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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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The Crypto Rundown 28: Crazy BTC Calls, Crypto Technical Breakdown and More Aug 20, 2019

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The Crypto Rundown 28: Crazy BTC Calls, Crypto Technical Breakdown and More

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP

GUEST CO-HOST: Jon Pearlstone, Crypto Patterns

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT

CRYPTO FLIGHT TO CRYPTO QUALITY IS OVER? - SOLD OFF NEARLY $700 FROM LAST SHOW (NOW $10,730)
HIT A HIGH OF $11415 ON MONDAY 8/12
AND A LOW OF $9833 ON 8/15 DURING THE WORST OF THE EQUITY SELLOFF LAST WEEK
BITCOIN AND THE EQUITIES MARKET - ARE THEY CORRELATED? IS CRYPTO REALLY A "FLIGHT TO QUALITY" ASSET NOW?
BTC Volatility 30 day realized: almost unchdc from 93.80% to 94.27% this week.
BTC Options Volume on Deribit finally an active week.
BTC vol term structure same as last week.
BTC call/put ratio peaked at 73.4% on 6/17. Up to 66% from 54.4% last week
BTC OI slightly up to $543 from $528M.
CME BTC Futures - another light volume day today.

THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT

TOP 10 COINS BY MARKET CAP?
ETH - down $12 from last show
XRP - down $.02 from last week
LTC - down $10 from last week, down quite a bit in two weeks since we hit the halving mark
BITCOIN CASH - bucking the trend up $10 from last week

CRYPTO QUESTIONS

QUESTION FROM JACKIE: Does the lack of options volume on deribit week after week prove that there really isn't a market for btc options?
QUESTION FROM NAMDO: How far away are the crypto markets from being a real "big boy" market?
QUESTION FROM SSQPC: Is halving in LTC the big bullish event everyone thinks? Can we expect the same for BTC?
QUESTION FROM SOLTUD: Are there crypto vol products I can trade?

OB 831: OPTIONS AS AN EXIT STRATEGY Aug 20, 2019

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OB 831: OPTIONS AS AN EXIT STRATEGY

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

THE TRADING BLOCK

MARKETS OFF TO THE RACES TODAY
VIX 17:15 - DOWN 4.5 FROM LAST SHOW -
VVIX: 103 - DOWN 10 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 26.5 - DOWN 3.5 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW
MARK/ANDREW REVIEW?
MIKE REVIEW?
WHAT ARE FIDELITY'S CUSTOMERS TRADING TODAY - FADING APPLE AND MSFT RALLIES
TOP 10 MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS
INDEX OPTION VOLUME BREAKDOWN
AND MORE…

THE ODD BLOCK

RVLV LINE IN THE SAND PUTS
FUNKY CNC RATIO TIME BULLISH RR
MERGER ARB COVERED CALL IN PVTL

STRATEGY BLOCK

USING OPTIONS AS AN EXIT STRATEGY

MAIL BLOCK

QUESTION FROM ADAM SAM: Hello, i notice interesting option action happening at 1 pm EST... almost everyday.. is there a reason known for that?

AROUND THE BLOCK

What is on our radar for the rest of the week? - Yield curve madness, JACKSON HOLE, HD/LOW EARNINGS and more...

Volatility Views 365: Pregnant With A Dividend Aug 19, 2019

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Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group
Co-Host: Mark Sebastian, Option Pit
MIAX Hot Seat Guest: Shelly Brown, EVP, Miax Options
Guest Co-Host: Simon Ho, CEO, T3 Index

VOLATILITY REVIEW

Update on the latest trades, trends and developments in the world of volatility including:

What the heck is happening this week?
VIX cash, Spikes,VIX Futures and VVIX overview.
VIX options breakdown - strong volume week
Spikes options breakdown - Massive 1x2 roll
Why does the premium evolve between SPIKES and VIX?
And much more...

VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL

COMMENT FROM HATTIME: $6 for a Jan ATM put in VXX? I don't think so.
COMMENT FROM APROPOSS0:Love the show. Checked out the VXX downside after your recent episodes. Damn is that sh$t expensive! How can you make money buying that stuff
QUESTION FROM ALLISON: What do you guys think of the MOVE index as a measure of volatility?

THE CRYSTAL BALLWhere will VIX/SPIKES be next week?

MARK: 18.50
Meatball: 16.75
SIMON: 17.33

TWIFO 164: EQUITIES, CRUDE AND CORN, OH MY! Aug 16, 2019

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HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL
CME HOTSEAT GUEST: RICK ROSENTHAL - DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, FTSE RUSSELL INDICES - Cboe

EQUITIES

VIX 21.60 - UP 4 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 113 - UP 13 FROM LAST SHOW
RVX: 24.25 - UP OVER 3.5 PTS FROM LAST WEEK
VIX/RVX SPREAD - 2.65 - TIGHTER BY .35 POINT FROM LAST WEEK
EARNINGS SEASON DRIVING MORE VOLUME IN MICRO EMINI FUTURES

WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK?

CRUDE OIL

OIL FALLS AGAIN TODAY AFTER TAKING A DRUBBING YESTERDAY

AGS

CORN ANNIHILATED THIS WEEK

FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK

QUESTION FROM DORN2: Any updates on premium harvesting strats in the russell 2000 right now? - Is put selling still the way to go?
QUESTION FROM ITMTIM: Has RVX ever dipped below VIX? Thx for such a fun show. Especially enjoyed the recent #hoglove.
QUESTION FROM PRIME3: Are there any plans to bring back RVX? Seems like a great time to have a product on russell 2000 volatility?
QUESTION FROM NELLY: Does the big recon have any impact on russell 2000 volatility?

Option Block 830: Paddington's Revenge Aug 16, 2019

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OB 830: Paddington's Revenge

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

THE TRADING BLOCK

WHAT A WILD WEEK - YIELD CURVE INVERSIONS AND CHINESE/GERMAN ECONOMIC WEAKNESS SPARK WORST SELLOFF OF THE YEAR - HOT ON THE HEELS OF ONE OF THE BEST RALLIES OF THE YEAR. MARKETS ARE UNCERTAIN TODAY AFTER SUCH A DRUBBING YESTERDAY
VIX: 21.60 - UP NEARLY 2 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 113 - UP 9 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 29.85 - UP 2 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW
MARK/ANDREW REVIEW?
MIKE REVIEW?
WHAT ARE FIDELITY'S CUSTOMERS TRADING TODAY - GE, CSCO, AMZN, AAPL, CGC
TOP 10 MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS
INDEX OPTION VOLUME BREAKDOWN
AND MORE…

THE ODD BLOCK

GE ROLLING DOWN ITM PUTS
CBS CALL LOVE
AEM PUT LOVE

STRATEGY BLOCK

How to adjust when positions move against you.

AROUND THE BLOCK

What is on our radar for the rest of the week? - Watch this wild ride around yield curve, China/US back and forth, Hong Kong protests

OPR 273: TRADING CATASTROPHE PUTS IN APPLE Aug 15, 2019

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OPR 273: TRADING CATASTROPHE PUTS IN APPLE

On this episode, we'll use our Playbook knowledge to protect against a catastrophe in Apple (ticker: AAPL) using puts. You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, in 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.

OB 829: Trainspotting With the Fresh Prince Aug 13, 2019

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OB 829: Trainspotting With the Fresh Prince

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, OPTION PIT
FIDELITY HOT SEAT: KONSTANTIN VRANDOPULO, FIDELITY ACTIVE TRADER STRATEGY DESK

THE TRADING BLOCK

VIX: 19.90 - UP 2.3 FROM LAST SHOW -
VVIX: 104.5- UP NEARLY 5 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 27.80 - UP 1.3 POINT FROM LAST SHOW
MARK/ANDREW REVIEW?
MIKE REVIEW?
WHAT ARE FIDELITY'S CUSTOMERS TRADING TODAY - ROKU, AMD and UBER.
TOP 10 MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS
INDEX OPTION VOLUME BREAKDOWN
AND MORE…

