS
PRELIMINARY US INDEX ADD & DELETE LISTS POSTED TO THE FTSE RUSSELL WEBSITE AFTER 6PM US EASTERN TIME ON JUNE 5. CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR INFORMATION ON THE RUSSELL RECON

CRYPTO

CME BITCOIN FUTURES

AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME (ADV) OF +8,550 CONTRACTS (+42,750 EQUIVALENT BITCOIN) UP 15% COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2019
RECORD OPEN INTEREST OF 10,878 CONTRACTS (+54K EQUIVALENT BITCOIN) ACHIEVED ON MAY 19, 2020
IN MAY, NEW RECORD NUMBER OF LARGE OPEN INTEREST HOLDERS (LOIHS) REACHED: 75

CME BTC OPTIONS (LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2020)

AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME OF 81 CONTRACTS (404 EQUIVALENT BITCOIN) FOR 2020 TO DATE
RECORD SINGLE-DAY VOLUME OF 1,418 CONTRACTS (7.1K EQUIVALENT BITCOIN) ACHIEVED ON MAY 28, 2020
RECORD OPEN INTEREST OF 5,435 CONTRACTS (27.2K EQUIVALENT BITCOIN) ACHIEVED ON MAY 29, 2020

FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK

QUESTION FROM MELTZER: DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES ON A FIRM LAUNCH DATE FOR MICRO OPTIONS?
QUESTION FROM ALLENZ: WILL WE EVER SEE A LISTED INDEX SKEW PRODUCT? I KNOW THERE IS A SKEW INDEX BUT NOTHING TRADEABLE THAT I'M AWARE OF.
QUESTION FROM SPOTL3GHT: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TRADE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SHIFTING SKEWS THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS HIGHLIGHTING ON YOUR SHOW. HOW SHOULD I BEST TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS INFO AS I FEEL IT'S VERY ACTIONABLE?

Option Block 906: Revenge of the Clam Privateers Jun 04, 2020

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Option Block 906: Revenge of the Clam Privateers

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT
CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

VELOCITY OF THE RALLY: FROM OPALESQUE: THE S&P 500 HAS NOW RALLIED +41% IN TEN WEEKS.
VIX: 25.25 - DOWN 3.5 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 108.6 - UP 1.6 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 30.5 - DOWN 3 FROM LAST SHOW
OCC ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT MAY 2020 TOTAL CLEARED CONTRACT VOLUME WAS 545,272,318 CONTRACTS, UP 17.3 PERCENT FROM MAY 2019.

ODD BLOCK

LONG TERM AAL CALLS
LONG TERM MGM CALLS

MAIL BLOCK

QUESTION REGARDING USO AND A LONG CALL POSITION

AROUND THE BLOCK

WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

OPR 316: Huddling Up About Butterflies, Time Spreads, Straddles, Trading Floors and More Jun 03, 2020

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OPR 316: Huddling Up About Butterflies, Time Spreads, Straddles, Trading Floors and More

On this episode, Mark and Brian huddle up to answer all of your questions. Mark and Brian discuss:

Has the change in commission structure caused a bit change in the types of trades that Ally's clients are doing?
Do we ever trade traditional butterflies or only skip strike butterflies?
What is the right environment for a time spread?
Preference to take off multi-leg trades like straddles and condors as a unit or by legging out of the individual components based on performance.
What we think will happen to options when the trading floors come back.
And much more…

The Options Playbook is available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition.

Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com, or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com.

OBC 89: Mail Call - Even More Questions About Time Spreads Jun 03, 2020

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OBC 89: Mail Call - Even More Questions About Time Spreads

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: DAN PASSARELLI, MARKET TAKER MENTORING
NASDAQ HOT SEAT: MATT AMBERSON, FOUNDER, ORATS

MAIL CALL

QUESTION FROM SCOTT SOMER: IF YOU CHOOSE TO DIAGONALIZE YOUR TIME (CALENDAR SPREAD) DO YOU PREFER TO MOVE ONE OPTION TO CREATE "CREDIT SPREAD DIAGONAL" OR "DEBIT SPREAD DIAGONAL?"
QUESTION FROM INDELIA: WHAT IS THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT FOR A TIME SPREAD?
QUESTION FROM B6: I'VE MOSTLY HEARD IT SAID THAT THE MOST YOU CAN LOSE ON A TIME SPREAD IS THE AMOUNT YOU PAY FOR IT. BUT SINCE YOU'RE SHORT MORE GAMMA THAN YOU ARE LONG CAN'T YOU POTENTIALLY GET HIT IN AN EXTREME MARKET DOWNTURN WHERE YOU ARE LOSING MORE ON FRONT CONTRACT THAN MAKING ON SECOND CONTRACT
QUESTION FROM CARMELA: WE'RE ALL LIVING IN A POST-WTI WORLD RIGHT NOW. DO YOU THINK WE'LL SEE MORE COMMODITY PRODUCTS TRADE NEGATIVE IN THE NEAR FUTURE? IF SO, DOES THAT CHANGE HOW WE THINK ABOUT RISK FOR SUPPOSEDLY "LIMITED RISK" TRADES LIKE TIME SPREADS?

