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Trading Block: Trump's trade war spooks the market. Again. Bitcoin manipulation via tether. Who out there is trading or interested in Crypto? What are you trading? Odd Block: Call writing frenzy in Campbell Soup Company (CPB). Call palooza in Market Vectors Oil Services ETF (OIH). Call love in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCAU). Mail Block: Listeners take over Options question of the week. Let's have some fun. These "entertainment" stocks are pricing in big moves. Gun to your head: Which July ATM straddle would you rather own in your portfolio? $WWE $DIS $WYNN $SEAS #DegeneratePremiumBuyers #PalmsIn #FearNoTheta 17% - $WWE July ATM Strad: $7 37% - $WYNN July ATM Strad: $12 16% - $SEAS July ATM Strad: $2 30% - $DIS July ATM Strad: $5 Listener questions and comments: Comment from SecretlyPsyched: Is it possible to short-sell a campaign? Or how about an entire state party? Some sort of derivative strategy? Question from Nowledg3ispowerl: So turns out you guys are absolutely right. I have a very poor understandi

Options news you can use for Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Options news you can use for Monday, June 25, 2018

Topics this week include: It's Russell Reconstitution time: Russell 1000 & 2000 rebalancing today. Could result in the most heavily traded session of 2018. Equity volatility. Will we see a vertical asymptote? CME's new OPEC watch tool Crude: OPEC ministers agree to raise oil production but don't say by how much Ag chat: beans hit nine-year low on rejeuvenated trade war talk CME Bitcoin futures off another 500 handles Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take over Question from Tim Kessler: Do you need a futures account if you just want to trade options on futures? Question from Nicholas: Thoughts on the reports from the VIX-rigging prof that someone propped up the price of bitcoin last year? You guys buying what he's selling? Question from Bellat: What do you think of crypto vol at these levels, particularly Bitcoin? Are you guys doing any trading even though there aren't really any true options available yet?

Volatility Review: A look back at the week from a volatility perspective Fiddy cent returns Seagull spread? VIX cash: 14.64 Tweaks to VIX VVIX: 107.50 Google interest: Top five states with the most interest in volatility (Mark S. got 2/5) Google interest: Top five states with the most interest in VIX VIX options Big call and put strips The VXX whiff of weirdness Volatility Voicemail: Listeners have their say Options Question of the Week: Let's have some fun. These "entertainment" stocks are pricing in big moves. Gun to your head: Which July ATM straddle would you rather own in your portfolio? WWE? DIS? WYNN? SEAS? #DegeneratePremiumBuyers #PalmsIn #FearNoTheta WWE July ATM Strad: $7 WYNN July ATM Strad: $12 SEAS July ATM Strad: $2 DIS July ATM Strad: $5 Listener questions and comments: Question from Rick S.: What exactly does it mean to roll positions the week of expiration? Question fro Telly0: Are there any long VIX vehicles that don't erode to zero? Comment from JTack: Looks like call front spreads (s

Trading Block: Trump trade war spooks markets again. We are fully into zone two. Will vol explode, or is it just a bunch of nothing? Will there be a 50-handle move in the S&P within the next three days? Will this be another year of record volume? Which exchange is dominating the flow so far? Odd Block: TSLA takes a drubbing. Returning to the Rent-A-Center trade from Tuesday. SBUX closing some locations. Is IQIY Inc. being impacted by the threat of trade war? Strategy Block: Managing risk comes before sentiment. Going from a diagonal spread into a put spread. Mail Block: Listener questions and comments Options question of the week: Let's have some fun. These "entertainment" stocks are pricing in big moves. Gun to your head: Which July ATM straddle would you rather own in your portfolio? WWE? DIS? WYNN? SEAS? #DegeneratePremiumBuyers #PalmsIn #FearNoTheta WWE July ATM Strad: $7 WYNN July ATM Strad: $12 SEAS July ATM Strad: $2 DIS July ATM Strad: $5 @PatrickSnoke: Just pull the trigger so I don't have to ch

News out of Canada regarding the legalization of marijuana has impacted volatility of medical marijuana stocks. This is an interesting opportunity to get back to basics, including a covered call and a cash-secured put. You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, in on the Amazon Kindle edition. Specifically: A review of last week How did the trade work out? Legal pot in Canada? That impacts IV for CGC What is our outlook? Setting up the trade What do we want to happen? 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.

