IBKR Podcasts

IBKR’s Andrew Wilkinson and Steven Levine speak with Gareth Ryan, founder and managing director of IUR Capital, about how equity investors can navigate through the mounting uncertainties driving today’s markets – from rising inflation to rising interest rates, and from health crises to geopolitical upheaval. We explore the meaning of market volatility, as well as different exchange-traded options strategies to help better weather stock portfolio turbulence.    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

Samantha LaDuc, founder of LaDucTrading.com, joins Steve Sosnick, Interactive Brokers’ Chief Strategist, to discuss why she favors commodities over stocks and bonds in the current monetary environment.

Jason Bloom, Invesco’s Head of Fixed Income and Alternative ETF Product Strategy, and Joe Burke, IBKR’s Head of Fixed Income, tackle issues that are at the top of most investors’ minds – namely inflation, the central bank’s efforts to combat it, and the likelihood of an economic recession. How are interest rates responding, as the Federal Reserve tightens monetary policy, amid a backdrop of unprecedented fiscal spending, and global commodity price shock? How will the growth picture unfold? And what's the worst that could happen? Find out, as Bloom & Burke address these questions and more! 

With a distinguished career in the field of options education, Dr. Russell Rhoads PhD. Of EQDerivatives discusses the role of research in trading and how his observations in options markets enables him to support or refute commonly-held theories about trading patterns.  Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. For more information read the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options, also known as the options disclosure document (ODD). To receive a copy of the ODD call 312-542-6901 or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.optionsclearing.com/about/publications/character-risks.jsp

What would happen if the U.S. introduced a digital dollar? SEBA Bank’s head of research Yves Longchamp explores ways in which central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could transform the U.S. and global financial landscape, including a deep discussion about privacy, security, employment, competition with decentralized cryptocurrencies, and overall trust in fiat money.  

Emmet Peppers, Chairman and Founder of Good Soil Asset Management, discusses his search for transformative technology stocks and his high risk/reward investment strategies with Steve Sosnick, Chief Strategist at Interactive Brokers. 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  

Donnie Roberts, CEO and President of the Small Exchange joins Steve Sosnick, IBKR’s Chief Strategist, to discuss how he helped pioneer electronic trading during his career, their product mix of futures contracts, and how their recent acquisition by Crypto.com may benefit customers in the future. 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  

What is the Metaverse exactly? And what can one experience once plugged into it? Drawing Capital managing partners Sagar Joshi and Sean Van der Wal shed light on the benefits and risks of this not so science fictional landscape, as the potential for a new, multi-trillion-dollar digital economy looms on the horizon.

Steve Sosnick, Interactive Brokers' Chief Strategist, talks with Bill Pepe, the firm's North American Stock Lending manager to discuss the key processes and pricing behind this opaque yet critical aspect of the securities business.  Note for comments at 26:15: The proceeds generated by the Stock Yield Enhancement Program are dependent upon the differential between the rate at which the shares are lent and the prevailing market interest rate.  Customers participating in the program do not see a benefit simply if prevailing rates rise.  For more information: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/pricing/stock-yield-enhancement-program.php

Mobeen Tahir, WisdomTree Europe's director of macroeconomic research & tactical solutions, joins us for a discussion about the catalysts driving nickel's recent volatility, including Russian export supply disruptions, futures trading, and inflationary pressures.