The Advisors Option

In this episode, Mark Longo and Matt Amberson (ORATS) reflect on the evolution of options trading and the role of financial advisors since the show's inception in 2011. They discuss the dramatic growth in options volume, the rise of zero-DTE trading, the democratization of tools and education for advisors, and the increasing client demand for options strategies. They also delve into current market...

In this episode, Mark Longo, Matt Amberson (ORATS), and Matthew Tuttle (Tuttle Capital Management) delve into several key areas, including the ongoing growth in the options market, the utility of zero-day options, and various options-based ETFs. The discussion covers market trends like increased single-name equity volume, strategies for employing cash-secured puts, and the benefits of using option...

Matt and Mark have a great live episode of The Advisors Option from OIC 2025 where we get the buzz about: The raging debate about 0DTE equity options Should we be able to buy and sell stop loss orders? Why are options trading algos so predictable? What is going on with this options explosion? What is going on with the state of options education? and much more...

In this episode of the Advisors Option, Mark Longo and Matt Anderson (ORATS) delve into the world of options trading with a focus on tools and strategies for advisors. They discuss the impact of market volatility and the ongoing trade war on options trading volume, highlighting that March 2024 set a new record with 1.23 billion contracts. The episode also explores earnings season performance and s...

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Matt Amberson, ORATS   In this episode of The Advisor's Option, host Mark Longo and Matt Amberson discuss key trends in options trading, including the surge in long straddles, macro volatility impacts, and the record-setting options volume. The episode highlights the latest data on earnings volatility and significant macro events driving m...

On this episode,  We share our thoughts on current market volatility as well as our thoughts on volatility for the coming year. We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market and our thoughts on the earnings seasons in 2025. We examine the options volume numbers for 2025 from OCC. We discuss whether it better to fade VXX by selling call spreads or buying straight OTM puts. We a...

On this episode,  We share our thoughts on current market volatility We discuss how advisors should utilize 0dte options  We talk about TSPY, the first true daily options ETF  We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market. We answer a listener question about utilizing the options on IBIT And much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson...

On this episode,  We share our thoughts on current market volatility We discuss what the markets are telling us ahead of the election We talk hedging specific event risk We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market. We answer a listener question about trading binary options on the election And much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amber...

On this episode,  We discuss large moves expected for the election and Friday's unemployment report We talk time vs. Greeks We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market. We share our thoughts on overall options volume trends What we see in the RIA space and outlook for retail adoption of options We answer listener questions about long straddles, leap options, and taking advan...

On this episode,  We discuss how to navigate current market complexities and trends in the macro trading environment. We talk about hedging with index options vs. ETFs and the recently approved Margin Enhancement Rule for "protected options" We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market. What we see in the RIA space and outlook for retail adoption of options And much more. Wit...

On this episode,  We discuss how to navigate current market complexities.  We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market. We talk about what is going on with META heading into earnings. Is there a fire-sale going on? What is the proper way to hedge the weekend risk in your portfolio? And much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - O...

On this episode, we discuss how to navigate current market complexities and we provide insights into today's market volatility. We look at how the earnings season is shaping up. We provide our thoughts on the current options volume trends. We discuss derivative strategies in ETFs that allow investors to chase stock returns while also protecting against a potential market downturn (or as the WSJ re...

We discuss our thoughts on the current market environment including skew in GME, AMC, NVDA, SPX and 0dte. We also look at how the earnings season is shaping up. In our Options 101 Segment, we talk about Buy & Hold 2.0. We also discuss whether it is a good time to purchase longer term protection clients with broad-based index portfolios, and much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insi...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT IS VOLATILITY BACK HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP THE ZERO-SUM OPTIONS GAME MARCH OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OIC HEDGING USING OTM PUT CALENDAR SPREADS AND MUCH MORE

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: NICK GRIEBENOW, SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT GENERATING INCOME IN HIGH RATE ENVIRONMENTS EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE FEBRUARY OPTIONS VOLUME THE GREAT VOL DEBATE - WHAT IS KEEPING VOL SO LOW? SELLING COVERED PUTS AND MUCH MORE

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: BILL ULIVIERI, CENACLE CAPITAL TAKEAWAYS FROM 2023 THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT INCL THE POST-BITCOIN APPROVAL MARKET THE ESSENTIAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS TOOLKIT FOR RECOVERING CRYPTOCURRENCY EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE DECEMBER OPTIONS VOLUME AND 2023 RECORD OPTION...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: JOHN STEC, GLOBAL X THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT INCL THE RECENT BULL MARKET IN CRYPTO & RUMORS OF THE APPROVAL OF THE BTC SPOT ETF TRICKS OF THE TRADE: DISCUSSION OF ADVISORS AND DIGITAL ASSETS OCTOBER OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE THOUGHTS ON...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP TOP 5 SCARIEST OPTIONS STRATEGIES/TRADES SCARIEST OPTIONS STRATEGY NAME BACKTEST VOLATILITY OF INTRADAY SPX OPTIONS FOR PAST 18 MONTHS AND MUCH MORE

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ANALYZING THE SURPRISING LACK OF IMPACT THE CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS HAVING ON VOLATILITY BASIC TRAINING: THE WHEEL STRATEGY SEPTEMBER OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE WH...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT JULY OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OCC WHICH PRODUCT HAS HAD THE LARGEST OVERALL IMPACT ON THE OPTIONS MARKET? VIX, ODTE, WEEKLYS HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP OPTIONS 101: RISK REVERSAL REVIEW IS IT TIME TO RECONSIDER WRITING COVERED CALLS AT...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: ERIC COTT, COTT CONSULTING THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT 3000 VS 5000 IN SPX JUNE OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS WILL WE SEE LOWER VOLATILITY IN SECOND HALF OF YEAR THOUGHTS ON PAST/UPCOMING OPTIONS CONFERENCES EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE USING CALENDARS IN A LOW VOL ENVIRO...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT LOOK AT MAY OPTIONS VOLUME HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP IS IT TIME TO PURCHASE PORTFOLIO PROTECTION COMPARING SKEW ACROSS PRODUCTS THE SWEET SPOT FOR STOCK SUBSTITUTION STRATEGY CAN GARBAGE CALL/PUT CONCEPT BE APPLIED TO JUST ABOUT ANY EQUI...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: BARRY MARTIN, SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT GENERATING INCOME IN HIGH RATE ENVIRONMENTS APRIL OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS DOWN THOUGHTS ON OPTIONS INDUSTRY CONFERENCE EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE WHAT IS THE BIGGEST SURPRISE ABOUT OPTIONS LEARNE...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT HISTORIC MONTH FOR THE OPTIONS MARKET! HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP OPTIONS 101: WHAT ARE ZERO DAY OPTIONS CONTRACTS AND THOUGHTS ON THEIR EXPANSION COLLARS AS THE HOLY GRAIL FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT OPTIONS 101: BUTTERFLY OVERVIEW THE ORATS PHILOSOPHY OF TRADING USING BACKTESTING, PAPER TRADING, EXECUTION TOOLS ADVISOR TAKEAWAYS FROM THE FIA BOCA CONFERENCE FEBRUARY OPTIONS VOLUME FROM OPTIONS CLEARING WHAT OUR INDICATORS ARE SHOWING ABOUT THE...