This Week in Futures Options 55: How did Comey And Britain Impact Futures Options

This week's CME Hotseat guest is Sarah Linane, E*Trade Senior Futures Specialist

This week, the panel discusses:

From Stocktwits The 3 BEST performing assets this year:

• Lean hogs $HE_F +23%
• Palladium $PA_F +22%
• Nasdaq-100 $QQQ +20%

The 3 WORST performing assets this year:

• Orange juice $OJ_F -32%
• Sugar $SB_F -29%
• The $VIX -21%

Other hot topics:

• Crude
• Weekly expiration options
• Gold

Futures Options Feedback: What do you want to know?

With $VIX giving up the ghost - which products are you hoping will provide new sources of #Volatility for your #options trading?

• Crude Oil (WTI, etc)
• Metals ($GLD, $SLV, etc)
• FX (GBP/USD, etc)
• Indv. Equities-$TSLA, etc.

Listener questions and comments:

• Comment from Production One‏ - That was a blast! Thx Nick and Mark for the bitcoin blockchain and bacon love! Try the MVP Burger at the Rio sports book in Vegas!
• Question from John Morgan - Are futures options priced the same as regular options from a commission standpoint? Is it the same ticket charge plus price per contract or are they priced differently? Also what about your fav question - can I close out shorts below $.10 for free?
• Comment from LLVIZ - My kingdom for some bitcoin puts right about now and includes link to this article Bitcoin Drives to a New High, but Is It Headed for a Crash?