Options Insider Radio Interviews

In this episode, Mark is joined by Peter Maragos, CEO of Dash Financial. They discuss: Coming up for air after integration The Advanced Portfolio Trading Solution What brings Peter to STA? Ensuring a level playing field Transparency by design Best execution is an art, not a science How important is open outcry to their business? And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Jen Nayar, CEO of Vela. They discuss: Acquisitions and their integration Any surprises? The callenges of regulation Asset expansion plans New CTO How do they plan to bring in new users? What about crypto? The STA Conference And more

In this episode, Mark is joined by Soumya Basu, CTO at bloXroute. They discuss: What is bloXroute? What does Soumya do there? Closing the Bitcoin data gap What makes their approach different? Rethinking the block size What is it about Chicago? And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Toby Allen, Senior Partner and Head of Digital Assets at Akuna Capital They discuss: Toby's background in trading What does Akuna trade? The nuances of the CME and CBOE crypto futures What is their go-to crypto trading vehicle? What do the OTC skew graphs look like? Is there any bias to the flow? Getting the processes right for crypto trading Growing arbitrage op...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Mead Welles, Founder and CEO of Octogon Asset Management, and Co-founder and Chairman of ATLSO They discuss: What is A Leg to Stand On? How did Mead get involved with ALTSO? Rocktoberfest Chicago Rocktoberfest New York What's the Joshi limb ? And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Lynette Lim, Co-CEO and Director of Phillip Capital Inc. They discuss: The origins of Phillip Capital Launching the FCM Asian roots The early years The upcoming Asian Trading Symposium The shifting trading strategies of Asian investors Government paternalism The ebb and flow of progress Different use cases for Asian investors Singapore's leadership role in the As...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Scott Nelson, CEO of Sweetbridge. They discuss: What is Sweetbridge? Why blockchain? The Sweetbridge wallet What brought him to the Voice of Blockchain conference? Is Chicago becoming the hub of crypto trading? What should we look for in the crypto derivatives space? Where can you find out more? Sweetbridge.com

In this episode, Mark is joined by Joe Hernandez, Founder & CEO of the Chicago Blockchain Project, aka Disruption Joe They discuss: Where does Disruption Joe come from? His Bitcoin backstory Chicago Blockchain Project Their upcoming event at Navy Pier, The Voice of Blockchain Conference The Chicago trading mindset versus the crypto/Blockchain mindset And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Jim Toes, President of the Security Traders Association They discuss: The Wisconsin STA Conference Working with FINRA The DC STA Conference: October 3-5 What do they have for options traders? And more

In this episode, Mark is joined by Mark Davies and John Standerfer, the CEO and CTO of S3. They discuss: What does S3 do? Volume and volatility are back Liquidity and execution issues Too many options symbols? More exchanges TCA in the options market Crypto obsession And more....

In this episode, Mark is joined by Rob D'Arco, CEO at Rival Systems. They discuss: How was Rival formed? What does Rival do? What are the new functions customers can expect at Rival? Liquidity and the plight of market makers Generating new business And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Derek Urben, CFO and Director of Business Development at Coinigy. They discuss: His background in the crypto space Why Wisconsin? Why use Coinigy? The benefits of decentralization Can you use the platform just for charting? Data services Who manages the wallet? Physical and digital security How is tether operated and regulated? Participating in ICOs

In this episode Mark is joined by Eric Gravengaard, CEO at Athena Bitcoin, Inc. They discuss: Eric's history in finance Making the leap from options to crypto assets Shifting the crypto trading mecca Waiting for your trades in the crypto ether Physical location risk The Athena "floor" for Bitcoin traders Bitcoin ATMs and who needs them When can we expect to get Bitcoin options? Thoughts on crypto...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Dan Passarelli, founder of Market Taker Mentoring, and co-host of our very own Options Bootcamp. They discuss: How to navigate liquidty issues The plight of liquidity providers Are people interesting in learing about crypto? The upcoming annual retreat And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Jerry Hanweck, CEO at Hanweck. They discussed: How did Jerry start Hanweck? Their new real-time risk platform What is powering the platform? What are the components of the real-time risk platform? What can the industry to do incentivize market makers to stay? What else is coming from Hanweck? And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Gary Katz, co-founder and former CEO of the International Securities Exchange. They discuss: Gary receiving the Sullivan award at the Options Industry Conference Thoughts after being away from the conference for a few years His thoughts on how Nasdaq is integrating ISE Issues with liquidity The importance of market makers Caring for people on the autism spectrum...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Ollie Cadman, Head of Business Operations at Vela. They discuss: The Vela acquisitions spree How are the integrations of Options City and Object Trading going? The challenge to grow as business contracts Has there been increased interest in options from their clients? What about API access The fight for screen access What are the upcoming improvements for the Opt...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Mandy Xu, Director and Chief Equity Derivatives Strategist at Credit Suisse. They discuss: How did Mandy discover equity derivatives research? Is this the beginning of a new volatility regime? February's technical dislocation Expecting range-bound volatility The correlation component What are the key drivers of volatility? Why VIX is not the best measure of risk...

In this interview, Mark is joined by Rob Brogan, Vice President of Equity Derivative Servies at FlexTrade. They discuss: Monitoring real-time risk APIs vs front end The fight for screen space Liquidity issues Too many strikes, too few trades And more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Kapil Rathi, Head of Equity Options at Cboe. They discuss: How many exchanges are too many exchanges? Is it time to reveiw the regulatory environment? Liquidity issues Limiting the live order book SPY volatility products After-hours options trading Listing crypto options And more...

When Mark was in Florida for the 2018 Options Industry Conference, he had a chance to sit down with Jim Toes, President of STA They discussed: What is the STA? Why is the STA attending the Options Industry Conference? What are the regulatory focuses of the STA? Thoughts on auctions Transparency versus speed Issues in DC

When Mark was in Florida for the 2018 Options Industry Conference, he had a chance to sit down with Shelly Brown, Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning and Joe Bracco, Senior Vice President and Head of Sales at MIAX. They discussed: The proposal for the third MIAX exchange Addressing the critiques What does MIAX bring to the market? Why competition matters What about the liquidity issue?...

When Mark was in Florida for the 2018 Options Industry Conference, he had a chance to sit down with Andy Nybo, Director at Burton-Taylor International Consulting. They discussed: What does market data research entail? Sifting through the dearth of market data The growth in the need for data How to define liquidity Thoughts on auctions What about the number of exchanges? And more...

When Mark was in Florida for the 2018 Options Industry Conference, he had a chance to sit down with John Davidson, President and Chief Operating Officer at OCC. They discussed: John's tenure in the financial services industry The function of being a clearinghouse Technical upgrades on the horizon The nuts and bolts of clearing The symbology initiative Issues with liquidity Working with Washington...

In this episode, Mark is live at the 2018 Options Industry Conference where he sat down with Ed Boyle, CEO at BOX. They discuss: Update on the BOX trading floor What's trading on the BOX trading floor? What's the theme of the 2018 Options Industry Conference? What can be done about the liquidity issue? How to mitigate risk for liquidity providers? Thoughts on auctions The number of exchanges After...