The Options Insider Radio Network

On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss capturing dividends using options. What does that mean? What are the ways to approach this? 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 ar

On this episode we are joined by: Sam Nofzinger, GM of Brokerage and Crypto at Public Sam and Mark discuss: Why Public decided to enter the options market? How does their options rebate work?  How much can you actually make? Does it vary by exchange and by the type of trade? What types of options strategies can you trade at Public right now? What types of options tools does Public offer for options traders? Does Public provide options education and have educators on staff to handle your questions? What types of crypto trades can you make on public right now? Plus 0DTE options, 24-Hour trading, Bitcoin options and much more...

Guest Host: Greg Magadini, Amberdata On this episode we discuss: The crypto markets over the past week AmberLens, Amberdata’s institutional market intelligence platform Volatility drift BITX  The Great ETH Fade Bitcoin and Ether volatility, skew, major options positioning All the explosive upside action in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, more The mysterious doge sharpe ratio And much more...

We’re back with another episode of The Option Block brought to you by Public   On this episode, we break down the latest in the options markets including NVDA. We discuss the most active equity options for the day including GME and the latest earnings volatility including OLLI, FIVE, and LULU. We also look at unusual options activity in AVTR, INTT, and WBD. In our Strategy Block Segment, Mike Tosaw discusses use cases for a 60/40 portfolio model. In our final segment, we talk about picking some stocks. Both Palantir and Robinhood are trading around $21. Which one would you rather buy?   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 The Option Block is brought to you by Public. 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

On this episode of Volatility Views, we break down the volatility products in both the domestic and international markets this week including VSTOXX, VIX, VXX, VVIX, UVXY, SVIX, UVIX.  Analyzing the weekly VIX options activity - Continuing to see bullish VIX options trades expiring on June 5th Discussing how to trade VSTOXX domestically - V2TX on IB's platform Explaining where to find VSTOXX historical data Plus, we predict where VSTOXX and 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 Steve Sosnick from Interactive Brokers Brought to you by Eurex  

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including metals (silver), FX, 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 break down the latest in the options markets today including CRM and silver. We also look at the most active equity options today including FFIE, HOOD, and CRM. We discuss earnings today in FL, BURL, BBY, and DG. We also look at unusual options activity in FL, MRVL, and AVTR, and much more.   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 is joined in the Southern Studio at OIC 2024 by: Jim Toes, President - STA Jim Hyde, Chairman - STA & Head of Partnerships and Business Development at NYSE Mark and Jim Squared discuss What the future holdes for 0DTE options What the future holds for options on the bitcoin ETFs Should the stock market move toward 24-7 trading and what does that mean for the options market Why are they changing up their annual market structure conference? and much more...

On this episode, Mark and Dan revisit one of their "favorite" topics ...Gamma Scalping! What is it? How do you do it? Why you should never do it! They also explore: What happens to your options when they are delisted What happens to your premium when you write a call 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-informa

On this episode of Volatility Views, we break down the volatility products in both the domestic and international markets this week including VSTOXX, VIX, VXX, VVIX, UVXY, SVIX, UVIX.  Was NVDA's earnings announcement this week our "last good news event?" This volatility curve looks like this is going to be the summer of love. We've seen a ton of buying paper heading into the long holiday weekend. Is someone looking for a volatility spike over the weekend and into next week? Talking about some interesting risk-reversal activity in VSTOXX options Plus, we predict where VSTOXX and 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 Zed Francis from Convexitas Brought to you by Eurex  

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including energy (nat gas, crude oil), and equities (E-mini Dow, E-mini S&P 500). With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management  

We’re back with another episode of The Option Block brought to you by Cboe Global Markets.   On this episode, we break down the latest in the options markets today including NVDA. We also look at the most active equity options today including NVDA. We discuss earnings today in SNOW and NVDA. We also look at unusual options activity in BE, MPW, BMBL, and GEO, and much more.   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 is joined by: Meaghan Dugan, Head of Options - NYSE Mark and Meaghan discuss When will we see 0DTE Tesla and Nvidia options? What is causing the delay in listing those products? Why did NYSE kick off another 24-hour trading arms race? Will we ever see options on the bitcoin ETFs? Why is everyone so excited about FLEX options? and much more...

On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss trading options within IRAs. What is an IRA and what can't you do with one? What options strategies can/can't you do with an IRA? Mark and Dan also discuss ETFs vs. Index 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 found at: www.theocc.com/company-information/documents-and-archives/options-disclosure-document

We discuss our thoughts on the current market environment including skew in GME, AMC, NVDA, SPX and 0dte. We also look at how the earnings season is shaping up. In our Options 101 Segment, we talk about Buy & Hold 2.0. We also discuss whether it is a good time to purchase longer term protection clients with broad-based index portfolios, and much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services And guest: Philip Sun - Adaptive Investment Solutions

On this episode we analyze the latest developments in Bitcoin and Ether: Volatility Skew Open Interest Unusual activity We also look at other alt coins including MARA, we discuss whether options on the bitcoin ETFs will be approved this year, and much more.

We’re back with another episode of The Option Block brought to you by Public   On this episode, we break down the latest in the options markets including SLVR. We discuss the most active equity options for the day including HOOD and FFIE. We also look at unusual options activity in YMM and LI. In our Strategy Block Segment, Mike Tosaw discusses volatility as an asset class itself. In our final segment, we discuss NVDA earnings this 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 The Option Block is brought to you by Public. 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

On this episode of Volatility Views, we break down the volatility products in both the domestic and international markets this week including VSTOXX, VIX, VIX, VXX, VVIX, UVXY, SVIX, UVIX.  Will NVDA earnings announcement next week impact volatility? Not a good time to own VIX calls right now Is there seasonality to VVIX with regards to weeks to expiration? Analyzing the trends in VSTOXX vs. VIX Are you a buyer or seller of the July 11 VIX puts trading for $.05 today? Plus, we predict where VSTOXX and VIX will be next week in our popular crystal ball segment. With your hosts, Mark Longo from The Options Insider Media Group Andrew Giovinazzi from The Option Pit Russell Rhoads from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Brought to you by Eurex  

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including metals (gold, copper), energy (nat gas), and equities (Russell 2000). 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 break down the latest in the options markets today including CB, JPM, NVDA, GOOGL, AAPL, 0dte, and QQQ. We also look at the most active equity options today including FFIE. We discuss earnings today in WMT, CSCO, AMAT. We also look at unusual options activity in FFIE, SPCE, FUTU, and SNAP. We discuss whether we will see 0dte options in single name stocks this year and much more.   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