Options Insider Radio Interviews

In this episode, Mark is live at the 2018 Options Industry Conference where he sat down with Pat Luongo, Director of AES Options Sales at Credit Suisse. They discuss: Pat's history in the options industry Who are their customers? Welcoming back volatility Correcting liquidity concerns Fragmentation of trading venues Stemming the tide of losing liquidity providers After-hours options trading And mo...

In this episode, Mark is live at the 2018 Options Industry Conference where he caught up with Gary Franklin, Vice President of Retail Options Trading and Strategies at Raymond James. They discuss: What brought Raymond James to the Options Industry Conference? The evolution of interest in options for advisors Clients driving demand for options growth Demystifying options How has the increase in vol...

In this episode, Mark is live at the 2018 Options Industry Conference where he caught up with Chris Larkin, Senior Vice President of Trading Product at E*Trade. They discuss: The acquisition and integration of Options House and E*Trade platforms Rebuilding the platform from the ground up Lowering the barrier to entry for new options traders What percentage of trades happen on mobile devices? Incre...

In this episode, Mark is live at the 2018 Options Industry Conference where he caught up with the Flowmaster himself, Henry Schwartz from Trade Alert. They discuss: State of the options industry Concentration of liquidity The optics of tight quotes versus thin liquidity Unintended consequences of auctions Volume data; where will the year end? Single stocks taking volume back from ETFs The controve...

In this episode, Mark is live at the 2018 Options Industry Conference where he caught up with Kevin Kennedy, Senior Vice President of U.S. Derivatives at NASDAQ. They discuss: The trading floor at the PHLX The old floor versus the new floor What has been the 2018 trend for options so far? What a difference a year makes! What does Kevin anticipate for growth for the rest of the year? The trends in...

In this episode, Mark is at the Options Industry Conference, where he caught up with JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist and Managing Director at TD Ameritrade. They discuss: How has the integration with Scottrade gone? Focusing on options education with the new clients The evolution of options broker How options educational content is evolving How is the reception for TD Ameritrade's new content?...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Tom Sosnoff, Co-CEO at Tasty Trade. They discuss: Winning the Options Broker Madness tournament in their first year participating What sets Tasty Trade apart from the competition? The first year in the live of Tasty Trade New entrants shaking up the options space No charge for closing trades! Is there any intention of going public? The challenge of creating compe...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Tony Kolton, Founder and CEO of Prognos Analytics. They discuss: Tony's background in the options industry Surviving the crash of '87 The genesis of his research methodology Options Geiger counter Determining what the "smart" money is doing WYNN, TSLA Crypto, crypto, crypto What is the purest asset class? How to learn more about Prognos

In this episode, Mark is joined by Yuriy Shterk, the Head of Product Management for Derivatives - Americas at Fidessa. They discuss: Is there a particular product the are focusing on these days? How has the increase in volatility impacted their clients? Volatility is bringing in new participants to the market Where is the biggest up-tick in activity? Any plans to enter the crypto space? Fidessa's...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Tony Saliba, author and CEO of Matrix Holdings. They discuss: The book on the Chinese options market and resulting educational tour Is there another book in the works? Updates on the ChiX deal What is Matrix Holdings? Why get back into financial technology? Potential partnerships with futures and options users Bots with persona Potential in cryptos The crypto / o...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Geoff Sharp, Managing Director and Head of Sales for the Eris Exchange. They discuss: What is Eris Exchange What are the benefits of using Eris Exchange? What are Eris swap futures? Growth in open interest Challenges they have faced bringing transparency to the swaps market Building the ecosystem Their patent award How the return of volatility impacted activity A...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Sean Smith, Managing Director of Derivatives Licensing & Exchange Data, and Ron Bundy, Global Head of Strategic Accounts at FTSE Russell. They discuss: What are some highlights from the past month from FTSE Russell? The return of volatility Where have volumes grown? What brought them to FIA Boca? A check in on RVX And more

