Ask and you shall receive! On this episode, Mark and Dan tackle all-things mini options including: WTF are mini options anyway? Weren't they delisted a few years back? Why? Don't we already have mini options on futures? Would a fractional option be better than a mini option? How the heck would a fractional option work anyway? Plus - your questions about call volatility and portfolio margin. 

CRYPTO HOT SEAT GUEST: SIMON HO, T3 INDEX BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT BITCOIN OPTIONS AND FUTURES VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN DISCUSSING DEREBIT, CME BITCOIN FUTURES/OPTIONS AND BAKKT FUTURES EXPLORING THE WORLD'S FIRST BITCOIN VOLATILITY OPTIONS TRADE HOW DID BITVOL GO FROM CONCEPTION TO FIRST TRADE IN BITCOIN VOLATILITY OPTIONS IN THE SPAN OF A FEW MONTHS WHY DOES CRYPTO OPTIONS LIQUIDITY TEND TO CONGREGATE AROUND QUARTERLY EXPIRATION MONTHS THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT DISCUSSING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT LEDGERX, ADDITIONAL BITCOIN OPTIONS EXCHANGES, MINI/MICRO BITCOIN OPTIONS CONTRACTS AND THE TECHNOKING OF TESLA

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT ON THIS EPISODE MARK, UNCLE MIKE AND THE GREASY MEATBALL BREAK DOWN: THE LATEST EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN AMR, FIVE, NKE UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN FTCH, VTRS WHEN IS IT AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO BUY "GARBAGE" OPTIONS ARE WE POISED FOR A RENAISSANCE OF MINI OPTIONS AND MUCH MORE...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: SIMON HO, T3 INDEX MATRIX HOT SEAT: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS MIXED TO END THE WEEK DISCUSSING TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY LOOKING AT A BITCOIN VOLATILITY OPTIONS TRADE THIS WEEK WITH THE CREATOR OF THE BITVOL INDEX DISCUSSING HOW TO SET UP CALENDAR SPREADS IN VIX OPTIONS LOOKING AT EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN ORCL, FSL, NKE VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ABOUT VPIKES CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK AND SEAN DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS TOP VOLATILITY MOVERS EQUITIES / RUSSELL 2000 / SMALL CAPS RATES / CME FED WATCH TOOL AGS / SOYBEANS ENERGY / OIL CRYPTO / BITCOIN AND MUCH MORE

In this episode Mark, Uncle Mike, and The Rock Lobster break down: - VIX, SPX, SPY - The latest earnings trading activity in ORCL, FOSL, JD - Unusual Options Activity in GE, CSTM and QEP - Your questions about VIX and GE - And much more...

So many questions! On this episode, Mark and Dan dive into your deluge of questions about: Cash-settled options Mini/Fractional options Surprise dividend adjustments Options strategies for hot stocks Amazing options visualizers and much more...

In this episode, Brian first reviewed last week's butterfly trade in Zoom Video Communications (Ticker: ZM). Then he discussed buying a call option in Johnson & Johnson (Ticker: JNJ). The Options Playbook is available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition. 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.

ON THIS EPISODE, MARK IS JOINED BY PAUL ROWADY, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, ALPHACUTION RESEARCH CONSERVATORY. MARK AND PAUL DISCUSS: WHAT IS ALPHACUTION? HOW THE ROBIN HOOD SAGA BROUGHT PFOF BACK INTO THE LIMELIGHT? IS PFOF GOOD OR BAD FOR THE OPTIONS MARKET? THE SURPRISE OPTIONS MARKET RESILIENCY DURING 2O20 WHAT REALLY BROUGHT ABOUT THE IMPLOSION OF RONIN CAPITAL? WHAT CAN WE DO TO BRING MORE MARKET MAKERS INTO THE OPTIONS MARKET? AND MUCH MORE...

