Volatility Review: Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss discuss Bitcoin and Bitcoin Futures at FIA Asia. CBOE Benchmark Index discussion. CBOE Bitcoin futures surge 8% Friday, head for winning first week The numbers: VIX Cash - 9.79 VVIX - 92.77 CBOE Skew Index – 131 Russell's Weekly Rundown VIX Options: ADV - 737k, VIX call/put - 3.6, Total 13.6m (10.7m Calls, 2.99m Puts) Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments Question from Alvanot - Can you trade the VIX index itself? Not the futures. Question from The Financial Grynch‏ - Do you REALLY reckon long options is profitable? Crystal Ball: Wild and reckless prognostication Last week: Mark L. - 9.75 Mark S. - 9.15 Ghost of Russell - 35 Bill - 10 This week: Mark S. - 10 Russell - 9.74 Bill - 8.99

Options news you can use for Monday, December 18, 2017

Trading Block: Volume is a little lighter in XBT now. Taleb is not a fan of Bitcoin, at least not without options. Apparently Bitcoin is destroying the world. Question of the week: Everyone's caught Bitcoin fever these days. The first "real" futures launched at CBOE. Our question is simple - are you going to trade them this week? Heck Yes! Hell No! I already traded them Sticking w/Coinbase et al Odd Block: Closing vertical w/ puts in Time Warner Inc. (TWX). Closing upside calls in Symantec Corp. (SYMC). Size ITM put roll in Sanchez Energy Corp. (SN) Mail Block: Options question of the week Options during earnings is a coin flip. But you know you love to do it. What's your earnings options MO? Buy Calls/Call Spreads Buy Puts/Put Spreads Sell Puts/Put Spreads Fly/Iron Fly/Iron Condor Listener Questions: What's on your minds? Comment from Tom - Let's be honest. If any of us had size bitcoin we would have sold out ages ago and probably be kicking ourselves right now. Question from GiddyFranciscan - Sell in May and go away. What option strategy benefits from the profound market malaise that occurs over the summer? Question from KBX32 - What is the cheapest way to hedge my portfolio with options? Around the Block/Economic Reports: Dec 15 - Industrial Production

Options news you can use for Friday, December 15, 2017

Basic Training: Expiration Mythbusting What is expiration? Why do options expire? What does Triple Witching mean? Quadruple Witching? How does expiration impact the Greeks? How has expiration changed with the advent of the weeklys? Myth: Is it true that options control the stock market on expiration Friday? What happens when you exercise an option? American vs. European exercise? Can you exercise options early? Should you? How does auto-exercise work? Mail Call: Fall in for listener questions Question from Christina Rico - Will we ever have daily options? Question from Ian Nichol - Love the show. What do you guys (and lady) think of this VXX debacle with FINRA and Wells Fargo? Seems like a few of the folks at Wells Fargo should have been listening to this show. Question from TradeHer - How do we get more ladies into #options?

Mark and Brian are back to answer listener questions. In particular: Question from Ariell - Why should I ever buy puts? I can use a stop order in the stock for free and then put that extra capital to work in my trading account. By my math using stops instead of puts can boost your account 5-10% per year. That’s a lot of cheese. Question from The Financial Grynch‏ - Do you REALLY reckon long options is profitable? Question from Lonesome - Could you explain Theta and how it helps/hurts options traders? Should anyone ever buy OTM options? Question from Tom Matt - What happened to minis? Are they ever coming back? Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at [email protected], or to the Options Insider at [email protected].

