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On this episode of Volatility Views, we break down the volatility products in both the domestic and international markets this week including VIX, VXX, VVIX, UVXY, SVIX, UVIX.  Analyzing the weekly VIX options activity Discussing the flight from 0DTE options in SPX during the recent selloff. What impact did 0DTE have on the recent volatility? Believing UVIX likely to suffer if Sept remains so low compared to Oct when Sept takes over as the front month. 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 Noel Smith from Convex Asset Management & Tanius Technology

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week and discuss metals, FX, energy, and ags. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And guest: Kevin Green, Senior Markets Correspondent - Schwab Network

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 AMZN Look into earnings volatility in CSCO, WMT, STNE, BABA, AMAT Examine the latest unusual options activity in NKE, BTU, GEO, CENX And much more With your hosts: Mark Longo,  The Options Insider Media Group Henry "The Flowmaster" Schwartz, Cboe Global Markets Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi, 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 and Dan answer your questions about: Number of options exchanges needed How high VIX will stay this year Do we need an emergency rate cut A poor man's covered call Hedging weekend risk BITO as an options trading candidate What calls bid in the Russell 2000 right now means and why it is unprecedented 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) w

On this episode, Mark is joined by James Kostulias, Managing Director and Head of Trading Services at Charles Schwab. They discuss The benefits and risks of 0DTE options The explosive growth of retail options trading Should the options market go 24-5 or even 24-7 What's going on with the options on the Bitcoin ETFs Why did it take so long to integrate all of the Schwab's options platforms And much more

Crypto Hot Seat: Darius Tabatabai, CEO and Co-Founder - Vertex Protocol Discussion includes: What is Vertex What catalyst led to Darius entering the crypto industry Thoughts on the crypto derivatives market and ETH ETFs 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, the Fed, and rates. We discuss the most active equity options for the day and we talk about earnings volatility this week in HD, CSCO, STNE, BABA, WMT, AMAT. We also look at unusual options activity in CENX, WWW. Uncle Mike Tosaw explains why the VIX is not a hedge and much more. 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 others, as compared with a singl

On this episode Mark is joined by: Mark Sebastian, Option Pit Russell Rhoads, Kelley School of Business They discuss: The latest in the volatility markets in the US The madness of VIX cash this week hitting 65 SVIX using VIX calls to save their bacon during the massive volatility event this week Interesting trading activity and developments in VIX, SVIX, UVIX, UVXY and VXX Whether the massive volatility event this week shook up the top positions in VIX options Their Crystal Ball predictions for VIX and much more...

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week and discuss: What was lighting up the tape at NinjaTrader this week during the wild swings Trading bitcoin and the micro ether futures Event contracts (what they are and how traders have been using them lately) The energy complex including nat gas and WTI And much more With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And guest: Martin Franchi, CEO - NinjaTrader

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 SPX, VIX Look into earnings volatility in LLY, PZZA, HOOD, WMT, AMAT Talk about July monthly options volume from Options Clearing Corporation Examine the latest unusual options activity in BMBL, LUMN, CENX Provide our thoughts on why options volume was down in June With your hosts: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Henry "The Flowmaster" 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 and Dan take you down a dangerous road to the world of... COVERED STRANGLES!!!! What the heck are they? Should you use them or should you run screaming for the door? Let's find out together on this episode of Options Boot Camp. 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/options-dis

On this episode we analyze the latest developments in Bitcoin and Ethereum: Volatility Skew Open Interest Unusual activity We also look at other alt coins and much more.

We break down what's going on with these crazy markets and volatility, what you should do, and how to trade. We discuss the most active equity options for the day including PTEN, NU. We talk about earnings volatility this week in RDDT, RIVN, LYFT, UBER, HOOD. We also look at unusual options activity in CFG, GOTU, REAL. Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses managing draw downs while staying invested. With your hosts: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Mark "The Greasy Meatball" Sebastian, 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 others, as compared with a single option trade. P

On this episode Mark is joined by: Andrew Giovinazzi, Option Pit Russell Rhoads, Kelley School of Business They discuss: What's going on in these crazy volatile markets Interesting trading activity and developments in VIX, SVIX, UVIX, UVXY and VXX Is it a good time for butterflies in VIX? Calendars? Their Crystal Ball predictions for VIX and much more...

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week and discuss: Trading the bitcoin vs ether spread using options How the weather and geopolitical factors are impacting oil supply and demand A dive deep into the dollar / Yen spread Whether we are seeing a soybeans apocalypse and will this spill over into other leading ags With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Rich Excell, Gies School of Business - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign  

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 options volume, floor trading, VIX, MSFT Look into earnings volatility in MRNA, QCOM, META, CROX, RBLX, EBAY, AAPL, AMZN, COIN, DKNG, INTC Examine the latest unusual options activity in TKO, WMG, LUMN   With your hosts: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Henry "The Flowmaster" 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

For August, Wide World of Options is featuring recent conversations with some familiar industry names. In this episode, Arianne Adams of Webull, Lex Luthringshausen of Tradier and JJ Kinahan from IG North America join host Mark Benzaquen for discussions about making the market more accessible to a wider audience of investors, how AI might shape the future of trading, and lessons learned over storied careers in the pits.  

On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss how to set up a broken-wing butterfly 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 found at: www.theocc.com/company-information/documents-and-archives/options-disclosure-document Supporting documentation for any claims will be furnished upon request. If you are enrolled in our Options Order Flow Rebate Program, The e

On this episode,  We discuss how to navigate current market complexities.  We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market. We talk about what is going on with META heading into earnings. Is there a fire-sale going on? What is the proper way to hedge the weekend risk in your portfolio? And much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services

On this episode we analyze the latest developments in Bitcoin and Ethereum: Volatility Skew Open Interest Unusual activity We also look at other alt coins, MARA, ETH ETFs, and much more.