In this episode, Mark Talks with Greg King, CEO, Osprey Funds regarding the new Osprey Bitcoin Trust, which is accessible to all US investors through traditional brokerage and IRA accounts Breaks down the latest trading activity in bitcoin and ethereum in Open Interest by type, by month, by strike Discusses BTC options volume on Deribit Looks at CME bitcoin options and futures Reviews Bakkt futures Discusses the top 10 market cap in the altcoin universe Looks at XRP, bitcoin cash, bitcoin SV and dogecoin And much more

In this episode Mark, Uncle Mike, and The Greasy Meatball Lobster break down: - The latest trading activity in F, GME, AMZN, TSLA - Unusual Options Activity in: AER, MDLZ, and MAC - How to Pick An Online Broker - Your questions about TSLA options, bitcoin ETF, covered calls in EXPR - And much more...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS MIXED TO END THE WEEK LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY "WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY CRAZY DAYS THIS WEEK BUT VIX JUST KIND OF SEEMS ANEMIC. VOLATILITY FUTURES KIND OF SLEPT THROUGH THIS ENTIRE SELLOFF." - MARK SEBASTIAN DISCUSSING HOW TSLA IS EVEN MORE VOLATILE POST BITCOIN TIME FOR A TSLA CATASTROPHE PUT CHECKUP LOOKING AT EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN COST, WORK AND MORE VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT VOLATILITY IN AAPL, SQQQ, NDX, TSLA, VIX AND MORE CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP FTSE RUSSELL HOT SEAT: CATHERINE YOSHIMOTO, FTSE RUSSELL ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK AND CATHERINE DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS TOP VOLATILITY MOVERS EQUITIES / RUSSELL 2000 1ST QUARTER IPO ADDITIONS & RECONSTITUTION DATES AGS / WHEAT METALS / SILVER AND COPPER RATES / CME FED WATCH TOOL AND MUCH MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RUSSELL RECONSTITUTION PROCESS, RUSSELL MICRO CAP INDEX FUTURES/OPTIONS AND JUDGING THE OI OF OPTIONS ON FUTURES

On this episode Mark, Uncle Mike and The Rock Lobster break down: Surprising volatility and option flow flooding the market today Unusual Options Activity in: ITUB, YPF and VG Your questions about Uncle Mike's blue check mark, Wonder Year's crushes, Inverse ETFs, how to handle the delicate dance of options and much more...

On this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: Risk reversals vs. strangles How to combine The Greeks The origins of volatility skew The "proper" day to trade risk reversals and much more...

In this episode, Brian discusses a butterfly trade in Zoom Video Communications (Ticker: ZM). The Options Playbook is available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition. 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.

On this episode Mark is joined by: Ryan Belanger-Saleh, Co-CEO, Gatsby Mark and Ryan discuss: What the heck is Gatsby? Launching a new brokerage firm during the busiest year in options history. Have we made options trading too easy? Does Gatbsy plan to stop taking PFOF? Are we on the cusp of a mini/micro/fractional options revolution? And much more...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: BILL ULIVIERI, CENACLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT BITCOIN OPTIONS AND FUTURES VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN DISCUSSING DEREBIT, CME BITCOIN FUTURES/OPTIONS AND BAKKT FUTURES WHY CMEGROUP BITCOIN OPTIONS CAN’T SEEM TO CATCH FIRE WHILE THE FUTURES ARE EXPLODING THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE DOGECOIN BACK IN THE TOP 10 CRYPTO MARKET CAP LOOKING AT ETHEREUM OPEN INTEREST CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT DISCUSSING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DERIBIT EXCHANGE, GEMINI AND TITCOIN

On this episode, Mark, Uncle Mike and The Greasy Meatball discuss: Can you guess that theme song? (hint...it's the Wonder Years) What's up with $VIX and these markets? What is Google trends data telling us about volatility interest right now? Unusual options activity review in LB, FTCH and NUAN What should you do to protect against weekend risk? Your questions about earnings calendars And much more...  

