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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.

Latest Episodes:

OB 849: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SCUMBAGGERY Oct 24, 2019

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OB 849: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SCUMBAGGERY

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT
CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT
FIDELITY HOT SEAT: COLIN SONGER, ACTIVE TRADER STRATEGY DESK

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

MARKETS RALLYING AGAIN TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK - MARKET SHRUGGING OFF BAD DURABLE GOODS DATA
VIX: 13.8 - DOWN .5PTS FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 86.5- DOWN 3 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 20.6 - DOWN .2 FROM LAST SHOW
FIDELITY REVIEW?: TSLA, TWTR, MSFT, AAPL, AMZN

ODD BLOCK

TWTR EARNINGS PUTS AND CALLS
JNPR EARNINGS PUTS
TPR CALL LOVE

MAIL BLOCK

QUESTION FROM KAREIM M. ABBOUDA @KMABBOUDA: @Options Why do they say "all-time-high" in apple when its less than half-way up towards all time high of $705.04 on the 28th of September 2012
COMMENT FROM Smart Option Seller @smartoptseller: If you're an options trading junkie like me, you should listen to The Options Insider @Options podcast. Great stuff! #options #optionstrading
QUESTION FROM stocktodaycashtomorrow: Can you please explain how to calculate potential profit with options?

AROUND THE BLOCK

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

AMZN earnings, start eyeing fed decision on the 30th, SPX making a decision and break away from 3k, Brexit, and earnings earnings earnings

OPR 283: Taking Flight Again With BA Iron Time Flies Oct 24, 2019

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OPR 283: Taking Flight Again With BA Iron Time Flies

Today we will return to the well for another round of fun Iron Time Butterflies in Boeing.

You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition.

Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com, or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com.

OIR Interviews: Talking Trading Floors, Crypto and More with Cboe Oct 24, 2019

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OIR Interviews: Talking Trading Floors, Crypto and More with Cboe

Mark is joined on this episode by:

Arianne Criqui, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Derivatives and Global Client Services, Cboe

Mark and Arianne discuss:

What lured Arianne away from Goldman Sachs to work for Cboe.
The future of crypto products at Cboe.
The rise of the new CBOE trading floor.
The potential to relaunch RVX for the modern era.
What the options industry can do to bring more liquidity providers into the marketplace
And much more...

TCR 35: Going Down Under for Crypto Derivatives Oct 22, 2019

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TCR 35: Going Down Under for Crypto Derivatives

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP

CRYPTO HOT SEAT SEGMENT

GUEST: Grant Colthup, CEO of Mine Digital
- What is Mine Digital?
- What sets mine digital apart from other crypto exchanges?
- What products do you currently offer?
- What is a retail crypto derivative?
- Have you seen an uptick in demand over the past six months?
- What types of trading activity are you seeing these days?
- How difficult is it to generate demand for crypto derivatives when there isn't a strong established derivatives market already in Australia?
- It seems like Australia is becoming a leader in the crypto space. Does it surprise you that Australia has emerged as a crypto mecca?
- Do you think that U.S. will follow suit?
- AND MORE..

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT

CRYPTO DOWN $160 FROM LAST SHOW - NEARLY $500 POINT RANGE ON THE WEEK

BTC VOLATILITY

30 DAY REALIZED: UNCHD AT 60%

BTC OPTIONS VOLUME ON DERIBIT

LIGHT VOLUME WEEK
ONLY A FEW DAYS SLIGHTLY ABOVE $30M THIS PAST WEEK

OPTIONS TRADES OVER THE PAST WEEK

BUY 150 OCT 7000 PUTS
BUY 100 OCT 9500 CALLS
(LAST WEEK IT WAS SELLING 163 OCT 9500 CALLS)

BTC VOL TERM STRUCTURE

SLIGHTLY BACKWARD IN FRONT CONTRACT
OTHERWISE SIMILAR TO LAST SHOW

BTC CALL/PUT RATIO

UP TO TO 58.5% FROM 54%
CALLS STILL IN CHARGE - SLIGHTLY

BTC OPEN INTEREST

UP TO $443M FROM $409M

CME BTC FUTURES

LIGHT VOLUME DAY/WEEK

THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT

ETH: DOWN $13 THIS WEEK
XRP - ALMOST EXACTLY UNCHD - HAD $.02 RANGE ON THE WEEK
LTC - DOWN $2.5 FROM LAST WEEK
BITCOIN CASH - UP $4 FROM LAST WEEK

CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT

QUESTION FROM RODRIGUEZ: What type of volumes are you seeing for the Bakkt futures so far?