Options news you can use for Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Ttrading Block: Making up for lost ground. Weekend risk. Silver give up gains on tarriff talks.New low in the July VIX futures.Square up for no discernible reason. TWTR. TSLA. Put buyers. VIX zones. Fifty cent is back.Why are there so few market makers left? IL Rep takes it on. Where should regulators focus their attention? Odd Block: Mystery TSLA puts. Rally-ho in Dropbox. Finding value in Rent-A-Center. Mail Block: Listeners take over Last week's question of the week: We've broken down the weekly ATM straddles expiring 6/22 for the follow popular names. Gun to your head, which ATM straddle would you reather buy? TSLA? FB? SPY? GLD? 42% - TSLA 25% - FB 15% - SPY 18% - GLD This week's question of the week: : Let's have some fun. These "entertainment" stocks are pricing in big moves. Gun to your head: Which July ATM straddle would you rather own in your portfolio? WWE? DIS? WYNN? SEAS? #DegeneratePremiumBuyers #PalmsIn #FearNoTheta WWE July ATM Strad: $7 WYNN July ATM Strad: $12 SEAS July ATM Strad: $2 DIS

Options news you can use for Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Options news you can use for Monday, June 18, 2018

This Week in Futures Options 106: Reconstitution Is Good for Business Your co-hosts this week are Sean Smith, Managing Director of Derivatives Licensing at FTSE Russell and Nick Howard, Managing Principal at Bantix Technologies. Topics this week include: Russell reconstitution time Beans! Purdue, CME Group Ag Barometer hits 16-month high Crude Futures Options Feedback: What's on your mind? Question from Mark Brandt: Does Nick use the weather to trade ags? Does he have any esoteric Eurodollar information to share? Question from Olive Trader: Will gold vol go bid after the Fed decision? Question from 8Ack: Is there an easy way to compare the relative skew levels of E-mini Russell vs E-mini S&P? Question from Silvan8: I think I was the one guy who used to trade RVX options back in the day. Can you ask FTSE for an update on RVX options? I see some juicy spreads lining up with VIX and I would love to get back in action.  

In this episode, Mark is joined by Dan Passarelli, founder of Market Taker Mentoring, and co-host of our very own Options Bootcamp. They discuss: How to navigate liquidty issues The plight of liquidity providers Are people interesting in learing about crypto? The upcoming annual retreat And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Jerry Hanweck, CEO at Hanweck. They discussed: How did Jerry start Hanweck? Their new real-time risk platform What is powering the platform? What are the components of the real-time risk platform? What can the industry to do incentivize market makers to stay? What else is coming from Hanweck? And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Gary Katz, co-founder and former CEO of the International Securities Exchange. They discuss: Gary receiving the Sullivan award at the Options Industry Conference Thoughts after being away from the conference for a few years His thoughts on how Nasdaq is integrating ISE Issues with liquidity The importance of market makers Caring for people on the autism spectrum Snack foods And more

In this episode, the all stars are live at the annual Option Pit Pro Trader Summit. Chaos, hilarity, and options discussion ensued.

This episode was recorded live at the Option Pit Pro Trader Summit. Andrew, Mark and Mark take the show on the road. Analysis, wit, and wisdom ensued.

Options news you can use for Friday, June 15, 2018

This week we will look at a long butterfly with calls. You can find more on page 102 in The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition. Specifically: A review from last week (diagonal spread with calls) Staying in FedEx Earnings! June 19' Setting up the trade Selecting strikes, expiration What is the maximum risk? Reward? What do we want to happen? And more... 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.

Options news you can use for Thursday, June 14, 2018