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OIR Interviews: Talking Risk, Commissions and Crypto Widgets with Sterling Trading Tech Oct 16, 2019

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OIR Interviews: Talking Risk, Commissions and Crypto Widgets with Sterling Trading Tech

Mark is joined on this episode by:

Jim Nevotti, President - Sterling Trading Tech
Andrew Actman, Head of Business Development -Sterling Trading Tech

Mark, Andrew and Jim discuss:

The latest developments on the Sterling Risk platform.
The impact of zero commissions on the options brokerage space.
The latest upgrades to Sterling Vol Trader - FKA Livevol.
How do you find new prop shops customers in 2019?
What is in Sterling's new Crypto Widget?
Are we poised for a new round of acquisitions in the options brokerage space?
And much more...

TCR 34: Talking Options, Futures and Bitcoin VIX With LedgerX Oct 15, 2019

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HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP

CRYPTO HOT SEAT SEGMENT

GUEST: Juthica Chou, COO and co-founder of LedgerX

BACKGROUND?
WHAT IS LEDGERX?
YOU OFFER BITCOIN SWAPS AND OPTIONS - TELL US ABOUT THOSE
WHAT IS THE UNDERLYING FOR THE OPTIONS?
HOW FAR OUT CAN YOU TRADE THE OPTIONS?
WHAT TYPE OF LIQUIDITY/MARKETS ARE YOU SEEING?
ARE YOU APPROVED FOR U.S. CUSTOMERS TO TRADE OPTIONS?
WHO IS PROVIDING THE LIQUIDITY FOR YOUR OPTIONS?
AND MORE..

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT

CRYPTO ALMOST EXACTLY UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW - UP ABOUT $50 FROM LAST SHOW

BTC VOLATILITY

30 DAY REALIZED: UP TO 60% FROM 54%

BTC OPTIONS VOLUME ON DERIBIT

LIGHT VOLUME WEEK

ONLY ONE DAY ABOVE $30M THIS PAST WEEK

OPTIONS TRADES OVER THE PAST WEEK

BUY 300 MAR 4000 PUTS

SELL 163 OCT 9500 CALLS

BTC VOL TERM STRUCTURE

SIMILAR TO LAST SHOW

BTC CALL/PUT RATIO

DOWN TO 54% FROM 57% LAST WEEK

CALLS STILL IN CHARGE - SLIGHTLY

BTC OPEN INTEREST

UP TO $409M FROM $371M

CME BTC FUTURES

VERY QUIET DAY BUT DECENT VOLUME WEEK

THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT

ETH: UP $5 THIS WEEK

RIPPLE - GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE AGAIN THIS WEEK UP NEARLY $.02

LTC - DOWN $1.5 FROM LAST WEEK

BITCOIN CASH - DOWN $9 FROM LAST WEEK

OB 846: Befuddled By An Old Nemesis Oct 14, 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: KONSTANTIN VRANDOPULO, ACTIVE TRADER STRATEGY DESK

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

MARKET TRYING TO DIGEST WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE TRADE WAR
VIX 15 - DOWN 3PTS FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 96- DOWN 4 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 22.5 - DOWN 2 FROM LAST SHOW - HIT A HIGH OF 26.84 EARLIER THIS WEEK
FIDELITY REVIEW?: AAPL/ SES (breakdown of adjusted options) / TSLA (technicals and options activity)

ODD BLOCK

NOV CALL LOVE IN ALXN
APA CALL LOVE
TLRD PUT LOVE

STRATEGY BLOCK

UNCLE MIKE HOLDS COURT ON THE PERILS OF OVERTRADING AND THE BENEFITS OF CASH AS A POSITION IN VOLATILE MARKETS.

AROUND THE BLOCK

WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK? NFLX, JPM, UNH earnings and Retail Sales on 10/16/19

VV 372: Crazy Rolls and Pathetic Rallies Oct 11, 2019

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VV 372: Crazy Rolls and Pathetic Rallies

HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT
MIAX HOT SEAT CO-HOSTS: John Smollen - Executive Vice President, Head of Exchange Traded Products and Strategic Relations - MIAX Exchange Group.
SIMON HO, CEO, T3 INDEX

VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT

ALL IS RIGHT WITH THE MARKET AGAIN - MARKETS FIRMLY IN RALLY MODE AS TRADE WAR OPTIMISM AND FED BALANCE SHEET LOVE DRIVING UP MARKETS

SPIKES 16.5
VIX CASH 16.40
VVIX 95
WHICH VOLATILITY TRADES, TRENDS OR DEVELOPMENTS CAUGHT YOUR EYE THIS WEEK?

