This Week in Futures Options

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group CME HOT SEAT GUEST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? Seven Themes to Ponder as We Head for 2020 by Bluford Putnam   RATES EQUITIES   MARKET BACK IN RALLY MODE.  VIX BACK OVER A 20 HANDLE ON TUES - HIGH OF 20.30 on WEDS.  VIX 18 - UP 1 PT FROM LAST SHOW  VVIX: 100- UP 3.5 FROM LAST SHOW...

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group CO-HOST: Sean Smith, MD - Derivatives Licensing, FTSE Russell   CME HOT SEAT GUEST: Derek Sammann, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Commodities & Options Products at CME Group WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? EQUITIES   VIX BACK OVER A 20 HANDLE ON WEDS. HIGH OF 21.40 on WEDS.  VIX 19.5 - UP 3. FROM LAST SHOW ...

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group   CO-HOST: Sean Smith, MD - Derivatives Licensing, FTSE Russell    CME HOT SEAT GUEST: Tim McCourt, MD - GLOBAL HEAD OF EQUITY PRODUCTS, CME Group   WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? EQUITIES   IMPEACHMENT VOL PREMIUM IS IN THE AIR.  VIX 16.85 - UP 1.7 FROM LAST SHOW  VVIX: 101.5 - UP 1 FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 21 - UP 2.3 P...

HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOT SEAT GUEST: RUSSELL RHOADS, TABB GROUP WHAT WERE THE TOP 10 CME OPTIONS ON FUTURES YEAR TO DATE/AUGUST? CRUDE OIL   A historic week for crude oil!  IRANIAN STRIKES DESTROYED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SAUDI PRODUCTION - APPROX 5% OF GLOBAL OUTPUT.  AGS September Crop Report Shows Slight Yield Declines Both corn and soybean production down.   EQUIT...

HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST:  NICK HOWARD, BANTIX TECHNOLOGIES CME HOT SEAT GUEST:  ADAM WEBB, FOUNDER OF MACROHEDGED WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK? CRUDE OIL   Oil prices fall after OPEC+ talks, ECB rate cut AGS TRUMP TWEET MOVING AG MARKETS RAN INTO A LISTENER YESTERDAY WHO ASKED FOR MORE AG OPTIONS CONTENT ON THE SHOW.  SOYBEANS Ahead of trade talks, China...

HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOT SEAT GUEST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK? TOP 5 - IT'S METALS WEEK! EQUITIES MARKETS BACK IN RALLY MODE AFTER A CRAZY WEEK  VIX 15.75 - DOWN 2.5 FROM LAST SHOW  VVIX: 95 - DOWN 6.5 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 25.3 - DOWN 1.7 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW  RVX: 20.2 - DOWN 1.2 PTS FROM LAST WEEK  VIX/RVX SPREAD - 4.5...

HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK? EQUITIES MARKETS BACK IN RALLY MODE AFTER A CRAZY LAST WEEK  VIX 18.25 - DOWN 2.5 FROM LAST SHOW  VVIX: 101.5 - DOWN 9 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 27 - DOWN 1.5 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW  RVX: 21.40 - UP 1.3 PTS FROM LAST WEEK  VIX/RVX SPREAD - 3.15 UNCHD FROM LAST WEEK WHAT'S GOING ON W...

HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK? EQUITIES VIX 17 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW  VVIX: 100 - DOWN 3 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 25.8 -  DOWN .7 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW  RVX: 20.1 - DOWN 4.1 PTS FROM LAST WEEK   VIX/RVX SPREAD - 3.1 WIDER BY .5 POINT FROM LAST WEEK Is Higher Volatility Making a Comeback? METALS Gold Option Volatility May Have Hit Bottom and Co...

HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOTSEAT GUEST: RICK ROSENTHAL - DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, FTSE RUSSELL INDICES - Cboe EQUITIES VIX  21.60 - UP 4 FROM LAST SHOW  VVIX: 113 -  UP 13 FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 24.25 - UP OVER 3.5 PTS FROM LAST WEEK VIX/RVX SPREAD - 2.65 - TIGHTER BY .35 POINT FROM LAST WEEK EARNINGS SEASON DRIVING MORE VOLUME IN MI...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CRUDE OIL Down 10% on the week coming into Thursday.  That followed a session in which the futures closed at $51.09 a barrel, the lowest level since Jan. 14. Futures fell as much as 5.8% Wednesday to seven-month lows after American crude stockpiles posted a surprise increase. The loss sent the resource tumbling into bear market territory. Having ex...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL EQUITIES VIX  17.65 (13.90) - UP NEARLY 4.5 FROM LAST SHOW -  HIT A HIGH OF 15.44 EARLIER THIS WEEK VVIX: 106 (91.5) -  UP 21 FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 19.65 (17.15) - 15.80 -  UP 3.85  VIX/RVX SPREAD - 2 (3.25) - TIGHTER BY .75 (wider by half a point from last week) Earnings season driving more volume in micro e-mini fu...

TWIFO 161: Crude Skew and other Mysteries HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: NICK HOWARD, BANTIX TECHNOLOGIES CME HOTSEAT GUEST: ADAM WEBB, Founder of Macrohedged  CRUDE OIL Oil ends lower as support from storm-fueled, 11 million-barrel drop in U.S. crude supplies disappears Oil futures settled lower on Wednesday, as support from a storm-induced, 11 million-barrel drop in U.S....

TWIFO 160: All The Research You Could Ever Need HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOTSEAT GUEST: ERIK NORLAND - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR ECONOMIST, CME GROUP FX Brexit: Pound Set For Volatile Fall after Calm Summer? Options traders see a calm summer but volatile fall for GBPUSD. Implied volatility is far below 2016 levels. Options skewness is negative, especially for this fall...

TWIFO 159: Pop-Tart Arbitrage And The Mysteries of the Options Liquidity Matrix. Russell Rhoads, Director of Derivatives Research at Tabb Group,  joins us to break down the latest findings from his Options Liquidity Matrix. Mark and Russell also discuss: - Is pop tart arbitrage the new frontier of trading? - Why is WTI call skew so weak? - What is going on with Gold volatility? - How does the expl...

Topics this week include: Equities Crud Oil/WTI Ags/Soybeans Metals/Gold     FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Dazzne - Can you explain how the FedWatch tool actually works? Question from ELE3S - What does Sean think of the new micro futures Russell products? Are there more planned in the future? When does he expect options to be listed? Question from Omar - Does recent BTC spike make CME mor...

Topics this week include: Equities Russell/E-mini Crude Oil/WTI Metals/Gold     FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK #QuestionoftheWeek: Let's play a guessing game. Which of the following names has the highest 30-day REALIZED volatility? No cheating. What does your gut tell you? $TSLA #BITCOIN #CRUDEOIL #NASDAQ $QQQ #WTI $TSLA #BITCOIN #WTI #CRUDE OIL $QQQ

Topics this week include: Equities Metals/Gold Crude Oil Ags/Corn     FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from SHUTDL - Nick still scalping his gold gamma? Question from Tom D. - What is the biggest stumbling block for an equity option guy looking to dip his toes into the massive futures options pool? I'll probably start with E-mini options. Question from Trilo47W - I have to admit that your show is...

Topics this week include: Crude Oil/WTI Rates Equities Metals/Gold       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Comment from Optionsgame - You don't need to talk about gold anymore. There is no Vol. Question from Animele - OIV is back in the mid 40s. Do you feel crude vol is somewhat unheralded these days as a tradeable vehicle compared to equity vol? Maybe it's time for a crude vol tradeable product like a VXX...

Topics this week include: Metals/Gold Equities Crude Oil Ags/Corn         FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Lil Cast - Are $gld and $slv really the best choices for traders looking for etf exposure to commodities? I like the fact that they hold the physical commodity.

Topics this week include: Equities Crude Oil Ags/Corn Metals       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Bilcan -  Why no $BTC opts yet? Question from CL Dance - Why is S&P volatility the only one most people pay attention to? Question from Frank - What do you guys think of this article? Do you ever use the commodity volatility indices in your analysis?  https://www.investing.com/analysis/oil--go...

Topics this week include: CME Group hits new OI record of 138.2M contracts . Crude Oil Equities Ags Metals       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from BOTB - What do you think of GOT this season? You feeling the hate like everyone else? Comment from Docer - How tasty is that CME Bacon? Question from Danan Ace - What's the difference between realized and historical volatility? Question from Tank -...

Topics this week include: Equities Crude Oil Metals/Gold       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Desanya -  Can you get the dairy folks on the show from CME? Also is CME planning to list more crypto anytime soon? Question from LDC - There are rumors that CFTC is looking to approve ether futures. Can we expect an Eth offering from CME anytime soon? Question from McIge - Has anyone ever put out...

Guest: Russell Rhoads   Topics this week include Crude Oil Metals/Gold Equities/Russell 2000       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Comment from MCB -  Took Dogecoin profits this morning. This crypto rally can't get much hotter! Question from Lightcon - Why no brent love on the show? Comment from Lachlan comport - Best options podcast full stop. Question from Colby Alvarez - What is the weirdest print you...

Topics this week include: Crude Oil Ags Metals/Gold Equities/Russell 2000       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from DeSanya - Can you get the dairy folks on the show from CME? Also is CME planning to list more crypto anytime soon?

Topics this week include Crude Oil Metals/Gold Ags/Soybeans Equities/Russell 2000       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from JJack - What did Eric think of GOT? Did it live up to his report? Question from Chickenassluvr - Do you know if there is anyway you can tell if positions are being opened or closed intra day? Live options open interest? Question from Glen 00915249 - What I want to know is...