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Mail Block: It's all listener questions and comments today Options question of the week: The war for Bitcoin Derivatives is heating up w/ both CME Group and CBOE jumping into the fray. How do you think you'll be trading Bitcoin in 2018? CME BRR Futures CBOE Gemini Futures Stick w/ Regular Bitcoin Still don't trust Crypto Questions and Comments: Question from Nikbak - When do you think we'll have #...

Trading Block: Featuring special guest Dan Cook from NADEX. What are the uses for binary options? Binaries as a way to trade options. VIX coming back to life. House passes tax reform, will congress unify behind a single plan? Uncle Mike speculates on winter weather and resulting oil demand. There is still earnings on the horizon, including: AMAT, GAP and WMT after the bell today. Odd Block: More T...

Trading Block: Earnings! Are we heading for more carnage? Putin says he didn't do anything to the election. GE gets smoked. Amazon up over 1% thanks to Lord of the Rings. Odd Block: Catastrophe puts in Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA). Size put roll in (SEAS). Put-palooza in Square. Mail Block: Options question of the week The war for Bitcoin derivatives is heating up w/ both CMEGroup and CBOE jumping int...

Trading Block: The Return of the Viceroy! OCC cleared contract volume up 20% in October. Earnings! Disney - ATM straddle $5, approx. 4.5% NVDA - ATM straddle $16, approx. 8% Odd Block: Put roll in Time Warner Inc. (TWX). Size call love ENSCO PLC (ESV). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses the pulse of the market. Mail Block: Options question of the week Trading #Options during #Earnings is a...

Trading Block: Earnings! Monday - Weight Watchers Tuesday - CBOE, Valeant, Snap Inc. Thursday - Nvidia, Macys, Kohl's Friday - JCPenney Odd Block: Size call love in MRO. Opening calendar/stupid in RSX. Call 1x3 in RCX. Mail Block: So many questions! Options question of the week: Bitcoin just blew past $100B in "market cap." If #Options were available how would you trade them? 52% - Buy Calls/Call...

Trading Block: Earnings season review: Apple after the bell. ATM straddle - $7.25, approx. 4.3% Facebook and Tesla Odd Block: Options tracker in Tesla Inc. (TSLA), call-palooza ahead of earnings in Pandora Media Inc (P), and size upside buywrite in Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses tax savings. Mail Block: Options question of the week Bitcoin just blew past...

Trading Block: Earnings Season Review. This season's theme "Buy Premium"! Under Armor before the bell tomorrow. Review of: Chipotle, Twitter, Amazon, Google & Microsoft. Odd Block: Size OTM call paper in Plains GP Holdings LP (PAGP). Pre-earnings put-palooza in Under Armor Inc. (UAA). Rolling puts in ENSCO PLC (ESV). Mail Block: Options question of the week. Bitcoin just blew past $100B in "market...

Trading Block: Earnings! Chipotle (CMG) - ATM straddle: $20, approx. 6.25% Twitter (TWTR) - ATM straddle: $1.50, nearly 9% Amazon (AMZN) - ATM straddle: $39, approx. 4% Google (GOOGL) - ATM straddle: $41, approx. 4% Microsoft (MSFT) - ATM straddle: $1.75, approx. 2.2% Odd Block: Review from 8/7: Call frenzy in Procter & Gamble (PG) Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses SPY and risk reversals....

Trading Block: Earnings! Tuesday - McDonalds, GM, Chipotle, AT&T. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), ATM straddle - $20, approx. 6.25% Wednesday - VISA Thursday - Twitter, Amazon, Google, Microsoft Friday - ExxonMobil, Merck Odd Block: Calls trade in Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (FSM). Combo/straddle trade in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ). Size buy/write in West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.(WFT) Mail Block: Opti...

Trading Block: Black Monday 30th Anniversary, October 19, 1987. Earnings: GE Honeywell P&G SunTrust Odd Block: Massive closing paper in Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC), and review from 8/17 - Rolling winning puts in WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (EPI). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses hedging stock Mail Block: Options question of the week EarningsSeason is here! Which name do you plan to t...

Trading Block: Earnings! Netflix, ATM straddle - $15.30, approx. 7.5% Tuesday - IBM Wednesday - Alcoa Thursday - Verizon, PayPal, Etrade Friday - Honeywell, P&G Odd Block: Size upside love in Comcast Corp. (CMCSA), size roll in Alerian MLP (AMLP) and funky ratio vertical/stupid in Himax Technologies, Inc. (HIMX). Mail Block: Options question of the week Earnings Season is almost upon us! What's yo...

Trading Block: Roku hit the trading floor. We present some stats from the first week. ADV: 4413 contracts OI: 12,800 contracts, puts slightly outnumber calls 1.2/1. Plus, the craziest gold trade of the year. Odd Block: Size put roll in iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (XSP), funky prints in Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) and combo Swap/Roll in Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EWW). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike...