Options news you can use for Thursday, December 14, 2017

Options news you can use for Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Trading Block: We are living in the Bitcoin futures world. At 5:00 pm CT on Sunday, XBT futures opened at $15,000 and 890 contracts were traded by 7:15 pm. Total volume Sunday overnight was a reported 3,001 contracts, with nearly 20 trading firms actively participating. Apparently Bitcoin is destroying the world. Options Question of the Week: Everyone's caught Bitcoin fever these days. The first "real" futures launched today on CBOE. Our question is simple - are you going to trade them this week? Heck Yes! Hell No! I already traded them Sticking w/Coinbase et al Odd Block: More Jan 2019 50 "catastrophe" puts in Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA). Put-palooza in GameStop Corp. (GME). Call love in Nucor Corporation (NUE). Cheapie call roll in Glu Mobile Inc. (GLUU). Mail Block: Last week's option question of the week The war for Bitcoin derivatives is heating up again. CME Group is launching futures on 12/18. CBOE just announced a 12/10 launch date. Not enough? Nasdaq also announced futures with a planned Q2 2018 launch. With so many choices-How will you trade Bitcoin in 2018? 50% - CBOE Futures 12/10 28% - CME Futures 12/18 3% - Nasdaq Futures Q2 2018 19% - "Old School" Bitcoin Listener questions and comments: Question from WillyCat9 - Hi Mark great show keep up the good work! I am used to a diagonal call spread being buying a longer term call with lower strike while selling a shorter term call with higher strike, much like a covered call. However, the TOS platform option scanner often generate a diagonal spread with buying shorter long call while selling the longer term. Can you explain the difference between the two? Why is the TOS identifying selling the longer term while buying the shorter term as high probability trade? I want to trust the TOS scanning result but it seems kind of risky. Would love to hear your thoughts, Thanks! Question from Taj Penaso - Hi, will there be options for bitcoin once the futures are traded?? Or just the futures until there are tradeable ETFs available? Thanks Around the Block/Economic Reports: Dec 12 - PPI, Treasury Budget Dec 13 - CPI, FOMC Meeting Dec 14 - Jobless Claims. Retail Sales Dec 15 - Industrial Production

Options news you can use for Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Topics this week include: Crude Gold Winners: Soybean Meal, Class 3 Milk Losers: Nat Gas, Oats Futures Options Feedback: Options question of the week The war for Bitcoin derivatives is heating up again. CME Group is launching #futures on 12/18. CBOE just announced a 12/10 launch date. Not enough? Nasdaq also announced futures with a planned Q2 2018 launch. With so many choices-How will you trade Bitcoin in 2018? CBOE Futures 12/10 CME Futures 12/18 Nasdaq Futures Q2 2018 "Old School" Bitcoin Listener questions and comments: Comment from Mark Clyde Brant‏: Who is listing options first? Probably CBOE! Many thx to Nick @QuikStrike1 for the heads up about miners bitcoin recycling and selling calls thereby dampening call skew! Keep the inside BTC skinny coming! Question from Chilic - Love the TWIFO. Good info. Back to collars - do you guys think bitcoin will be as favorable to collars as other commodities like precious metals? Comment from JonasGrumble - Last night, my 19yr old daughter texted me "Have you invested in #Bitcoin yet?" I think we are near a top. Can you say #Shoeshinegirl? Question from B98 - I know straddle runs are big thing in the indexes. Don't hear them used much in the ags or metals though. Why's that? Question from Baspin - Is gold still the leading candidate for you guys when you're lining up collar trades? Question from JacksonTill - What's the biggest #option with retail crowd? WTI? Emini? Gold? Something else?

Volatility Review: This week we are featuring guest co-host Bill Valentine of Valentine Ventures. The numbers: VIX Cash, VVIX - 96, CBOE Skew Index – 131 VIX Options: ADV - 758k, VIX call/put: 3.6, Total 12.7m (9.95m Calls, 2.79m Puts) Bitcoin launching on 12/10. Question from Tortega - Not a vol question, but what's the deal with the Bitcoin futures and the Gemini index they are based on? Volatility Voicemail: Options question of the week The war for #Bitcoin #Derivatives is heating up again. CME Group is launching futures on 12/18. CBOE just announced a 12/10 launch date. Not enough? Nasdaq also announced futures w/ for a planned Q2 2018 launch. With so many choices-How will you trade #Bitcoin in 2018? 52% - CBOE Futures 12/10 27% - CME Futures 12/18 3% - Nasdaq Futures Q2 2018 18% - "Old School" Bitcoin Listener questions and comments: Comment from Mark Clyde Brant - Who is listing options first? Probably CBOE! But Chicago is taking control of BTC exactly as Al Capone took control of booze distribution. He taught the city well! Question from NomNom - I was excited about #bitcoin but this is giving me pause. Crystal Ball: Wild and reckless prognostication. Last week: Mark L. - 10.25 Mark S. - 11.25 Russell - 42.5 This week: Mark L.- 9.75 Mark S. - 9.15 Bill - 10.0 Ghost of Russell - 35

