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Welcome to this episode of The Futures Rundown brought to you by T4 Futures and Options. With your host Mark Longo and guest Dan Collins The Trading Pit What's catching our eyes in the futures markets this week The Contract Specs Segment Let's get crude and talk about crude oil (contracts/trading examples) Futures Free For All  Answering your futures questions: What impact the new bitcoin etfs and options will have on the crypto futures products currently trading    

On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss: Where you can find cheap volatility these days What is your trading plan through the election Trading IBIT options once they are listed Broker who offers free trading Best ways to protect portfolio w/ latest conflict in Middle East How long it takes to get good at options And much more Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple purchases and sales of options, such as spreads, straddles, among others, as compared with a single option trade. Prior to buying or selling an option, investors must read and understand the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options”, also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) which can be fou

To spotlight topics covered in the October OIC webinar series, Wide World of Options host Mark Benzaquen welcomes Dan Passarelli of Market Taker Mentoring to discuss 0DTE and volume in ETFs and indices. 

Guest Host: Greg Magadini, Amberdata On this episode we discuss: The crypto markets over the past week Bitcoin and Ether volatility, skew, major options positioning The SEC's approval of options on IBIT. What does this really mean for the crypto market going forward and why should you care? Will the IBIT options become the new GLD options for crypto traders? Ethereum actually having more sensitivity to the election than bitcoin. And much more...

We’re back with another episode of The Option Block brought to you by Public. On this episode, we break down what's going on with these markets and we discuss the most active equity options for the day including NIO. We also look at earnings volatility in NKE, LEVI and unusual options activity in ATIGR, LU. In our strategy block segment, Uncle Mike explains how to use the VIX to hedge on your stock holdings. And, in our Around the Block segment, we discuss what we will be looking at during the week. With your hosts: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group "Uncle" Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple purchases and sales of options, such as spreads, stradd

Mark is joined by: Mead Welles, Founder, A Leg To Stand On Mark and Mead discuss Raising money for kids with missing limbs around the world Their big upcoming Rocktoberfest events in New York and Chicago

On this episode of Volatility Views, we break down the volatility products this week including VIX, VXX, VVIX, UVXY, SVIX, UVIX. We also discuss volatility around presidential elections, what's going on with the VIX futures curve, and much more.  Plus, we predict where VIX will be next week in our popular crystal ball segment. With your hosts, Mark Longo from The Options Insider Media Group Mark Sebastian from The Option Pit Russell Rhoads from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including metals (silver, gold), equities (E-mini S&P 500), rates (10-year) and much more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management  

We’re back with another episode of The Option Block brought to you by Cboe Global Markets. On this episode, we: Discuss the latest in the markets including realized volatility Talk about the most active equity options Look into earnings volatility in MU, COST Examine the latest unusual options activity in OTIS, WOLF, VNET Discuss options on bitcoin ETFs And much more With your hosts: Mark Longo,  The Options Insider Media Group Henry Schwartz, Cboe Global Markets Mark "The Greasy Meatball" Sebastian, The Option Pit “Uncle” Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management Check out the Trade of the Day Insights Newsletter from Trade Alert - Request access to admin@trade-alert.com

On this episode, Mark is joined in the Southern Studio at the STA National Conference by: Sean Feeney, Head of U.S. Options at Nasdaq Mark and Sean discuss: IEX getting into the options game.  How many exchanges are too many? The resilience of the options market after 8/5 The "flexiness" of the options market Should we all be celebrating "Metals Monday?" The prospects for bitcoin options and much more...

Welcome to this episode of The Futures Rundown brought to you by T4 Futures and Options. With your host Mark Longo and guest Scott Bauer, Prosper Trading Academy. The Trading Pit What's catching our eyes in the futures markets this week The Contract Specs Segment Let's get precious and talk about gold (contracts/trading examples) Futures Free For All  Answering your futures questions: Any disadvantages to buying futures contracts that expire several months from now that have decent volume instead of the active contract Discussing the growing world of sporting futures Futures 101 Futures Margin Overview    

On this episode, Mark and Dan explain what they mean by the guts of spreads. They also talk about what they consider to be the most important thing in trading, and they discuss what was the best part of market making from a training or preparation standpoint. Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple purchases and sales of options, such as spreads, straddles, among others, as compared with a single option trade. Prior to buying or selling an option, investors must read and understand the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options”, also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) which can be found at: www.theocc.com/company-information/documents-and-archives/opt

On this episode, Mark is joined in the Southern Studio at STA 2024 by: Patrick Travers, CEO - Clear Street Derivatives John DiBacco, Global Head of Derivatives - Clear Street They discuss: What the heck is Clear Street? Do we need another options exchange? The impact of 0DTE on the institutional options market The resilience of the options market after the August selloff.  Will we see options on the bitcoin etfs in our lifetime (spoiler alert...Yes!) What does Clear Street have to offer the retail market? and much more...

Crypto Hot Seat: Scott Acheychek, REX Financial Discussion includes: What does the the approval of options on IBIT mean for the crypto and options markets going forward What is Rex Shares bringing to the crypto options space - new products Thoughts on the crypto derivatives market And much more Bitcoin Breakdown and Altcoin Universe We analyze the latest developments in Bitcoin and Ether in: Volatility Skew Open Interest Unusual activity We also look at other alt coins and much more.

We’re back with another episode of The Option Block brought to you by Public. We break down what's going on with these markets and we discuss the most active equity options for the day including SMCI. We also look at unusual options activity in AR, SHLS. In our strategy block segment, Uncle Mike explains how to get into this market at this level. And, in our Around the Block segment, we discuss what we will be looking at during the week. With your hosts: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi, The Option Pit "Uncle" Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple purchases and sales of options, such as spreads, straddles, among

On this episode of Volatility Views, we break down the volatility products this week including VIX, VXX, VVIX, UVXY, SVIX, UVIX. We also discuss the Fed rate cut this week and much more.  Plus, we predict where VIX will be next week in our popular crystal ball segment. With your hosts, Mark Longo from The Options Insider Media Group Mark Sebastian from The Option Pit Russell Rhoads from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University

On this episode we are joined in the Souther Studio by: JJ Kinahan, CEO of IG Group North America & President of Tastytrade JJ and Mark discuss: The impact of the Fed's "surprise" half point rate cut. Too little, too late or just right? Should you really care that IEX is launching a new options exchange? Are we reaching a dangerous tipping point in the options exchange world? Did the recent market meltdown signal that we're past the dangerous phase of the 0DTE era? and much more...

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including equities and much more.

We’re back with another episode of The Option Block brought to you by Cboe Global Markets. On this episode, we: Discuss the latest in the markets including yesterday's rate cut by the Fed Talk about the most active equity options Look into earnings volatility in MU Examine the latest unusual options activity in NOV, EDR, TKO Discussing what role bitcoin has in a portfolio Provide our thoughts on whether flex options or OTC options are the future of the options market And much more With your hosts: Mark Longo,  The Options Insider Media Group Harmeet Goindi, Cboe Global Markets Mark "The Greasy Meatball" Sebastian, The Option Pit “Uncle” Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management Check out the Trade of the Day Insights Newsletter from Trade Alert - Request access to admin@trade-alert.com

Welcome to this episode of The Futures Rundown brought to you by T4 Futures and Options. With your host Mark Longo and guest Dan Gramza.  Futures Free For All  Answering your futures questions: Discussing the Fed and taking a deep dive into crude oil Futures 101 Futures Margin Overview