Options Insider Special Events

On this episode we're joined by: Dan Gramza, President - Gramza Capital Management Sean Smith, MD of Derivatives Licensing - FTSE Russell  

On Part 1 of our Election Night Special we are joined by: Chris Hausman, aka The Director of Risk from Swan Global Investments Matt Amberson, aka The Oracle of New Hampshire from ORATS

Talking Backtesting, Volatility, Liquidity and More with ORATS It's time to catch up with ORATS about options liquidity, volatility and, of course, backtesting.

TALKING ADVISORS AND OPTIONS WITH RAYMOND JAMES Our guest for this episode is Gary Franklin, VP - Retail Options Trading and Strategies for Raymond James. Mark and Gary discuss: Overall options penetrations with advisors - is it growing or shrinking? What is the level of options interest at Raymond James? The challenges of finding liquidity for clients in the options market. The options wish list for advisors. And much more...

  What the Heck is Gatsby? Did you ever ask yourself - what the heck is Gatsby? We decided to find out at OIC 2019. Here's the answer...  

Getting Back In The Trading Job Market with STA Our guest for this episode is Jim Toes, President of the Securities Traders Association. Mark and Jim discuss What is STA doing at the Options Industry Conference? What options initiatives is STA working on currently? Is strike mitigation the solution to the problems facing options market makers? What is on the docket for the STA 2019 Market Structure Conference? How can we help traders who may be looking for new jobs? STA might have an answer for that. And much more...

Passing of the Hammer and Closing Remarks from MIAX.

Join us as we acknowledge the options industry's unsung heroes. Master of Ceremonies:  Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group The following individuals are the 2019 recipients of the Lifetime Contribution Award: Tom Brady, Cboe (retired) Kim L. Koppien, NYSE Options Joe Levin, Cboe (posthumous) Daniel May, The May Foundation Dennis May, SMS Factory William H. Morgan, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Jon Najarian, Najarian Family Office and Investitute Anthony Saliba, Matrix Holding Group Andy Schwarz, AGS Specialists, LLC Lee Tenzer, LETCO Thomas Young, Independent Member, PHX

Fireside chat with Anthony Scaramucci, Founder & Co-Managing Partner, Skybridge Capital Hosted by: Robert Castrignano, Principal, Sandler O'Neill and Partners.

Discussion of leading execution firms who are changing how institutional liquidity is being found and executed today. The discussion will focus on how these Routing & Execution Brokers are filling a critical role in price discovery and bringing buyers and sellers together in multiple ways. Sponsor: Miami Downtown Development Authority Moderator: Kevin Murphy, Corporate Relationship Manager, Hamilton Executions, LLC Panelists: Annabelle Baldwin, Partner, SpiderRock William "Duke" Ellington, Managing Partner, XFA Tommy Martin, Managing Director, Head of Sales Strategy & Operations, Dash Financial Technologies Craig Reilly, Director of Sales, Volant Execution

Leading clearing and risk experts join together to discuss the challenges of being a clearing firm in today’s volatile markets. Sponsor: Sterling Trading Tech Moderator: Steve Crutchfield, Head of Market Structure, CTC Trading Group, LLC Panelists: Alicia Crighton, COO Options, Futures and OTC Clearing Businesses, Goldman Sachs Mike Dennis, U.S. Head of Relationship Management, ABN Amro Clearing Chicago, LLC Frank Magnani, Global Institutional Sales, Interactive Brokers Group, LLC Kevin McCarthy, Head of Professional Clearing, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Markets

Keynote Speaker - Governor Jeb Bush

Thomas Peterffy, Chairman and Founder of Interactive Brokers Group, Inc and Blair Hull, Founder, Hull Trading Company  talk about where it all began and more.

John P. Davidson, Chief Executive Officer, OCC is interviewed by Russell Rhoads, Head of Derivatives Research, TABB Group / Adjunct Professor at Loyola University, Chicago.

A dynamic interchange with heads of the industry. Sponsored by: Devexperts Moderated by: Andy Nybo, Director, Burton-Taylor International Consultants Panelists: Ivan Brown, Head of Options, New York Stock Exchange Shelly Brown, Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning and Operations, MIAX Arianne Criqui, SVP, Head of Options & Business Development, Cboe Global Markets Greg Ferrari, Vice President, Head of  U.S. Options, Nasdaq John Fennell, Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer, OCC Patrick Zielinski, Senior Vice President, Trading Operations & Technology, Box Options Exchange

State of the Industry in Two Parts. First, a deep dive into trading and market trends based on volume. What customers are doing, when and where. Presented by: Henry Schwartz, Founder and President, Trade Alert, LLC.   Then, the results of the most recent market structure survey will be shared along with insight and most current views of industry topics. Presented by: Andy Nybo, Director, Burton-Taylor International Consulting.

A discussion with modern day business visionaries growing the options business in very different ways. Sponsored by: OptionsPlay Moderator: Eric Cott, Director Education, OIC Panelists: Matthew Amberson, Principal, Option Research and Technology Services Ryan Belanger-Saleh, Co-CEO and Founder, Gatsby Tony Zhang, Chief Strategist, OptionsPlay