THE ODD BLOCK

LTHM PUT LOVE IN HARD TO BORROW STOCK
ATHM LINE IN THE SAND PUTS
YPF CALL LOVE

STRATEGY BLOCK

Going deep with Fidelity talking skip strike put butterflies

AROUND THE BLOCK

What is on our radar for the rest of the week? - Upcoming earnings (M, WMT, BABA), CPI data Tuesday morning and a slew of econ data on Thursday.

Options Insider Radio Interviews: Exploring Crypto Regulation With The Crypto Mom Aug 12, 2019

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Exploring Crypto Regulation With The Crypto Mom

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
GUEST: Hester Peirce, SEC Commissioner
How do you feel about the markets dubbing you the "Crypto Mom."
What will it will take for the SEC to approve a bitcoin ETF?
Do you think we need the ETF to finally bring the crypto markets in the US into the mainstream?
Many of our guests are worried that the US is starting to fall behind the rest of the world from a crypto regulatory perspective. Do you share that concern?
What are your thoughts on the current bitcoin futures market?
Do we need approval levels for ETPs similar to the approval levels for options?
Will we ever see an inverse volatility product again or are those days behind us?
And much more...

Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking with Imagineer Technology Group CEO Jeremie Bacon Aug 12, 2019

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HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP

GUEST: Jeremie Bacon, CEO, Imagineer Technology Group
Provide our listeners with an overview of your background in the financial technology space.
What is Imagineer Technology Group?
Tell us about your 3 different product offerings.
What is Clienteer Web?
Do you notice any unique challenges within your different niches (hedge funds, venture funds, private equity) or are they effectively the same from a software design point of view?
When a fund reaches out to you, what is the #1 thing that they are looking for? Marketing? IR Documentation? What is the big driver?
Do you notice any particular unique needs for the institutional players in the derivatives space vs. traditional equities?
They say the fund management software industry is booming. Why is that? What is driving that growth?
What can we do to grow the alts pie and get more funds into alts?
What are you seeing in the institutions and crypto markets?
What is the latest with the Illinois Technology Association?
And much more...

The Crypto Rundown 27: Catching Up With The Crypto Mom Aug 12, 2019

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The Crypto Rundown 27: Catching Up With The Crypto Mom HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT

Goldman Sachs Analysts' Slide Suggests Now's a Good Time to Buy.
Gemini Exchange Data Is Being Added to CME's Crypto Indices.
BTC Volatility 30 day realized: almost unchdc from 95% down to 93.80%.
BTC Options Volume on Deribit pretty much every day below $30M again.
BTC vol term structure reverse of last week.
BTC call/put ratio peaked at 73.4% on 6/17. Staying around 55.2% from 54.4% last week
BTC OI down slightly to $528M from $533M - down from a record $635M a few weeks ago.
CME BTC Futures - another light volume day today.

THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT

TOP 10 COINS BY MARKET CAP?
ETH - down over $2O from last show
XRP - down nearly $.05 from last week - broke the pivotal $.30 level
LTC - down nearly $13.50 from last week since we hit the halving mark
BITCOIN CASH - down nearly $20 from last week

THE CRYPTO HOTSEAT

GUEST: Hester Peirce, SEC Commissioner
BACKGROUND?
How do you feel about the markets dubbing you the "Crypto Mom."
What will it will take for the SEC to approve a bitcoin ETF?
Do you think we need the ETF to finally bring the crypto markets in the US into the mainstream?
Many of our guests are worried that the US is starting to fall behind the rest of the world from a crypto regulatory perspective. Do you share that concern?
What are your thoughts on the current bitcoin futures market?
Do we need approval levels for ETPs similar to the approval levels for options?
Will we ever see an inverse volatility product again or are those days behind us?
And much more...

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