Options news you can use for Monday, December 11, 2017

Trading Block: Someone has the gall to downgrade Tesla, but the stock still rallies. OCC Cleared contract volume increased 1% in November. It was the highest November ever for options volume. Odd Block: Jan 2019 50 "Catastrophe" puts in Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA) Paper doubling down in (JBLU). Calls trade in Union Pacific Corp (UNP). Puts trade in Amgen, Inc. (AMGN). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses how to trade skew. Mail Block: Options question of the week. The war for Bitcoin Derivatives is heating up again. CME Group is launching futures on 12/18. CBOE just announced a 12/10 launch date. Not enough? Nasdaq also announced futures w/ for a planned Q2 2018 launch. With so many choices-How will you trade Bitcoin in 2018? CBOE Futures 12/10 CME Futures 12/18 Nasdaq Futures Q2 2018 "Old School" Bitcoin Listener Question: Question from Scott Somer -How would movement to treat capital gains to FIFO for the underlying stocks be good or bad for the options market? Around the Block/Economic Reports: Dec 7: Jobless Claims Dec 8: Unemployment, Consumer Sentiment

Options news you can use for Friday, December 8, 2017  

Basic Training: A Review of How to Protect Your Profits Easiest method: Buy a 2-3 month put ATM or slightly an OTM put. Protect just those gains. What do you do if you have a broad portfolio? Hedging Rule of Thumb. Expect to spend about 2% of your portfolio for effective 3-6 month protection. How do you reduce the cost of protection? Buy a spread instead of an outright put, set up a collar, or set up a collar with a kicker. Mail Call: It's time for listener questions Question from Ariell - Why should I ever buy puts? I can use a stop order in the stock for free and then put that extra capital to work in my trading account. By my math using stops instead of puts can boost your account 5-10% per year. That's a lot of cheese. Question from S_Warz - Do you trade options through dark pools Question from Thankfulness - Do you have dark pool access? Comment from H. Schwartz‏ - Who said option traders don't celebrate holidays! Question from L. Penguin - I have a question for the Options Bootcamp. I'm a new options trader and I want to buy a LEAP call because it looks like the stock is going to go to up in the next 12 months, but I don't want to commit yet. I also want to generate income while I hold that position. What are your thoughts on selling the call while I have the leap? Also, this stock has an attractive dividend that I'd like to capture. Is this even possible? Interested in your thoughts, thanks!...I was thinking about buying a deep in the money call for the LEAP, and then depending on where the stock is trading at the time, sell closer to the money.

In this episode, we revisit an old favorite: the skip-strike butterfly. You can find more on page 108 of The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, in on the Amazon Kindle edition. Specifically: Broadcomm announces earnings soon, and has been very volatile lately Why a skip-strike butterfly? What is the outlook? Selecting strikes What is the cost? What about the maximum gain? Loss? Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at [email protected], or to the Options Insider at [email protected].

Options news you can use for Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Trading Block: GOP tax plan passes the Senate. CBOE Plans December 10 Launch of Bitcoin Futures Trading Odd Block: Size OTM call paper in Plains GP Holdings LP (PAGP). Funky ratio verticals/stupid in Him Technologies Inc. (HIMX). Weird backwards post-earnings roll in L Brands Inc. (LB). Mail Block: Options question of the week The war for Bitcoin Derivatives is heating up w/ both CME Group and CBOE jumping into the fray. How do you think you'll be trading Bitcoin in 2018? CME BRR Futures CBOE Gemini Futures Stick w/ Regular Bitcoin Still don't trust Crypto Listeners weigh in: Question from The Financial Grynch - Do you REALLY reckon long options is profitable? Around The Block/ Economic Reports: Dec 4: Factory Orders Dec 5: International Trade Dec 6: Productivity Costs Dec 7: Jobless Claims Dec 8: Unemployment, Consumer Sentiment

Options news you can use for Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Today's CME hot seat guest is Matt Bradbard from RCM ALTS. Topics this week include: Crude Oil WTI Gold Winners - Iron Ore, Nat Gas Losers - Silver, Copper Futures Options Feedback Question from Lil Nic - Updates on CME #bitcoin futures? Question from Nick - Update on your covered put spread from 11/10?

