HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT VOLATILITY REVIEW MARKETS RED TO END THE WEEK TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY LOOKING AT EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN MAT, MSI, DUK, DIS, PEP, KO, UBER, TWTR, UA, MAR, ABNB, VIACA, PLTR, WMT DISCUSSING GOOGLE TRENDS IN VIX AND VOLATILITY IN 2021 CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP HOT SEAT: JOHN BRADY, RJ O'BRIEN IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS WE TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO RATES. WE ALSO DISCUSS EQUITIES, ENERGY, AND MUCH MORE.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN THIS EPISODE MARK, THE ROCK LOBSTER, AND UNCLE MIKE BREAK DOWN: MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INCLUDING VALE, TWTR, DIS EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN MAT, DUK, DIS, UBER, TWTR OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS IN JANUARY FROM OCC UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN EOG, HLF, BE WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND AND MUCH MORE

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the current volatile markets. They also answer your questions about 10 year notes, gamma exposure, portfolio hedges, the Greeks, and much more...

On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's butterfly trade in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN). For this week's trade, Brian does a short put spread in the SPX. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.

Crypto Hot Seat: RAYNE STEINBERG, FOUNDER AND CEO - ARCA On this episode we discuss: The latest bitcoin and alt coin rallies The findings from Arca's Future of Securities study The correlations between digital assets and other asset classes since the start of the pandemic Our thoughts on Bitcoin  and Ether volatility, skew, major options positioning and more Our thoughts on stable coins, audience polls and much more...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN THIS EPISODE MARK, THE GREASY MEATBALL, AND UNCLE MIKE BREAK DOWN: MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INCLUDING SNAP, PTON EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN HAS, PFE, LYFT, PTON, DIS, MAT, DUK, UA UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN COTY, APTS, ARCC A BACK DOOR ROTH IRA - TAX STRATEGY WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND MUCH MORE

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT HOT SEAT: BRIAN OVERBY, ALLY We continue to break down all of the volatility madness in the markets. We look at volatility in the current earnings season. We look at the top trades this week in SPIKES, VIX, VVIX, VXX & UVXY. Additionally, we make predictions for where VIX/SPIKES will be at the end of next week.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP HOT SEAT: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS INCLUDING RATES, METALS, EQUITIES, ENERGY, AND MUCH MORE.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN THIS EPISODE MARK, THE ROCK LOBSTER, AND UNCLE MIKE BREAK DOWN: MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INCLUDING AAPL, FB EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN FB, SPOT, MRK, LLY, QCOM, AMZN, ATVI, F, SNAP, WWE, CBOE UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN FB, SNAP, SNBR WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND AND MUCH MORE

On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's bear put spread trade in Apple (Ticker: AAPL). For this week's trade, Brian does a standard butterfly in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the current volatile markets. They also discuss gamma squeezes (what are they, when do they occur, are there certain names that are more susceptible to them, why are they important to understand). They also answer your questions regarding stock substitution in SPY, the most confusing options strategy, BITO options, and much more...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: RICHARD ROSENTHAL, CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS INTRODUCTION OF GUEST AND BRIEF OVERVIEW OF CBOE'S STRATEGY BENCHMARK INDEXES THE P&L STATEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET VALUATIONS/VOLATILITY REGIME/ OPTIONS ACTIVITY EARNINGS VOLATILITY EARNINGS SEASON ANALYSIS THIS YEAR NEW OPTIONS SCANNERS FROM ORATS OPTIONS 101 SEGMENT - THE COLLAR REVISITED ZERO COST PUT SPREAD COLLAR IN THE SPX MARK CUBAN STORY ABOUT THE YAHOO COLLAR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOURCES OF PORTFOLIO PROTECTION BETTER WAY TO APPROACH COLLARS IN THESE HIGH VALUATION MARKETS INDEX COLLARS VIABILITY THE BUZZ SEGMENT JANUARY OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OCC CBOE RESEARCH: GLOBAL OPTION-WRITING STRATEGIES TO REDUCE RISK AND ENHANCE INCOME IMPROVING DIVERSIFICATION BY HARVESTING PREMIUMS & CUSHIONING RISK OPTIONS-BASED BENCHMARK INDEXES: PERFORMANCE: RISK AND PREMIUM CAPTURE THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITIES IN SMALL CAPS