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THE BUZZ THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT IS THE VIX IN A BUBBLE EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE JANUARY OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OCC SEC DURING NEW ADMIN EXPECTED TO FOCUS ON ADVISORS & BROKERS MICHAEL BOLTON’S NEW SONG “BREAK UP WITH YOUR BROKERAGE” OFFICE HOURS SEGMENT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ABOUT CALENDAR SPREADS AND EARNINGS

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP MATRIX CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX CO-HOST: TOM JARCK, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS MIXED TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 26.75 - UP 4.25 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 26 - UP 4 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 127 - UP 8.5 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF RATES ON THE EQUITY VOLATILITY MARKETS IS THIS A SPIKE OR A SWELL IN THE VOLATILITY MARKET VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT CONTANGO, BACKWARDATION, DIVERGENCE AND THE VIX CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK  

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP FTSE RUSSELL HOT SEAT: RICK ROSENTHAL, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, FTSE RUSSELL INDICES CME HOT SEAT: RUSSELL RHOADS, EQ DERIVATIVES ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, RICK AND RUSSELL DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS TOP VOLATILITY MOVERS EQUITIES / MINI RUSSELL 2000 OPTIONS RATES / CME FED WATCH TOOL METALS / COPPER ENERGY / NAT GAS AND MUCH MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT RUSSELL MICRO CAPS, OPTIONS ON ACTIVE FUTURES PRODUCTS AND COPPER OPTIONS

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MARKETS SEVERELY RED GAMESTOP IS BACK BABY! - MORE THAN TRIPLING IN PAST 24 HOURS TREASURIES AND THE BOND MARKET NOT LOOKING GOOD MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS INCLUDING TWTR, PLTR, AMC EARNINGS VOLATILITY INCLUDING PZZA, NVDA, MRNA ODD BLOCK REVIEW SIRI CALL LOVE REVIEW M CALL LOVE REVIEW F CALL OVERWRITE MAIL BLOCK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ON LONG CALLS VS LONG PUTS AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: DAN PASSARELLI, MARKET TAKER MENTORING BASIC TRAINING SEGMENT: TO PUT OR NOT TO PUT WHAT IS A PUT WHAT HAPPENS AT EXPIRATION PROS/CONS TO PUT TRADES PUTS VS. STOP ORDERS HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR PUTS AND MUCH MORE

In this episode, Brian discusses a long spread trade in IWM (Russell 2000 ETF). The Options Playbook is available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition. 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: GREG MAGADINI, GENESIS VOLATILITY BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT BITCOIN OPTIONS AND FUTURES VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN DISCUSSING DEREBIT, CME BITCOIN FUTURES/OPTIONS AND BAKKT FUTURES BITCOIN REACHED A MARKET CAPITALIZATION OF $1 TRILLION BITCOIN IS CLOSING IN ON GOLD FROM AN OVERALL MARKET CAPITALIZATION PERSPECTIVE THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE ETHEREUM FUTURES AND VOLATILITY WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH ETHEREUM OPTIONS CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT DISCUSSING YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT TESLA/BITCOIN AND DOGECOIN  

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MARKETS ARE MIXED TODAY MONEY IS FLOWING OUT OF THE TECH STOCKS AND INTO THE COMMODITIES COULD THIS BE THE START OF THE UNWINDING OF THE COVID TRADE MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS INCLUDING BA, CCL EARNINGS VOLATILITY INCLUDING RCL, HD, BYND ODD BLOCK BILL LINE IN THE SAND PUTS CNHI LONG TERM CALL LOVE KDP CALL LOVE STRATEGY BLOCK SLINGING OPTIONS ON BONDS MAIL BLOCK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ON COVERED CALLS AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT GUEST: RUSSELL RHOADS, EQ DERIVATIVES VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS MIXED TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 22.5 - UP 1.35 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 22 - UP 1.25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 118.5 - DOWN 2.5 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY DISCUSSING THE VOLATILITY STORY OF THE YEAR: BITCOIN VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ABOUT SVXY and UVXY CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: DEREK SAMMANN, CME GROUP ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND DEREK DISCUSS: CVOL SUITE OF IMPLIED VOLATILITY INDEXES EXPANDED - www.cmegroup.com/cvol OPTIONS VOLUME AND TRENDS AT CME GROUP - AGS VERY ACTIVE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS TOP VOLATILITY MOVERS EQUITIES / RUSSELL 1000 ENERGY / NATGAS AND MUCH MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK DISCUSSING HOW TO USE THE QUIKSTRIKE TOOL TO RUN YOUR OWN FUTURES OPTIONS REPORTS