WWoO 43: Earning Announcements and Options Growth Bill Ryan of NYSE joins OICs Joe Burgoyne to chat about how earnings announcements can impact your options portfolio. Then, on Profiles & Perspectives, Nasdaqs Jill Malandrino discusses her thoughts on historically low volatility and the potential for listed options market growth.

Options news you can use for Monday, December 4, 2017

Trading Block: Dow sets new record by hitting 24,000 and SPX hits 2,657. This was the fifth 1,000-point milestone for the Dow this year, first hitting 20,000 on Jan. 25. The market is still in rally mode, awaiting tax deal. North Korea unable to spook the market. Question from Henry Gannett - Is $VIX way up today due to call buying/pricing? It's at 11.70 right now, instead of maybe 9.0 at other, recent SPX all-time highs. The VIX is umbrage-ing me right now! Odd Block: More Jan 2019 50 "Catastrophe" puts on the tape yesterday - OI breaks 30k. Funky ratio risk reversal in SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT). Put spread vs. near-term calls in Aetna Inc. (AET). Near-term Dec call love in Caesars Entertainment Corp. (CZR). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses buying front month OTM calls and the power of gamma. Mail Block: Listeners weigh in Options question of the week: SPY always dominates the options volume charts. But what do you think people are actually trading in SPY? Take a guess at the Top OI position in SPY right now. No cheating (or checking with your broker) - use your grey matter & your "gut" to pick the right one. Jan 262 Call Dec 2019 150 Put Dec 280 Call Jan 240 Put Questions and comments: Comment from FContangotrader - @OptionPit @Options @OptionVol The best way to show off your Italian heritage :) gluten free. RE: Couple names first child after Olive Garden. Question from Real Yute - I see that every strike have its own bid and ask prices, with different volatility. Now my question is.....can options be day trade....are scalped just like with stocks...? Are is volatility only move few times maybe a month....are from the options market open....the prices for options (strikes) will start to change just like how its changing in the stock market....? Around the Block/ Economic Reports this Week: Nov 30: Jobless Claims, Personal Income Dec 1: Construction Spending

Options news you can use for Friday, December 1, 2017

In this episode, Brian explores covered calls to get out of positions before the end of the year.You can find more on page 134 of The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, in on the Amazon Kindle edition. Specifically: If you need to thin out your portfolio before the end of the year, consider covered calls Looking at AAPL Selecting an expiration Selecting strikes What is the cost? What do we want to happen? An alternative strategy What is the moral to the story? Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at [email protected], or to the Options Insider [email protected].

Options news you can use for Thursday, November 30, 2017

Options news you can use for Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Options news you can use for Tuesday, November 28, 2017

In this episode, Mark, Dan Passarelli and Jill Malandrino take on listener questions. Options Drills: Today's topic was inspired by this listener question: Question from MarkLitwin: How do you lose money in options in the most effective way? Don't by ATM straddles Don't load up on far OTM options because they're cheap Don't trade earnings Be careful with trading weeklies Watch out when selling options going into weekends or holidays Mail Call: Listeners take over Question from ejh4isu: IF I buy/sell a vertical on SPX (or any equity stock for that matter) and hold until expiration, and SPX settles between the strikes, what happens? Example: sell 2395/2400 and SPX settles at 2397. Question from Darqane: Assigned on short SPX puts means getting long the underlying? But how does that work if it's cash settled? Question from Lesnod: How do you get out of the straddles? One side of a straddle is always a loss correct? Question from Bobster: Can you trade options outside of U.S. trading hours? Question from ejh4isu: Let's say you're short naked a bunch of puts and the trade goes against you, and you don't have the money to pony up? What can your broker do? Question from BULZEYE7: Are options worth it for day-traders? Or just for swing-traders?

The Trading Block: SQ and QCOM dominating the options charts today. Looks like QCOM activity is actually a dividend play. Light on earnings this week. Goldman execs cash out decade-old options just days before they expire. The Odd Block: TSLA tracker; Weird house-money put roll in WDC; Tons of Dec 26 puts in DKS; Size near-term call love in NEM. The Mail Block: Options question of the week SPY always dominates the #options volume charts. But what do you think people are actually trading in SPY? Take a guess at the top OI position in SPY right now. No cheating (or checking with your broker) - use your grey matter and your "gut" to pick the right one. Jan 262 call Dec 2019 150 put Dec 280 call Jan 240 put Listener questions and comments Question from PBiggers‏: how will the market react if the tax bill fails to pass in the senate on Thursday? Bullish, modest correction or major correction? Comment from Robert Baker: in response to your questions regarding TSLA catastrophe puts Jan 19 $50; I believe that they are insurance policies for model 3 depositors to recover their $5000 deposit in the event that Tesla goes bankrupt. After all, it's the cheapest form of insurance because the $50 put will be worth $5000 if TSLA goes to zero. Keep up with your show - it's fun.

