
IBKR Podcasts
Interactive Brokers (IBKR) Podcasts offers market commentary on a variety of topics and asset classes. Episodes include discussions with IBKR employees, researchers, and leading financial services companies.
Latest episodes

Jul 13, 2023 • 12min
CPI, PCE, ECI, and Wage Inflation...Oh My!
Michael Normyle – Nasdaq’s US Economist joins IBKR’s Andrew Wilkinson and Jeff Praissman to discuss wage growth versus inflation and the different measurements used to measure them.
Contact Information:
Email: Michael.Normyle@nasdaq.com
Web: www.nasdaq.com
Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (June 20, 2023).

Jul 12, 2023 • 7min
US Economy Catches Up With the Fed
Despite evidence of a slowdown in employment growth, a seismic shift in interest rate expectations seems to endorse the likelihood of a July interest rate increase.

Jun 29, 2023 • 13min
Implied Volatility: Does it Even Matter Anymore?
Will McBride and Dmitry Pargaminik, cofounders of Market Chameleon join IBKR’s Senior Trading Education Specialist Jeff Praissman to discuss implied volatility and its effect on option pricing.
Contact Information:
https://marketchameleon.com/
support@marketchameleon.com
Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (June 5, 2023).
DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Jun 29, 2023 • 18min
One or Many, Take Your Pick
Jan Szilagi, CEO and Founder of TOGGLE AI joins IBKR’s Senior Trading Education Specialist Jeff Praissman to discuss thematic trading versus stock picking and the benefits and drawbacks of both as well as AIs influence on each.
Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (June 8, 2023).
Contact Information:
https://toggle.ai/
DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Jun 28, 2023 • 29min
Live Cattle Futures - Herd Around the World
Concerns about droughts and the water supply have generally spurred higher prices of live cattle futures – sending the stocks of some top global meat producers into a downturn. So, then, why have shares of several fast-food companies been on a climb - especially amid higher consumer meat costs and more expensive menu items? Is a Big Mac Slider in order? Find out what’s steering the live cattle markets, and what to watch out for, as Sean McGovern, vice president of research at McAlinden Research Partners, and IBKR’s Jeff Praissman, join host Steven Levine in our ongoing agricultural commodities series….
Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (June 21, 2023).
DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Jun 28, 2023 • 12min
Can Emerging Market Equities Regain Traction?
Our chat with KraneShares CIO revealed an investor bias towards US technology and growth names at the vast expense of Chinese and Emerging Market equities. But how will investors respond to a series of interest rate cuts in the wake of COVID reopening on the mainland?
Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (June 14, 2023).

Jun 27, 2023 • 13min
Meet NOAA, the Weather-Elephant in the Room and Other Friends in the Corn Field!
Ahead of the USDA June Acreage Report, I sat down with AgResource President Dan Basse over in Chicago. In my hunt for the elephant in the room surrounding this year’s grains crop, Dan shone the light on several impediments ranging from $34 per gallon diesel prices in Ukraine, to ultra-strong Chinese demand for Brazilian exports. It’s the sort of concoction that has the potential to make the June 30 release quite explosive.
Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (June 21, 2023).
Learn more about the IBKR Campus: https://ibkrcampus.com/
DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ

Jun 22, 2023 • 22min
A PM Perspective: What’s So Special About Warren Buffett?
Join Guillaume Roux-Chabert, from IBKR Singapore and Stefano Grasso, Portfolio Manager for the Enhanced Value Fund in Singapore to discuss three famous Warren Buffett’s letters to shareholders – 1977, 1999 and 2018.
Contact Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanograsso/
EVF@8vantedge.com
Berkshire Hathaway Letters:
https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/letters.html

Jun 21, 2023 • 13min
In Defense of Gold
If night follows day, and the US economy falls into a post-monetary tightening recession, gold may prove to be a big winner points out CME Groups economist Erik Norland.
Contact Information:
Email: erik.norland@cmegroup.com;
Web: www.cmegroup.com

Jun 15, 2023 • 32min
Everything You Wanted to Know About Options but Were Afraid to Ask
Mat Cashman, Principal of Investor Education at the OCC joins IBKRs Senior Trading Education Specialist Jeff Praissman to discuss the option lifecycle, exercises, assignments, open interest, and how it is calculated.
Contact Information:
For more free options education from The Options Industry Council (OIC), an industry resource provided by OCC, visit OptionsEducation.org.
Have an options-related question? Contact the OCC Investor Education team at options@theocc.com or via live chat on OptionsEducation.org.
Connect with OIC Instructor, Mat Cashman.
Note: Any performance figures mentioned in this podcast are as of the date of recording (May 15, 2023).
DISCLOSURE: OPTIONS TRADING
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Multiple leg strategies, including spreads, will incur multiple commission charges. For more information read the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” also known as the options disclosure document (ODD) or visit ibkr.com/occ