This Week in Futures Options

Topics this week include: Equities Metals/Gold Crude Oil Ags/Corn     FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from SHUTDL - Nick still scalping his gold gamma? Question from Tom D. - What is the biggest stumbling block for an equity option guy looking to dip his toes into the massive futures options pool? I'll probably start with E-mini options. Question from Trilo47W - I have to admit that your show is...

Topics this week include: Crude Oil/WTI Rates Equities Metals/Gold       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Comment from Optionsgame - You don't need to talk about gold anymore. There is no Vol. Question from Animele - OIV is back in the mid 40s. Do you feel crude vol is somewhat unheralded these days as a tradeable vehicle compared to equity vol? Maybe it's time for a crude vol tradeable product like a VXX...

Topics this week include: Metals/Gold Equities Crude Oil Ags/Corn         FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Lil Cast - Are $gld and $slv really the best choices for traders looking for etf exposure to commodities? I like the fact that they hold the physical commodity.

Topics this week include: Equities Crude Oil Ags/Corn Metals       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Bilcan -  Why no $BTC opts yet? Question from CL Dance - Why is S&P volatility the only one most people pay attention to? Question from Frank - What do you guys think of this article? Do you ever use the commodity volatility indices in your analysis?  https://www.investing.com/analysis/oil--go...

Topics this week include: CME Group hits new OI record of 138.2M contracts . Crude Oil Equities Ags Metals       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from BOTB - What do you think of GOT this season? You feeling the hate like everyone else? Comment from Docer - How tasty is that CME Bacon? Question from Danan Ace - What's the difference between realized and historical volatility? Question from Tank -...

Topics this week include: Equities Crude Oil Metals/Gold       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Desanya -  Can you get the dairy folks on the show from CME? Also is CME planning to list more crypto anytime soon? Question from LDC - There are rumors that CFTC is looking to approve ether futures. Can we expect an Eth offering from CME anytime soon? Question from McIge - Has anyone ever put out...

Guest: Russell Rhoads   Topics this week include Crude Oil Metals/Gold Equities/Russell 2000       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Comment from MCB -  Took Dogecoin profits this morning. This crypto rally can't get much hotter! Question from Lightcon - Why no brent love on the show? Comment from Lachlan comport - Best options podcast full stop. Question from Colby Alvarez - What is the weirdest print you...

Topics this week include: Crude Oil Ags Metals/Gold Equities/Russell 2000       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from DeSanya - Can you get the dairy folks on the show from CME? Also is CME planning to list more crypto anytime soon?

Topics this week include Crude Oil Metals/Gold Ags/Soybeans Equities/Russell 2000       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from JJack - What did Eric think of GOT? Did it live up to his report? Question from Chickenassluvr - Do you know if there is anyway you can tell if positions are being opened or closed intra day? Live options open interest? Question from Glen 00915249 - What I want to know is...

Topics this week include: Equities Russell eMini Gold Crude Oil

Topics this week include: Gold Silver Copper Ferrous Metals Crude Oil

Topics this week include: Metals: Gold, Copper Crude Oil Equities: Eurodollar Ags       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Jack T - Is it better to slip or slide when you're trading skew? Question from Tarry - Maybe include a paying the rent report on the TWIFO program or in the Quikstrike reports? Would be cool to know which names are paying the rent each week.

Topics this week include: Equities/RVX Crude Oil Metals/Gold Ags       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Frank C. - There are so many Russell options products - can you break down the main differences between the offerings on the different exchanges? Question from Level F - How far out can I trade RUT options? Looking for 2-3 yrs.

Topics this week include: Crude Oil Equities/Russell Ags Metals/Gold       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Comment from Options Game  Should be a nice TWIFO on Thursday. Ready to talk about Ags? Question from FTTP - All the talk about skew is there any way that I can just buy or sell skew? Is it quoted anywhere as a product that I can trade - maybe Ag skew is high this week and I want to sell it, etc? Qu...

Topics this week include: Metals/Gold Crude Oil Equities       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK PALOOZA Comment from Olive Trader - A long straddle in gold didn't work for me. You had good points about scalping. My loss has been really small, and I've had a few good trades going that this year. Comment from Mark Bryant - I hope cannabis futures will be coming soon. I hope I can get options on cannabis fut...

Topics this week include: Metals/Gold Crude Oil/WTI Equities/RVX Crypto Ags       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Jose Morales - Why do you like trading opts on WTI instead of USO? USO can be traded in most accounts. Need a futures options account to trade WTI. Question from Brett R. - Can you hit some FX on the show? Question from George Pete - Russell 2000 gets all the love. What about fu...

Topics this week include: Crude Oil Metals/Gold Ags/Hogs         FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Caesar L. - Why is palladium catching such a bid? Worth more than gold again? Question from Model X - Ask the Russell guy which of the Russell products puts up the most contracts? Also when's the move/shift stuff coming? Question from Studio64 - Why don't we see more flavors of equity volatility...

FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Franks - What's the best entry futures option for newbies? I'm thinking something in the equities because most people are coming from stocks? I'd guess stuff like seasonal crop cycles would blow their minds. Question from Behr12 - What do you guys think? I don't think crude vol can sustain for long at these levels. - RE: Oil: Are Options Signaling Long-Term U...

Topics this week include: FX Crude/WTI Equities Ags/Soybeans Metals/Gold       FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Desinc81 - Are you buying that the FED is done for 2019 and maybe beyond? Question from C Sanders - What do the options traders think about this development? Re: article - Palladium is worth more than gold for the first time in over a decade. Question from Uncert1n - I've always he...

TWIFO 136: Your Burning Questions About Crude, Eurodollars, Equities and More In this episode Mark is joined by Sean and Nick to answer your questions about: Crude Oil Gold Equities Eurodollars Euro - USD Crypto and more...  

TWIFO 135: The Brexit Bounce Equities - Strong December for futures options at CME - Russell futures setting new records in December - Exploring how equity put writes fared during a tumultuous Q4 - Secret pockets of liquidity for equity futures FX - Weekly call skew annihilated in GBP/USD - Funky Risk Reversal trading in June this week AGS - Beans put skew getting bid up this week on strong volume...

TWIFO 134: Breaking Equity Secrets HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, MD - DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL CO-HOST: NICK HOWARD, FOUNDER - BANTIX TECHNOLOGIES In this episode, Mark and Sean explore the latest trading developments in equity options as well as in crude oil, gold, soybeans, crypto and more. Our listeners also take their turns trying to get Sean to...

Topics this week include: Crude Oil Equities Metals/Gold Crypto/Bitcoin   FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Neail P. - Cattle futures are moving. What are the options telling us? Question from J Tomas - What do you think of soybean put skew here? Are they still biased toward the downside or has the concern mitigated? Any call love going forward? Comment from DRI - Thx for this show. Enjoying...

2018 Year-in-Review: Ags/Soybeans Nat Gas Equities/Russell Metal/Gold Cyrpto Futures Options Feedback: Listener thoughts and musings Question from Jamal A. Lee - Thoughts on chance of BTC options listing in 2019? Question from Shasha3 - Biggest surprise of 2018? Any crazy expectations for next year? Question from Tarles - Concrete plans to bring back RVX in 2019? Seems like market makers would be...