This Week in Futures Options This Week in Futures Options 81: What Is the Biggest Options with the Retail Crowd?
Dec 11, 2017
01:03:26
Topics this week include:
- Crude
- Gold
- Winners: Soybean Meal, Class 3 Milk
- Losers: Nat Gas, Oats
Futures Options Feedback: Options question of the week
The war for Bitcoin derivatives is heating up again. CME Group is launching #futures on 12/18. CBOE just announced a 12/10 launch date. Not enough? Nasdaq also announced futures with a planned Q2 2018 launch. With so many choices-How will you trade Bitcoin in 2018?
- CBOE Futures 12/10
- CME Futures 12/18
- Nasdaq Futures Q2 2018
- "Old School" Bitcoin
Listener questions and comments:
- Comment from Mark Clyde Brant: Who is listing options first? Probably CBOE!
- Many thx to Nick @QuikStrike1 for the heads up about miners bitcoin recycling and selling calls thereby dampening call skew! Keep the inside BTC skinny coming!
- Question from Chilic - Love the TWIFO. Good info. Back to collars - do you guys think bitcoin will be as favorable to collars as other commodities like precious metals?
- Comment from JonasGrumble - Last night, my 19yr old daughter texted me "Have you invested in #Bitcoin yet?" I think we are near a top. Can you say #Shoeshinegirl?
- Question from B98 - I know straddle runs are big thing in the indexes. Don't hear them used much in the ags or metals though. Why's that?
- Question from Baspin - Is gold still the leading candidate for you guys when you're lining up collar trades?
- Question from JacksonTill - What's the biggest #option with retail crowd? WTI? Emini? Gold? Something else?