This Week in Futures Options

Topics this week include: Equities Russell eMini Gold Crude Oil

Topics this week include: Gold Silver Copper Ferrous Metals Crude Oil

Topics this week include: Metals: Gold, Copper Crude Oil Equities: Eurodollar Ags       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Jack T - Is it better to slip or slide when you're trading skew? Question from Tarry - Maybe include a paying the rent report on the TWIFO program or in the Quikstrike reports? Would be cool to know which names are paying the rent each week.

Topics this week include: Equities/RVX Crude Oil Metals/Gold Ags       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Frank C. - There are so many Russell options products - can you break down the main differences between the offerings on the different exchanges? Question from Level F - How far out can I trade RUT options? Looking for 2-3 yrs.

Topics this week include: Crude Oil Equities/Russell Ags Metals/Gold       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Comment from Options Game  Should be a nice TWIFO on Thursday. Ready to talk about Ags? Question from FTTP - All the talk about skew is there any way that I can just buy or sell skew? Is it quoted anywhere as a product that I can trade - maybe Ag skew is high this week and I want to sell it, etc? Qu...

Topics this week include: Metals/Gold Crude Oil Equities       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK PALOOZA Comment from Olive Trader - A long straddle in gold didn't work for me. You had good points about scalping. My loss has been really small, and I've had a few good trades going that this year. Comment from Mark Bryant - I hope cannabis futures will be coming soon. I hope I can get options on cannabis fut...

Topics this week include: Metals/Gold Crude Oil/WTI Equities/RVX Crypto Ags       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Jose Morales - Why do you like trading opts on WTI instead of USO? USO can be traded in most accounts. Need a futures options account to trade WTI. Question from Brett R. - Can you hit some FX on the show? Question from George Pete - Russell 2000 gets all the love. What about fu...

Topics this week include: Crude Oil Metals/Gold Ags/Hogs         FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Caesar L. - Why is palladium catching such a bid? Worth more than gold again? Question from Model X - Ask the Russell guy which of the Russell products puts up the most contracts? Also when's the move/shift stuff coming? Question from Studio64 - Why don't we see more flavors of equity volatility...

FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Franks - What's the best entry futures option for newbies? I'm thinking something in the equities because most people are coming from stocks? I'd guess stuff like seasonal crop cycles would blow their minds. Question from Behr12 - What do you guys think? I don't think crude vol can sustain for long at these levels. - RE: Oil: Are Options Signaling Long-Term U...

Topics this week include: FX Crude/WTI Equities Ags/Soybeans Metals/Gold       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Desinc81 - Are you buying that the FED is done for 2019 and maybe beyond? Question from C Sanders - What do the options traders think about this development? Re: article - Palladium is worth more than gold for the first time in over a decade. Question from Uncert1n - I've always he...

TWIFO 136: Your Burning Questions About Crude, Eurodollars, Equities and More In this episode Mark is joined by Sean and Nick to answer your questions about: Crude Oil Gold Equities Eurodollars Euro - USD Crypto and more...  

TWIFO 135: The Brexit Bounce Equities - Strong December for futures options at CME - Russell futures setting new records in December - Exploring how equity put writes fared during a tumultuous Q4 - Secret pockets of liquidity for equity futures FX - Weekly call skew annihilated in GBP/USD - Funky Risk Reversal trading in June this week AGS - Beans put skew getting bid up this week on strong volume...

TWIFO 134: Breaking Equity Secrets HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, MD - DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL CO-HOST: NICK HOWARD, FOUNDER - BANTIX TECHNOLOGIES In this episode, Mark and Sean explore the latest trading developments in equity options as well as in crude oil, gold, soybeans, crypto and more. Our listeners also take their turns trying to get Sean to...

Topics this week include: Crude Oil Equities Metals/Gold Crypto/Bitcoin   FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Neail P. - Cattle futures are moving. What are the options telling us? Question from J Tomas - What do you think of soybean put skew here? Are they still biased toward the downside or has the concern mitigated? Any call love going forward? Comment from DRI - Thx for this show. Enjoying...

2018 Year-in-Review: Ags/Soybeans Nat Gas Equities/Russell Metal/Gold Cyrpto Futures Options Feedback: Listener thoughts and musings Question from Jamal A. Lee - Thoughts on chance of BTC options listing in 2019? Question from Shasha3 - Biggest surprise of 2018? Any crazy expectations for next year? Question from Tarles - Concrete plans to bring back RVX in 2019? Seems like market makers would be...

Topics this week include: Rates Crude/WTI Equities/Russell Metals/Gold Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take over Comment from MailManDan5 - I'm a buyer at $2,250. Know that market all too well. If it wants to fiddle down there I'll play ball, else it's not a great time to get back into crypto. Hopefully too many people didn't waste their time in 2018 on what was clearly a 2017 boon. Little pie...

Topics this week include: Soybeans Crude Oil Nat Gas Equities Metals/Gold Crypto/Bitcoin Winners: KC Wheat, Iron Ore, Palladium Losers: Nat Gas, Rough Rice, E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take over Question from JLN7 -Is it safe to write calls in nat gas again? Question from Mainev -Didn't quite catch the logic of the guest last show re: equities strangles. How would selli...

Today's special guest co-host is Russell Rhoads, Formerly Dr. VIX and current Head of Derivatives Research at the Tabb Group. Topics this week include: Crude Oil/WTI Nat Gas Equities Metals/Gold/Copper Ags/Soybeans Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take the reins Question from Elleneals - Given the skew setup in equities with calls being cheaper than puts from a vol perspective why would you eve...

Today's guests are Jeff White, Executive Director, Energy Products & Services at CME Group and John Seguin, Former CME Member and Head Futures Coach for Market Taker Mentoring. Topics this week include: Nat Gas WTI Crude CME OPEC Watch Tool Equities Crypto Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Comment from Georgio - We need some options on #CMEG BTC futures. Comment from Mark B...

Topics this week include: Energy/Crude Equities Metals/Gold Rates Ags Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take over Question from Mate7 - Good talk on ex. and settle on last show. I'm looking over the CME website option specs pages and I don't see many American style contracts. Why does CME use so many European contracts? Are they against early exercise?

Today's guests are Steve Stasys, Senior Director Agricultural Products, CME Group and Jared Caplan, Head of Commodities Trading, Akuna Capital. Topics this week include: Ags Soybeans Corn Hogs (#hoglove) Nat Gas WTI Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from NN76 - Found your show when searching for info on hog options. Like the #hoglove. Any tips for someone thinking...

A deep dive into metals: Gold Silver Aluminum Copper Plus, equities and crude Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take the reins. Comment from Romansray - Crypto is a myth. Question from Delman - Those Russell buy-write indices you discussed on the last show. What are the tickers? Can I trade them directly? Are there options listed? Question from Talerico - Does the use case for weekly options dif...

Today's CME hot seat guest is JB Mackenzie, Managing Director, Futures & Forex at TD Ameritrade Topics this week include: Equities Crude Metals/Gold Rates Futures Options Feedback: Listeners take the reins Question from Taylor N. - Do most FCMs offer the ability to go delta neutral easily on their platform? Or do you still have to go through the hassle and risk of legging? Question from Mystrio -...

Topics this week include: Equities (What is going on?) Crude/WTI Metals/Gold Futures Options Feedback: Listeners have their say Comment by DCVic - Hey Nick good call on puts and gold futures. Thx. Comment from Angel - Looks like bitcoin is the digital flight to quality after all. No selloff with equities. Question from Matteo - I'm selling monthly put options on the eMini. So I'm short options and...