In this episode, Mark is joined by David Hait, founder of OptionMetrics, LLC. They discuss: Is VIX irrelevant? The Pros and Cons of VIX, the Market's Fear Gauge Are the answers lurking in the VIX futures term structure? What would an ideal VIX look like? Single name volatility products? Skew analysis and volatility Findings and takeaways from ORC 2017 “The Risk Premium That Never Was: A Fair Value Explanation of the Volatility Spread” Thoughts on Bitcoin And more

Options news you can use for Monday, November 27, 2017

In this episode, Mark is joined by Craig Fuller, CEO of TransRisk and Paul Cusenza, Chairman and CEO of the Nodal Exchange. They discuss: Their backgrounds and how they came to finance What is TransRisk? What is the Nodal Exchange? How do they work together? What are trucking freight futures? Similarities to the energy markets How will the contracts settle? Portfolio margining What is the timing for releasing these futures? What has the early response been? Nodal's first foray into the options market And more...

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Options news you can use for Friday, November 24, 2017

For your listening pleasure, we bring you an all-listener question episode of Options Playbook Radio.

Tricks of the Trade: What is the Fitness Function? How can an option-oriented advisor/asset manager use this? The Buzz OCC Cleared contract volume up 20% in October. Big names outperforming during earnings season. How to approach trading into an earnings announcement. Volatility and Market History in the Age of Trump. The Rise and Fall of Modern Portfolio Theory Office Hours: Listeners have their say Comment from Don - Guys, If I live to be 100, I will never, ever, understand utter gibberish such as this article. All the technical analysis, all the pseudo-science, charting, etc., all to reach what conclusion? In essence, that the market is due for a correction and is going to tank! Why use VIX for that? Does he want any sane, rational human being to conclude that VIX has a mind of its own and is going to explode all by itself, and THEN, a market correction will ensue?? Now, don't get me wrong: we could certainly have a massive market correction at any time. But, it is beyond asinine to imply that what will set it off will be a huge rally in the VIX. The entire investment public is made up of 99% horses' asses. And garbage like this article doesn't help. Don. Options question of the week: Bitcoin just blew past $100B in "market cap." If options were available how would you trade them? Buy Calls/Call Spreads Buy Puts/Put Spreads Sell Covered Calls Other/Hate #Crypto

Options news you can use for Wednesday, November 22, 2017

WWoO 42: Panel - Your Key to Understanding Options: A Discussion with the Pros   Take a deep dive into basic options concepts with a panel of experienced professionals, including Joe Burgoyne from The Options Industry Council as well as Peter Lusk, a senior instructor for The Options Institute at CBOE, that will engage in a lively discussion that will challenge new traders to better understand how options fit into a modern trading strategy.   In this rebroadcast OICs webinar panel takes a deep dive into basic options concepts with a panel of experienced professionals that will help you understand how options fit into bullish, bearish and sideways market situations.