HOT VOLATILITY TRADES

SPIKES OPTIONS
VIX OPTION
VXX

VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL

QUESTION FROM Erik Norstedt: Hi Mark, Great show! With some of the major brokers offering no trading fees do you think this will lead to an increase in volatility since traders can trade more?
QUESTION FROM TALOS: Do they have the specs yet for the spikes future?
RELATED QUESTION FROM LH65: How far out will I be able to trade spike futures? How do you expect the term structure to shape up. Thx for this program. You guys are the best.

CRYSTAL BALL

WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

MARK: 16.65
ANDREW: 14.92
SIMON: 16.2

TWIFO 172: Nat Gas Cage Matches Oct 10, 2019

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HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group
CME HOT SEAT GUEST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT

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

Seven Themes to Ponder as We Head for 2020 by Bluford Putnam

RATES

EQUITIES

MARKET BACK IN RALLY MODE.
VIX BACK OVER A 20 HANDLE ON TUES - HIGH OF 20.30 on WEDS.
VIX: 18 - UP 1 PT FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 100- UP 3.5 FROM LAST SHOW
RVX: 21.90 - UNCHD FROM LAST WEEK
VIX/RVX SPREAD: 2.9 - MUCH TIGHTER THAN LAST WEEK

NAT GAS

Natural-Gas Producers Hard Hit by Tanking Prices

METALS

Is Gold About to Outperform Equities? By Erik Norland October 1, 2019

FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK

QUESTION FROM Barrett Wade @BarrettWade3 - Hey there. Do you guys have a rule of thumb to keep from overpaying for an option?
QUESTION FROM TOMLIAM: Are commodity names where the call skew is very high good candidates for covered call writing?

OB 845: Zero Commissions and Juicy Cage Matches Oct 10, 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

WELCOME TO THE GAME - FIDELITY JOINS THE ZERO FEE BANDWAGON. DOES THAT INCLUDE OPTIONS?

MARKET BACK IN RALLY MODE.

VIX BACK OVER A 20 HANDLE ON TUES - HIGH OF 20.30 on WEDS.

VIX 18 - UP 1 PT FROM LAST SHOW

VVIX: 100- UP 3.5 FROM LAST SHOW

VXX: 24.5 - UP .5 FROM LAST SHOW - HIT A HIGH OF 26.84 EARLIER THIS WEEK

ODD BLOCK

PUMP LITS PUTS
DAL NOV CALL VERTICAL
ECA CALL PALOOZA

MAIL BLOCK

FIDELITY CUSTOMER QUESTION: If I want to buy options for an earnings play, should I buy now or wait?

AROUND THE BLOCK

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

OPR 281: Trading Volatility With SPX Butterflies Oct 10, 2019

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OPR 281: Trading Volatility With SPX Butterflies

Today we will explore trading volatility using butterflies in SPX.

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 Options and OTC ADRs with INTL FCStone Oct 10, 2019

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OIR Interviews: Talking Options and OTC ADRs with INTL FCStone

Host: Mark Longo, Founder & CEO - The Options Insider Media Group Guest: Robert Boylan, MD Institutional Equities & Derivatives - INTL FCStone

Mark and Robert discuss:

What is INTL FCStone?
Are they really "the largest financial institution you've never heard of?"
The wild world of OTC ADR trading.
INTL FC Stone's plans to launch a new electronic options offering.
Are they planning to enter the crypto markets?
How does the firm view the recent commission wars unfolding in the brokerage space?
And much more...

OIR Interviews: Talking Crypto, Cons and Derivatives with Tabb Group Oct 09, 2019

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OIR Interviews: Talking Crypto, Cons and Derivatives with Tabb Group

On this episode, Mark is joined by the new(ish) CEO of Tabb Group Bruce Morris. Mark and Bruce discuss:

What is Tabb Group?
How did Bruce transition from the world of financial media to research?
Is crypto the next big area of research for Tabb Group?
What's the difference between a Con and a Festival?
Which derivatives markets are currently the most compelling for Tabb's clients?
And much more...

OIR Interviews: Talking Options, Crypto and Free Commissions with TradeStation Oct 08, 2019

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OIR Interviews: Talking Options, Crypto and Free Commissions with TradeStation

Host: Mark Longo, Founder & CEO - The Options Insider Media Group
Guest: Nick LaMaina, SVP Product Management and Strategy - TradeStation Securities, Inc.

Mark and Nick discuss:

Recent upgrades to TradeStation's options offering,
The launch of TradeStation Crypto,
TradeStation's thoughts on the race to zero commissions
and much more...

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