OIR Interviews: Going Binary With Nadex Jun 02, 2020

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OIR Interviews: Going Binary With Nadex

Mark is joined on this episode by Todd Rich, Head of Education at Nadex. Mark and Todd discuss:

What can you trade on the Nadex platform?
How did the recent market volatility impact Nadex?
How did negative crude oil impact Nadex's binary options?
What are the hot products on Nadex right now?
What can listeners look forward to from Nadex in the near future?
And much more...

The Crypto Rundown 61: Catching Up With Gemini Jun 02, 2020

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THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 61: CATCHING UP WITH GEMINI

GUEST: JEANINE HIGHTOWER-SELLITTO, MANAGING DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS, GEMINI
- WE DISCUSS GEMINI INTEGRATING WITH SAMSUNG BLOCKCHAIN WALLET.
- WE ALSO ASK ABOUT GEMINI PAY. WHAT IS IT AND WHERE CAN YOU USE IT?
- WHAT IS THE GEMINI DOLLAR?
- HOW DID THE HALVING IMPACT GEMINI'S VOLUME?

MARK AND JEANINE ALSO DISCUSS:

BITCOIN OPTIONS AND FUTURES VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN.
ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE.
CME BITCOIN FUTURES AND BAKKT FUTURES

CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT

QUESTION FROM ANDREW: WHY DO YOU ALWAYS BREAK DOWN REALIZED AND IMPLIED VOLATILITY ON THE PROGRAM? ISN'T IMPLIED MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO OPTION PRICING?

Option Block 905: Market Rallies While the U.S. Burns Jun 01, 2020

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OPTION BLOCK 905: MARKET RALLIES WHILE THE U.S. BURNS

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT
CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

THE STOCK MARKET ISN'T REFLECTING REALITY YET, BUT CITIGROUP WARNS THAT PAIN AND 'COLLATERAL DAMAGE' ARE ON THE WAY
AMERICAN CITIES ARE BURNING, THERE'S A LETHAL PANDEMIC, AND WE'RE IN A NEW GREAT DEPRESSION. OF COURSE, THE STOCK MARKET IS UP. WHY DO WE PERSIST IN CALLING IT A "MARKET?" S&P 500 IS REALLY THE S&P 6, STOCKS ARE TRADED BY ROBOTS AND FINANCED BY $5 TRILLION OF PRINTED MONEY AT 0%. - JIM RICKARDS
VIX: 28.75 - UP 1 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 107 - DOWN 1.25 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 33.5 - DOWN .1 FROM LAST SHOW

ODD BLOCK

REVIEW RUTH LITS PUTS
REVIEW UNP LITS PUTS

STRATEGY BLOCK

ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO WITH STOCKS, WE CAN DO IT BETTER WITH OPTIONS. IS THIS THE TIME TO SELL YOUR STOCKS AND INSTEAD BUY CALLS TO REDUCE YOUR OVERALL PORTFOLIO RISK?

AROUND THE BLOCK

WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?

Volatility Views 401: The Return of Volatility? May 29, 2020

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Volatility Views 401: The Return of Volatility?

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT
MIAX HOT SEAT: RUSSELL RHOADS, EQ DERIVATIVES

VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT

CAN TRUMP/CHINA/TAIWAN DO WHAT A TRADE WAR AND A PANDEMIC COULD NOT - DERAIL THE BULL?
A MIXED END TO A MOSTLY POSITIVE WEEK.
SPIKES: 30 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW
VIX CASH: 29.75 - DOWN .25 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 108.5 - DOWN 11.5 FROM LAST SHOW

VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL

ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON VXX PUTS AND CRUDE VOLATILITY.

CRYSTAL BALL

WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

TWIFO 201: Negative Rates, Equity Rallies and Crude Kerfuffles May 28, 2020

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TWIFO 201: NEGATIVE RATES, EQUITY RALLIES AND CRUDE KERFUFFLES

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL
GUEST: JOHN BRADY, RJ O'BRIEN

ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND JOHN:

TALK ABOUT THE TOP PRODUCTS TRADED AT RJO
DISCUSS THE REOPENING OF THE TRADING FLOORS
LOOK AT BLU PUTNAM'S PAPER ON NEGATIVE RATES
DISCUSS RUSSELL RECON: INITIAL ADDITION AND DELETIONS FOR RECON JUNE 5
MENTION MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 AND MICRO E-MINI NASDAQ-100 FUTURES LAUNCHING IN THE FALL
LOOK AT OIL PRICES STABILIZING ON RUMORS OF AN OPEC EXTENSION

FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK

VIEWPOINT ON STRADDLES AS A SENTIMENT INDICATOR

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