OB 848: Buy Nothing If You Know Nothing Oct 21, 2019

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HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT
CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT
FIDELITY HOT SEAT: TREY JARRELL, ACTIVE TRADER STRATEGY DESK

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

SO MUCH FOR THE BREXIT DEAL EVERYONE HOPED FOR OVER THE WEEKEND.
VIX 14.25 - UP APPROX. .25PTS FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX 89.5- DOWN 3 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX 20.8 - DOWN .5 FROM LAST SHOW
FIDELITY REVIEW?: TSLA, CMG, MSFT

ODD BLOCK

SE LINE IN THE SAND PUTS
JCI CALL LOVE
SMAR LINE IN THE SAND PUTS

STRATEGY BLOCK

The magic of scaling into and out of covered calls and ratio put spreads.

AROUND THE BLOCK

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

Earnings - TSLA, CMG

Volatility Views 373: The Wheel of Volatility Decisions Oct 21, 2019

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VV 373: The Wheel of Volatility Decisions

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT
MIAX HOT SEAT CO-HOST: JOHN SMOLLEN, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP.
SPECIAL GUEST CO-HOST: ERIC METZ, SPIDERROCK ADVISORS

VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT

EARNINGS/TRADE WAR/BREXIT OPTIMISM HAS STALLED
SPIKES: 14.60 - DOWN 1.9 FROM LAST SHOW
VIX CASH: 14.60 - DOWN 1.8 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 91 - DOWN 4 PTS FROM LAST SHOW
VIX FUTURES CURVE: STILL IN CONTANGO

SPIKES FUTURES

Volatility Index SPIKES Futures are expected to launch on MGEX on November 18, 2019, subject to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approval. SPIKES Futures will be available on MGEX via the CME Globex platform, providing the SPIKES Futures product with significant distribution from day one.

HOT VOLATILITY TRADES

SPIKES OPTIONS
VIX OPTION
VXX

EARNINGS VOLATILITY

NFLX
IBM

VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL

QUESTION FROM LL07: I found the comments by Simon Ho on the last episode somewhat alarming. The exchange needs to get approval from regulators to offer tied trades to customers? Can't a broker simply quote a tied trade using combos? Why do they need regulatory approval for tied trades after the options are already approved? What am I missing?
QUESTION FROM ENCARTO: Am I better off buying a $SPY put or a $VIX call to hedge my portfolio?
COMMENT FROM TOM BRENTON: I think the upcoming spikes futures will be interesting. Looking forward to trading them against the options.

CRYSTAL BALL

WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

MARK: 14.65
MEATBALL: 13.85
ERIC: 14.80

TWIFO 173: Talking Eurodollars, Wheat, Equities and More Oct 18, 2019

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HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CME HOT SEAT GUEST: SEAN SMITH, MD OF DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL

WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK?

RATES

Eurodollar

EQUITIES

MARKET BACK IN RALLY MODE.

VIX: 13.90 - DOWN 1.1PTS FROM LAST SHOW

VVIX: 92.5- DOWN 3.5 FROM LAST SHOW

RVX: 17.75 - DOWN 4.15 FROM LAST WEEK

VIX/RVX SPREAD: 3.8 - NEARLY A POINT WIDER THAN LAST WEEK

NAT GAS

AGS

Wheat
Oats
Corn

CRYPTO

FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK

QUESTION FROM TWENTY9: Why is physically deliverable crypto such a big deal?
QUESTION FROM DWITE: Have you guys talked about iron ore on the show? If not can you add it to the rotation since it's moving. Thanks so much.
QUESTION FROM CHUCK MENDEZ: Why do you think there's so much downside put paper in russell 2000?
QUESTION FROM ELE5: Why are there no more rvx options?

OB 847: The Revenge of Micro Oct 18, 2019

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HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT
CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT
FIDELITY HOT SEAT: COLIN SONGER, ACTIVE TRADER STRATEGY DESK

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

TENTATIVE BREXIT DEAL BOLSTERING MARKETS TODAY
VIX 13.90 - DOWN 1.1PTS FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 92.5- DOWN 3.5 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 21.3 - DOWN 1.2 FROM LAST SHOW - HIT A HIGH OF 26.84 EARLIER THIS WEEK
FIDELITY REVIEW?: NFLX, ROKU, IBM, HEPA, CRON

ODD BLOCK

MNK PUT LOVE
CFG CALL OVERWRITE
ZIOP CALL LOVE

MAIL BLOCK

QUESTION FROM FIDELITY CUSTOMER: Should you buy a put spread to hedge a portfolio?

AROUND THE BLOCK

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

Earnings, start eyeing fed decision on the 30th

OPR 282: Join the Streaming Wars With Roku Iron Butterflies Oct 17, 2019

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OPR 282: Join the Streaming Wars With Roku Iron Butterflies

Today we will explore trading iron butterflies in Roku...but with a time twist. You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition.

Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com, or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com.

OIR Interviews: Talking Volatility, Fragmentation, CAT and More with Dash Technologies Oct 16, 2019

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OIR Interviews: Talking Volatility, Fragmentation, CAT and More with Dash Technologies

Mark is joined on this episode by: