IBKR Podcasts

Andrew Wilkinson and Jose Torres sit down to talk about last Friday's Jobs report and the painful de-inversion that occurred across the 2- and 10-year Treasury maturities. Historically, the development has been met with an economic downturn and traders are certainly taking notice with risk assets off their recent highs. Still, the weaker-than-expected employment figures carried some strength under...

Join Guillaume Roux-Chabert of Interactive Brokers Singapore as he interviews Stefano Grasso, Portfolio Manager of the Enhanced Value Fund, about the dynamic world of corporate actions and their significant impact on stock prices and investor decisions. From understanding stock splits and dividends to navigating mergers and acquisitions, Stefano provides practical advice for investors on how to an...

In the latest episode of the Interactive Brokers Podcast, Jon Najarian shares insights on market dynamics, trading strategies, and the geopolitical implications for global markets, emphasizing the importance of strategic options trading and the potential of undervalued Chinese stocks like Alibaba.

The US Treasury’s focus on issuing short-term bills to limit price discovery at the back end of the yield curve is keeping interest rates down on longer maturity instruments. This practice is supporting risk assets and stimulating the economy, but it’s also costly with short duration securities currently having higher financing costs then longer duration bonds. In this podcast, IBKR Senior Economi...

Steve Sosnick offers his thoughts on what Fed Chief Powell delivered at the Jackson Hole meeting, and discusses what it means for investors with the stock market near historic highs and AI-giant Nvidia set to release earnings this week.

Michael Normyle – Nasdaq’s US Economist joins IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss the current unemployment rate and what it means for the overall US economy.

Starting an alternative investment fund requires a strong focus on keeping operating costs down to avoid having expenses erode returns, especially in the case of smaller portfolios, says Lincoln Archibald, a managing director at Fund Launch Partners, which has helped hundreds of clients launch hedge portfolios. In this podcast hosted by IBKR Senior Economist Jose Torres, the consultant also highli...

The 2024 IBKR Intern class hosts their first podcast, featuring Alex Gunz of Heptagon Capital. The discussion ranges from emerging investment trends in the tech space, the upcoming U.S. Presidential Election, and artificial intelligence. The speakers include Harshil Sanghvi, Cara Cannatello, Harikrishnan Venkatesh, Shweta Lokeshkumar and Gabriella Szyc.

Interactive Brokers recently launched its event contracts platform in conjunction with ForecastEx LLC, a Chicago exchange specializing in making markets on economic data points. ForecastEx CEO David Downey explains the conception of the project and why he built it.

Following the powerful rise of the Japanese yen and the shortfall in US payroll growth, the IBKR Podcast team dissects the global stock market’s panic sell-off in search of capitulation.  

Join us as Gary Christie from Trading Central delves into the current state of the U.S. stock market. Discover which sectors are driving the market, the impact of recent earnings, and the rotation from large cap to small cap stocks and get an in-depth look at the technical tools that can help you navigate these turbulent times.

In this episode of IBKR Podcasts, host Andrew Wilkinson speaks with Erik Norland, Chief Economist at CME Group, about the current political and economic landscape in Europe. They discuss the implications of recent elections in France and the UK, the ECB's monetary policy, and the potential impacts of demographic shifts on national debts.

Michael Normyle – Nasdaq’s US Economist joins IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss current inflationary trends and how consumers of different income levels are affected.

Dmitry Pargamanik and Will McBride, the cofounders of Market Chameleon, join IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss how to identify, analyze, and interpret stock volume bursts.

Join us on the Interactive Brokers Podcast as Senior Economist Jose Torres sits down with Bill Isaac, former FDIC Chairman and financial industry titan. Discover Bill's insights on how today’s regulatory failures mirror past crises and what we need to fix our financial system. From the challenges of the 1980s to today’s economic turbulence, get an insider’s perspective on steering clear of history...

In this week’s economic podcast from Interactive Brokers, Andrew Wilkinson hosts a discussion with Chief Strategist, Steve Sosnick and Senior Economist, Jose Torres. They analyze the June nonfarm payrolls report, noting both strengths like the addition of 206,000 jobs and weaknesses such as job losses in economically sensitive sectors. The conversation also explores the Federal Reserve's potential...

Tyler Wood examines the technical health of the US equity markets and sees reasons to be cheerful in cruise liners, biotech, healthcare and news media industries.

Michael Normyle – Nasdaq’s US Economist joins IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss consumer spending trends, and how the differ between the wealthy and lower income consumers.

This week on the IBKR podcast, Andrew Wilkinson welcomes Erik Norland, Chief Economist at CME Group, to explore the latest political events in France and the UK. From snap elections in France to the upcoming UK general election, Erik offers expert analysis on the potential market implications. Discover how these political changes might influence investor sentiment and market stability across Europ...

British voters have already discounted a political annihilation of the Conservatives on July 4th. And while there is unlikely to be a radical policy shift from the Labour Party, Keith Hiscock of Hardman and Co. explains how both the economy and stock market may respond.

In the latest IBKR Podcast, Andrew Wilkinson, director of education, chats with Steve Sosnick, chief strategist, to recap the multitude of conversations that Steve had about GameStop and the latest round of meme stock madness.  Is this something from the activists’ playbook, or something much more cynical? Helpful links: Us versus Them (versus You) | Traders’ Insight (ibkrcampus.com) How to Kill a...

Steve Sosnick, IBKR’s Chief Strategist and Jose Torres, the firm’s Senior Economist, discuss the market’s reaction to last week’s Payrolls report and how this week’s CPI report and FOMC meeting might influence interest rate policy over the coming months.

Dmitry Pargamanik and Will McBride, the cofounders of Market Chameleon, join IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss analyzing single option trades. This podcast is a follow up to their insightful webinar, “Single Leg Option Trades Analysis”.

Michael Normyle – Nasdaq’s US Economist joins IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss the current state of the US Labor market and how it differs for big versus small companies.

Heading into the summer months, IBKR's Senior Economist Jose Torres assigns a one-in-three chance of US recession and discusses the current health of the American consumer and labor market.