In this episode, Mark is joined by John Deters Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Multi Asset Solutions, Cboe Global Markets. They discuss: John's background in financial services What are multi asset solutions? How is the integration with BATS unfolding? The VIX manipulation study Will they bring back VXO? Thoughts about XIV and SVXY Responsible use of volatility products The possibility of optio...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Derek Sammann, Global Head of Commodities and Options Products and Blu Putnam Chief Economist at CME Group. They discuss: Looking at options at the FIA conference Volatility spike is a great opportunity to use options Interesting move in the flight to quality The global use for options Globalizing participation Re-defining who CME Group is and who they want to be...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Jon Cherry, Head of U.S. Options at Northern Trust Capital Markets. They discuss: What does Northern Trust do in options? Who are their clients? What services do they provide? What are the most common uses of options for Northern Trust clients? How have clients responded to the recent changes in the market? The benefits of the consultative approach What products...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Jonathan Molchan Portfolio Manager, Horizons ETF Management (US), LLC. They discuss: What is Horizon's ETF Management? Jonathan's background in financial services The Horizon's flagship product: QYLD Current and upcoming products, including using Russell Indexes Why cap the upside? What about commodities? Passive versus active portfolio management To learn more,...

Mark attended the Inside ETFs conference and met with Rolf Agather, Managing Director of North America Research at FTSE Russell. They discussed: Rolf's background in financial services How does FTSE Russell define smart beta? The uses of smart beta Advisors' awareness of smart beta The resurgence of interest in beta Can smart beta bridge the divide between active and passive management? Emergence...

Mark attended the Inside ETFs conference and ran into Eric Cott. They discussed: OCC's perspective on ETF options What is the level of options interest in ETF providers and traders? Total cleared volume for 2017 Is there a shift from passive to active portfolio management afoot? The new OIC options certificate for advisors What about Bitcoin options? Will the new tax code impact options traders?

Today's guest is world-renowned financial innovator, Dr. Richard L. Sandor, who is widely regarded as the father of interest rate derivatives and the father of the carbon markets. He discusses: The American Financial Exchange The genesis of AFX: viability of LIBOR You have to be early to be on time Will there be Ameribor futures and options? Expanding liquidity providing What is the relationship w...

In this episode we feature John Kinahan, CEO of Group One Trading He discusses: His background in the financial markets and journey to becoming CEO of Group One What are the biggest changes that have happened at Group One? The impact of technology, and the demands of technological advances The metamorphosis of skills required to work in finance The Group One market maker training program How has m...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Mike Beller, CEO of Thesys Technologies. They discuss: What is Thesys Technologies? What does Thesys Technologies do? CAT chat (consolidated audit trail) What is the status of the CAT? When will it go live? Security issues being a hangup Data management Quote updates yield data burstiness And more

In this episode, Mark is joined by Steve Tumen, CEO of Deep Systems. They discuss: Steve's background in finance and how did he start Deep Systems What does Deep Systems target? Can it be integrated with other systems? The Deep Systems three pillars of service Pushing the value proposition and optimal efficiency Looking for more efficiency Does the fragmented exchange landscape impact Deep Systems...

In this episode, Mark is joined by David Hait, founder of OptionMetrics, LLC. They discuss: Is VIX irrelevant? The Pros and Cons of VIX, the Market's Fear Gauge Are the answers lurking in the VIX futures term structure? What would an ideal VIX look like? Single name volatility products? Skew analysis and volatility Findings and takeaways from ORC 2017 "The Risk Premium That Never Was: A Fair Value...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Craig Fuller, CEO of TransRisk and Paul Cusenza, Chairman and CEO of the Nodal Exchange. They discuss: Their backgrounds and how they came to finance What is TransRisk? What is the Nodal Exchange? How do they work together? What are trucking freight futures? Similarities to the energy markets How will the contracts settle? Portfolio margining What is the timing f...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Ian Rosen, CEO of StockTwits. They discuss: Ian's history in the financial services industry What is Stocktober Fest? What's new from StockTwits? Demographics of StockTwits users Flattening the onramp to investing What percentage of users are active options traders? How many people are discussing crypto? Bringing in new options traders StockTwits users level of i...