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN THIS EPISODE MARK, THE GREASY MEATBALL, AND UNCLE MIKE BREAK DOWN: MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INCLUDING TSLA, AAPL UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN DNA, PAGS 1X2 RATIO REPAIR STRATEGIES WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND MUCH MORE...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT HOT SEAT: HENRY SCHWARTZ, TRADE ALERT We continue to break down all of the volatility madness in the markets. We look at volatility in the current earnings season. We look at the top trades this week in SPIKES, VIX, VVIX, VXX & UVXY. Additionally, we make predictions for where VIX/SPIKES will be at the end of next week.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP HOT SEAT: TODD COLVIN, AMBROSINO BROTHERS In this episode, we discuss the top movers and shakers in futures options including rates, equities, energy, metals, and much more.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN THIS EPISODE MARK, THE ROCK LOBSTER, AND UNCLE MIKE BREAK DOWN: THE CONTINUED VOLATILE MARKET ACTIVITY THIS WEEK MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INCLUDING INTC EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN HOOD, CAT UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN SIRI, PRVB WHAT DETERMINES WHICH STOCKS HAVE WEEKLIES SELLING PUT STRATEGIES WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND AND MUCH MORE...

On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's long put spread in the S&P. For this week's trade, Brian does a bear put spread in Apple (Ticker: AAPL). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the current volatile markets. They also answer your questions regarding buying puts, the meaning of long skew, crypto as a diversified asset to hedge risk, updates to the options book club, and much more...

Guest: BILL ULIVIERI, Principal /Owner - Cenacle Capital Management On this episode we discuss: Massive selloff across the board in crypto - is this the beginning of the new crypto winter? Our thoughts on Bitcoin  and Ether volatility, skew, major options positioning and more Updates on CME crypto products Our thoughts on stable coins, audience polls and much more...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN THIS EPISODE MARK, THE ROCK LOBSTER, AND UNCLE MIKE BREAK DOWN: THE CURRENT VOLATILE MARKET ACTIVITY MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INCLUDING PLTR, F EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN PHG, HAL, PETS, GE, JNJ, MSFT, ABT, BA, T, INTC, TSLA, AAPL, HOOD UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN AMWL, COTY, CHEGG HOW TO ROLL YOUR PUT SPREADS IN VOLATILITY MARKETS WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND MUCH MORE...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: RUSSELL RHOADS, EQ DERIVATIVES & KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY We break down all of the madness currently with volatility in the markets. We look at volatility in the current earnings season. We look at the top trades this week in SPIKES, VIX, VVIX, VXX & UVXY. Additionally, we make predictions for where VIX/SPIKES will be at the end of next week.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP HOT SEAT: DAN GRAMZA, GRAMZA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT In this episode, we discuss the top movers and shakers in futures options including energy, metals, equities, and much more.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT IN THIS EPISODE MARK AND THE ROCK LOBSTER BREAK DOWN: THE MSFT DEAL TO ACQUIRE ATVI MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INCLUDING SOFI, F EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY IN AA, AAL, UAL, NFLX, PPG, ALLY, IBM, HAL UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN SBH, ABCL, AMGN ITM CREDIT SPREADS IN SOFI WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THIS WEEKEND AND MUCH MORE...

On this episode, Brian first reviews last week's long straddle trade in Micron Technology (Ticker Symbol: MU). Then he looks at a long put spread in the S&P. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the current MEME stocks being traded right now. They also take a deep dive into earnings trading and earnings volatility. They answer a listener question regarding last week's episode on dividends, and much more...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: MATT MCFARLAND, MIAX MIAX HOT SEAT: MATT AMBERSON, ORATS We provide our thoughts on volatility highlights and lowlights from 2021. We also give a preview of the new earnings season volatility. We look at the top trades this week in SPIKES, VIX, VVIX, VXX & UVXY. Additionally, we make predictions for where VIX/SPIKES will be at the end of next week.

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group In this episode, we discuss the top movers and shakers in futures options. We also take a deep dive into the the strongest positive and negative correlations in futures options in 2021 as well as since the start of the pandemic.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN THIS EPISODE MARK AND UNCLE MIKE BREAK DOWN: GOOGLE TRENDS IN OPTIONS, OPTIONS TRADING, VOLATILITY, AND MORE MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INCLUDING BA, F EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY IN KBH, DAL, C, JPM, IBKR, GS UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN NNOX, DLO, XPEV WHAT TO DO IF YOUR POSITION IS LOSING MONEY WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND MUCH MORE...

On this episode, Brian does a long straddle in Micron Technology (Ticker Symbol: MU). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the current MEME stocks being traded right now. They also talk about options and dividends: a refresher on what they are, options and special dividends, should you early exercise, examples, watching out for other contract adjustments, and much more...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP INTERVIEW WITH KONSTANTIN ANISSIMOV, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT CEX.IO ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE DISCUSSING THE TOP 10 CRYPTOCURRENCIES BY MARKET CAP AND MUCH MORE...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN THIS EPISODE MARK, THE GREASY MEATBALL, AND UNCLE MIKE BREAK DOWN: MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INCLUDING ZNGA, F UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN NNOX, DLO, XPEV SELLING PUTS ON A DAY LIKE TODAY WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND MUCH MORE...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PITGUEST: JIM CARROLL, TOROSO ADVISORS We look at the top trades this week in SPIKES, VIX, VVIX, VXX & UVXY. We discuss the top episodes of 2021. We discuss our predictions at the beginning of 2021 for where VIX/SPIKES would be at the end of the year and we make predictions both for next week as well as for the end of the year.