Mail Block: It's all listener questions and comments today Options question of the week: The war for Bitcoin Derivatives is heating up w/ both CME Group and CBOE jumping into the fray. How do you think you'll be trading Bitcoin in 2018? CME BRR Futures CBOE Gemini Futures Stick w/ Regular Bitcoin Still don't trust Crypto Questions and Comments: Question from Nikbak - When do you think we'll have #bitcoin options? Question from Scott Somer - Another question I would like to see is - Do you think that Nasdaq PHLX will have the most volume on a given trading day over CBOE as the leading medallion. Question from MarkLitwin: Thank you for your time and explanation! Appreciate! I was thinking of using options leverage with a limited risk of losing premium by buying an option long enough to cover a span between earnings and the one which is already In the Money with the Delta of 1 and selling that option just before the next ER. Would you comment on that idea please! Question from Albert Deckel - Two questions: While I understand how to convert a "Delta" into meaning, I really don't understand what consists of a "high" vs. "low" Gamma, Theta or Vega. For example, when is theta so high that it makes the purchase of a contract dubious, or Vega so high that it makes the purchase of an OTM contract desirable? Also, if I were to write an ITM put, what combination of Delta, Gamma, Theta or Vega am I looking for? Thanks so much!! Al Question from USA Patriot - What is ADV?? Comment from Charlie T. - Not really an options guy. I don't need the headache of yet another unknown element aka time. It's hard enough just picking my stocks, deciding price points, exit points, etc. Question from L Penguin - I'm a new options trader and I want to buy a LEAP call because it looks like the stock is going to go to up in the next 12 months, but I don't want to commit yet. I also want to generate income while I hold that position. What are your thoughts on selling the call while I have the leap? Also, this stock has an attractive dividend that I'd like to capture. Is this even possible? Interested in your thoughts, thanks! I was thinking about buying a deep in the money call for the LEAP, and then depending on where the stock is trading at the time, sell closer to the money.

Options news you can use for Tuesday, November 21, 2017.

Mark, Dan, and Jill were all in the Options Insider studio to record this session. Eduuation, and hilarity, ensued. Options Drills: What are options trading ideas that an active stock trader can use in their portfolio? Getting paid to take on risk, cash-secured put The wheel trade Stock replacement strategy; what about using LEAPS? Using a diagonal spread to generate income Mail Call: Fall in for listener questions and comments Question from Tiim: Why isn't it standard or maybe required to let people close out shorts for free below $.10? Question from USA Patriot: What is ADV?? Question from Richard D: Are there any trades that if you did not have to pay brokerage fees would be excellent types of trades? I recently have been given the opportunity to trade options and equities for a near zero trading costs for about a year. I had in the past found some multi-leg spreads or underlyings with a really low prices unworkable because the trading costs made the potential gains or expected value too low. Thank you for your time and for the great shows you consistently point out! Best, Richard Question from Ascentaa: What can happen to the current options being held of KITE which is acquired by GILD and is being delisted? Question from Yieldhawk: What is the biggest size one could buy in options? If one had a long position of $1B and want to hedge w $10 million worth is that ok? Question from Lonesome: Could you explain Theta and how it helps/hurts options traders? Should anyone ever buy OTM options? Question from Butcherboyz: What options trading strategy would you say is best suited to people with absolutely zero knowledge of options? Thanks.

This week we are featuring special guest Jeff White, Executive Director of Energy Products. Topics this week include: WTI Options Crude Oil Nat. Gas Winners - Rough Rice, Corn Losers - Lean Hogs, Lumber Futures Options Feedback: Listener Questions and Comments Question from Last J - Hello Mark, Nice and guest - Loving the podcast. I'm new to Crude, and I'm trying to wrap my head around WTI. You said WTI 6-mo calendar spread went backward for the first time in 3 years. So does that mean it's usually in contango? Is there a good way to trade this reversion? Also, where is the spread quoted? Can I trade it on most major platforms?

Volatility Review: A look back at the week from a volatility perspective The numbers: VIX Cash - Back above 12, briefly Bitcoin vs. VIX - What Has Been More Volatile in 2017? VVIX - 100.15 CBOE Skew Index - 136 Russell's Weekly Rundown VIX Options: ADV - 739k, VIX Call/Put - 3.7, Total 9.69m (7.64m Calls, 2.05m Puts) FINRA Orders Wells Fargo to Pay $3.4M over Volatility-Linked ETPs Volatility Voicemail: Stream of consciousness questions and comments Question from Andrew Giovinazzi‏ - Why is the rock lobster so handsome? Comment from David - $VXX is clearly the worst ETF. It has destroyed pretty much all of the value invested in it since inception. Or does that make it the best if you're short? Comment from OphirGottlieb - $VIX hello, friend. I've missed you. You appear to want to stay this time. @Options @RussellRhoads Comment from SaqibReports - Shhh. You will scare it away! Question from Lonesome - Could you tell us the process of how options market makers mitigate risk/remain delta neutral? Crystal Ball: Wild and reckless prognostication. Last week: Mark L. - 9.65 Mark S. - 9.99 Russell - 9.15 This week: Mark L. - 9.75 Mark S. - 9.99 Russell - 10.59

Options news you can use for Monday, November 20, 2017.