Recorded on March 20, 2017, this Best of Option block looks back on when the SKEW index finally popped. Posted March 21st, 2017 Trading Block: Apple continues to rally. NASDAQ touches fresh intra-day record, but stocks fight for traction. CBOE Skew Index trending higher. It's about time. Odd Block: Puts trade in GameStop Inc. (GME), call spreads trade in FireEye Inc. (FEYE) and puts trade in Grupo...

Trading Block: UPS and FedEx stocks fall as Amazon moves further into delivery space. CBOE Holdings plans listing of Roku (ROKU) options with an expected start date of October 6. Odd Block: More TSLA "Catastrophe" puts. 8/28 - Ratio risk reversal in Dollar General (DG). 8/28 - Nickel put palooza in (PSTG). 8/17 - Call frenzy in (XLU). Strategy Block: Tosaw discusses interest rates and a new fund t...

Trading Block: A quick overview of our live show from last week. OCC cleared contract volume last month down 9% from September 2016. Odd Block: A quick summary of the TSLA "catastrophe" puts. Size opening combo in General Motors Company (GM). Puts roll into collar in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG). Size vertical roll in Caesars Entertainment Corp (CZR). Mail Block: Listeners have their say O...

Featuring special guests Kevin "Lex" Luthringshausen, and Matt "Tubby" Benson. Trading Block: What is the Pro Trader Summit? VIX is back in the single digits. Memories of trading floor days. Mega Live Mail Block: What's your favorite ETP? Questions from the audience. Question from Ryan Staddon - Any chance you could give me some information on how to or most effectively short ECB n feds QE program...

Trading Block: VIX is back in the double digits hitting 11.21 today. VIX volume is exploding: Over 2.5M contracts traded so far. Will traders take a knee too? Return of the VIX whale? Odd Block: Put palooza in the iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ), Upside call vertical in United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS). Mail Block: Listener Questions and Comments Comments regarding the possible Equifax insider tradi...

Trading Block: VIX is back in the single digits, hitting 9.54 today. AAPL and the iPhone X. The Key Question on Equifax Options Trade Is Who Initiated the Order . Odd Block: A funky fly/stupid in Finish Line Inc. (FINL). Put spread vs. calls in SPDR Euro Stoxx 50 ETF(FEZ). Size collar trade in Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (FOLD). Strategy Block: The listeners pick the strategy block: Uncle Mike discu...

Trading Block: The S&P held 2500 today. Equifax gives away the keys to the kingdom. One exec even cashed in his options before the public disclosure. EFX options volume up is again today. Odd Block: TSLA Options tracker is back. Size call vertical in Visa Inc. (V). Massive opening call print in T-Mobile US Inc. (TMUS). Mail Block: Listeners have their say Options question of the week: First #Harve...

  Trading Block: Trading VIX iron condors. Crude up 10% over the last couple of weeks. New Apple iPhone rumored to cost $1,000. Odd Block: Calls trade in Union Pacific Corp (UNP). calls trade in True Car Inc (TRUE), and puts trade in Amgen, Inc (AMGN). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses rolling protective puts. Question Block: Options question of the week. First #Harvey, then #Irma, now #J...

Trading Block: Irma hits Florida, Jose next? Kiplingers releases its list of top online brokers: 7. Ally 6. Vanguard 5. TD Ameritrade 4. E-Trade 3. Charles Schwab 1. (Tie) Fidelity & Merrill Edge Odd Block: Massive call vertical in PowerShares DB US Dollar Index (UUP), size roll in Guggenheim CurrencyShares Euro Trust (FXE) and calls trade in Array Biopharma Inc. (ARRY). Mail Block: Options questi...

Joining the all-star panel is guest co-host Greg Stevens, VP of Product Development of Options at Fidelity Investments. Trading Block: Hurricane Irma puts Florida in it's crosshairs. The numbers are in: August was surprisingly strong. Earnings season is in the rearview mirror now. Odd Block: TSLA options tracker. Upside call love in Himax Technologies, Inc. (HIMX), massive put block in iShares MSC...

Trading Block: A thin day in the market. Lululemon (LULU) after the bell: ATM straddle - $6.75, approx. 12%. Will invisible yoga pants strike again? Odd Block: A review of past paper: Paper buying strangles in Tesla Motors (TSLA) on Aug 3rd. Call love in Extended Stay America (STAY) on Aug 7th. Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses call spread trades Mail Block/Options Question of the Week: L...

Trading Block: A quiet day in the market. Odd Block: Ratio put spread in Expedia Inc. (EXPE), ratio risk reversal in Dollar General Corp. (DG), and put-palooza in Pure Storage Inc. (PSTG). Mail Block: Options Question of the Week Look at #MayweatherMcGregor as #Options traders. @TheNotoriousMMA calls cost $1, pay $3. #Floyd calls cost $4, pay $1. Your trade? 30% - Buy #Connor Calls? 32% - Buy #Flo...