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT VIX IS ON A HAIR TRIGGER THESE DAYS WHO IS SELLING BITCOIN RIGHT NOW MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS INCLUDING CCIV PAYMENT FOR ORDER FLOW REVENUE IN 2020, BY BROKER ODD BLOCK NRG PUT LOVE CSTM LITS PUTS REVIEW SAVE CALL PALOOZA MAIL BLOCK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ON FINDING UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY ON BROKER SITES AND EXERCISING PUT OPTIONS AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

On this episode, Brian and Mark huddle up to answer your questions about: Put Ratios on AAPL Fig Leaf Strategy Fed Call Possibility OTM VIX Call vs. OTM SPY Put Exercising Put Options and much more... The Options Playbook is available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition.   Do you have a question that you want 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: DAN PASSARELLI, MARKET TAKER MENTORING TODAY WE ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT: ATOS MARCH CALLS HEDGING AND MARKET MAKING WHAT HAPPENS TO OPTIONS OVERNIGHT YOUR CONTINUED QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ABOUT GAMESTOP AND MUCH MORE

This special recording is due to the lack of programming on Monday due to the President’s Day holiday. Join Mark Longo as he discusses: volatility in the markets, the most active equity options for the day, a crypto rundown of bitcoin, ether, dogecoin and top cryptocurrencies, a nat gas and crude oil update, a highlight of the earnings announcements for the rest of this week, DNN (a stock that was profiled last week as the craziest trade in The Option Block’s history), where to find the best tools for stocks with most open interest or volume for the day, and much more.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT GUEST: JIM CARROLL, TOROSO ADVISORS VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS MIXED TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 21.1 - DOWN .55 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 20.75 - DOWN .25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 121 - UP 13.5 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY VOLATILITY ETPs MISBEHAVING EARNINGS VOLATILITY: DIS VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL DISCUSSING VXX TRADES CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: TIM MCCOURT, CME GROUP ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND TIM DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS CRYPTO / ETHEREUM AND BITCOIN ETHER FUTURES LAUNCHED ON FEBRUARY 8 BITCOIN FUTURES / BITCOIN OPTIONS EQUITIES EQUITY INDEX FUTURES AND OPTIONS E-MINI S&P 500 FUTURES AND OPTIONS E-MINI MICRO FUTURES AND OPTIONS E-MINI NASDAQ 100 FUTURES AND OPTIONS MICRO EQUITY INDEX FUTURES RUSSELL MICROCAP INDEX RUSSELL 2000 ENERGY / CRUDE AND MUCH MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK DISCUSSING BITCOIN OPTIONS, MINI RUSSELL PRODUCTS AND THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS REPORT

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS INCLUDING SNDL EARNINGS: KHC, UBER, ZNGA, DIS GOOGLE TRENDS IN OPTIONS ODD BLOCK CRAZIEST DNN TRADE QTT CALL LOVE REVIEW SAVE CALL PALOOZA MAIL BLOCK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ABOUT HOUSING FUTURES AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

On this episode, Brian calms his nerves with a relaxing credit spread in Exxon Mobile (Ticker $XOM). The Options Playbook is available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want 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.

On this episode Mark and Dan answer your questions about: When does Theta REALLY come out of options prices? What happens to option premiums when it is delisted? Is this a good time for a stock replacement strategy? Audience poll results for 2021 outlook Our thoughts on the bitcoin options market Tesla vs. Bitcoin on the race to $1T market cap...  

