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Jun 25, 2025 • 8min

Fed Heads Play The Apprentice While Tariffs Lurk

While the market flirts with fresh highs, Fed officials seem more focused on auditioning for the next administration than cutting rates. Steve Sosnick joins Andrew Wilkinson to unpack the drama, from Powell's tightrope walk to the tariff threats hiding just offstage.
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Jun 24, 2025 • 10min

Is Your Stock About to Russell Up?

Is your stock on the verge of leveling up? Join Jeff Praissman and NASDAQ’s Nicole Torskiy as they break down the mechanics, impact, and market drama behind index additions- just in time for the upcoming Russell rebalance.
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Jun 23, 2025 • 19min

DTE-tective Work: Cracking Same-Day Options

Zero-day options are exploding in popularity—but what’s really going on behind the scenes? Former Nasdaq Options Head Sean Feeney joins us to uncover the mechanics, risks, and potential of this high-speed trading trend.
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Jun 18, 2025 • 12min

Markets, Missiles, and a Big Beautiful Bill

In this episode, Kevin Davitt of Nasdaq returns to unpack how markets are shrugging off rising geopolitical tensions and what a “big, beautiful bill” could mean for investor sentiment and Fed policy.
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Jun 12, 2025 • 6min

Is Volatility on a Summer Vacation?

Is the market’s mood just mellow—or is volatility really on vacation? Jeff Praissman and Scott Bauer break down the calm summer trading vibes, what’s fueling the low VIX, and whether traders should be buying protection while it’s cheap.
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Jun 11, 2025 • 27min

There… Goes… Swifty!

Markets are moving fast—but are investors chasing real value or just the mechanical rabbit? Steve Sosnick and Steve Sears join Andrew Wilkinson to break down the momentum madness, fading volatility, and what could trip up the race.
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Jun 9, 2025 • 14min

Talks Are Fine Unless There’s a Food Fight

Andrew Wilkinson talks with Steve Sosnick and Jose Torres about what’s driving markets higher—despite mixed economic signals. They cover bond yields, labor data, and why investors are staying optimistic as long as there's no bad news.
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Jun 4, 2025 • 12min

Bursting with Bubblelicious Energy

Chief Strategist Steve Sosnick joins Andrew Wilkinson to explore the momentum-fueled rallies, surprising resilience to bad news, and the yield curve signals that have some investors on edge. From quirky trading patterns to signs of speculative froth, it’s a timely look at what’s driving this bubblelicious energy in the markets.
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May 28, 2025 • 16min

Building Benchmarks

S&P500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the Nasdaq 100 are all household names to investors. However, many investors may not know what goes into constructing an index. Nasdaq’s Director of Index Product Development, Rob Jankiewicz joins Jeff Praissman to discuss how indexes are constructed and the many parameters that are used.
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May 28, 2025 • 5min

The T Word

If we were living in an old episode of the Brady Bunch Jan might be saying , “Tariffs, Tariffs, Tariffs”. The market just finished a better-than-expected earning cycle, but tariffs seem to be the only headline that matters these days. Scott Bauer joins us to break down the past few days of the market and where it may be headed.

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