This Week in Futures Options 62: Rise of the Russell 2000

This week the CME hot seat guest is Ron Bundy, CEO Benchmarks North America, FTSE Russell.

Topics this week include:

• Russell 2000
• Crude Oil
• Interest Rates

Futures Options Feedback: Listeners weigh in.

Options Question of the Week: With $VIX circling the drain, where are you looking for your next #Volatility fix?

• Nasdaq 100 - $QQQ
• Russell 2000
• Commodities-Oil, Gold,etc.
• Single Names (AMZN, etc.)

Listener Questions and Comments:

• Question from J Randall - S&P skew is pretty standard at this point. How do the other major indexes like NASDAQ and Russell compare? Steeper? Are the puts as rich?
• Question from NN02 - Crude still lining up for bullish risk reversals here or has that ship sailed?
• Comment from Tim D. - My crazy product vote is crude because it is crazy!
• Question from Andrew - How long are the reports live during the show?