Our guest for this episode is John Davidson, CEO of the Options Clearing Corporation. Mark and John discuss: Stock loans and the latest on GameStop The historic options volume records in 2020 The completely electronic markets in March 2020 Thoughts on the retail revolution that upended the options markets in 2020 Clearing Crypto products Next big initiatives And much more…

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: BILL ULIVIERI, CENACLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT BITCOIN OPTIONS AND FUTURES VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN DISCUSSING THE TESLA AND BITCOIN RELATIONSHIP CRYPTO MINING THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE LAUNCH OF ETHER FUTURES AT CME EXPLORING THE MADNESS OF DOGECOIN CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT DISCUSSING YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT TESLA/BITCOIN AND DOGECOIN

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS DEBATING THE GREAT UNION OF TSLA AND BITCOIN EARNINGS: HAS, CSCO, LYFT, MAT, TWTR, GM, KO, UA, UBER, ZNGA, PEP, DIS ODD BLOCK USB CALL LOVE REVIEW EGO CALL LOVE REVIEW SIRI CALL LOVE STRATEGY BLOCK HOW TO TRADE HEDGED RISK REVERSALS MAIL BLOCK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ABOUT SHORT INTEREST AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT GUEST: RUSSELL RHOADS, EQ DERIVATIVES VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS GREEN TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 21.65 - DOWN 13.5 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 21 - DOWN 14.25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 107.52 - DOWN 35.48 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY GAMESTOP DISCUSSION WITH RUSSELL RHOADS LIKELIHOOD OF A VIX SHORT SQUEEZE EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN QCOM, EBAY, PYPL, GRUB, DIS VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL DISCUSSING THE DEBACLES IN THE OPTIONS MARKETS AND SHOULD WE FORGET ABOUT VIX CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: TODD COLVIN, AMBROSINO BROTHERS ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND MATT DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS METALS / SILVER & GOLD EQUITIES / RUSSELL 2000 ENERGY / NAT GAS RATES / EURODOLLARS AND MUCH MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK DISCUSSING REGULATORY IMPLICATIONS FOR COMMODITIES.

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT DEMAND DERIVATIVES: ROBERT KRAUSE AND DON SCHLESINGER TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS THE SILVER SHORT SQUEEZE THAT WASN’T EARNINGS: EBAY, GRUB, YUM, PTON, SNAP, WWE ODD BLOCK BXMT CALL OVERWRITE REVIEW ZNGA CALL LOVE REVIEW NUVA CALL LOVE MAIL BLOCK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ABOUT SHORT SQUEEZES AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

Brian kicks things off by looking at his skip strike butterfly trade in Alphabet last week (Ticker Symbol: GOOGL). Then he does a rinse and repeat with another skip strike trade in Alphabet. The Options Playbook is available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want 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.

On this episode, Mark and Dan share their thoughts on the GameStop aftermath including how Dan's trade worked out, what his students having been saying about the situation, thoughts on how broker dealers handled the situation, thoughts on the attempts at a silver squeeze and much more. This episode is brought to you by DEMAND DERIVATIVES. Learn more about their innovative new crowdfunding campaign at www.DemandDerivatives.com

On this episode we are joined by: Jim Toes, CEO & President, Securities Traders Association Mark and Jim discuss: How did short sellers build up over 100% short interest in Gamestop? Was the options market maker exemption to blame for the massive short interest in Gamestop? Do we need new stock loan regulations to prevent this in the future? Why did so many brokers bungle the messaging around Gamestop-related trading adjustments? How is the retail revolution reshaping the financial markets? How does STA view the exploding crypto market? and much more...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: JON PEARLSTONE, CRYPTO PATTERNS BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT BITCOIN OPTIONS AND FUTURES VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN COULD BITCOIN BE THE NEXT GAMESTOP BITCOIN FUTURES VOLATILITY THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE HOW WILL ETHER FUTURES FROM CME IMPACT THE MARKETS WILL ETHEREUM CRASH ONCE THE FUTURES LAUNCH DISCUSSING THE FAILED SHORT SQUEEZE IN RIPPLE CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT POTENTIAL SHORT SQUEEZE IN CRYPTO AND DOGECOIN INTEREST