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Russell Rhoads, EQ Derivatives and Kelley School of Business, Indiana University In this episode, we discuss the top movers and shakers in futures options including small caps, dairy and much more.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT We look at the most active equity options for the day, we discuss OCC clearing record setting options contracts in 2021, we look at the top 10 Option Block episodes of 2021 and we discuss what's on our radar for the rest of the week.

On this special first episode of 2022, Mark and Dan look at the top 10 episodes of Options Boot Camp in 2021. They also answer a listener question about whether a tender offer for a stock affects the options pricing model.

Brian rings in the new year by breaking down your favorite episodes from 2021.  The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: BILL ULIVIERI, CENACLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE DISCUSSING THE TOP 10 CRYPTOCURRENCIES BY MARKET CAP LOOKING AT CME BITCOIN AND ETHER IS SHIBA A FOREVER LOTTERY TICKET WHAT ARE THE BITCOIN WHALES DOING RIGHT NOW AND MUCH MORE...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN THIS EPISODE MARK, THE ROCK LOBSTER, AND UNCLE MIKE BREAK DOWN: TSLA TRADERS DONE FOR THE YEAR ON DAY 1 MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INCLUDING TSLA EARNINGS VOLATILITY INCLUDING WBA, BBBY UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN NRG, ISEE, SNBR LINE IN THE SAND TRADES WHERE VIX WILL CLOSE AT THE END OF 2022 AND MUCH MORE...

Let's kick off the new year with a blast from the past - the world premiere episode of The Futures Options Roundtable from 2013. Enjoy! --------- We've sounded the horn and assembled a team of futures options experts for your listening pleasure. In this premiere episode of the Futures Options Roundtable Options Insider Founder Mark S. Longo is joined by: Jeff Lewandowski - CTA, Protean Trading Dan Collins - Former EIC, Futures Mag, Founder, Dan Collins Report Dan Cook - Director, Business Development, Nadex Dave Rodgers - Instructor and Trader at Markettaker.Com The Guild Hall Segment The roundtable breaks down the benefits and drawbacks of futures options vs. equity options. The panelists discuss the different ways that binary options can be used to speculate on or hedge against commodity price movement.  The panelists also discuss some of the salient aspects of futures options trading that all traders need to watch out for including seasonality.    The Grand Marketplace Segment We break down the big moves and exploding volatility in precious metals and energy.  Realized vol is starting to outpace implied volatility in many commodity products - an ideal time to be a buyer of premium not a seller.  Dan sees aggressive hedging activity in Nadex metals contracts.  A discussion of how to use binary spreads to trade multiple products and expiration dates.  We wrap things up by analyzing the explosion of anticipation in oil options as well as how the Egyptian unrest impacted oil's volatility skew.

In this exclusive panel session from OIC 2021, industry experts explore the future of options market structure. Enjoy!

In this exclusive session from OIC 2021 - The Sullivan award is presented for significant contributions to the options industry. 

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PITVOLATILITY REVIEW MARKETS RED TO END THE WEEK TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX, UVXY, VSPIKE LOOKING BACK AT THE HIGHS AND LOWS FOR 2021 CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

Enjoy this exclusive panel audio from OIC 2021. In this session, options industry experts break down the rise of the retail trader and its impact on the options market. 

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS THE TOP MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS PAST YEAR IN FUTURES OPTIONS INCLUDING METALS, ENERGY, AGS, RATES, CRYPTO, AND MUCH MORE.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN THIS EPISODE MARK, THE ROCK LOBSTER, AND UNCLE MIKE BREAK DOWN: TOP TRADES AND TRENDS OF THE YEAR MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS FOR YEAR INCLUDING APPL, F, TSLA, LCID, SNDL UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY THIS YEAR IN F, STNE, DNN WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE NEW YEAR AND MUCH MORE...

What better way to celebrate the holiday season than by remastering one of the classic episodes of OPR? For this special episode, Brian is joined by: Mark "the Voice of Options" Longo Andrew "the Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi They discuss: Iron condor on AMZN Setting up the trade What did they decide? What happened after the paper trade? Premium selling relative to earnings The zones, and when to avoid them Caveats, greeks, volatility, and other considerations And more